WEBVTT - Ally Brooke Living in Perfect Harmony 0:00:03.320 --> 0:00:05.400 We can talk about Fifth Harmony and so, but I 0:00:05.480 --> 0:00:07.720 really want to speak to you as a woman. I 0:00:07.760 --> 0:00:11.760 want to get to know Ali as the woman behind 0:00:11.760 --> 0:00:12.320 the artist. 0:00:13.320 --> 0:00:15.760 My parents, when they were growing up, they got in 0:00:15.800 --> 0:00:18.800 trouble for speaking Spanish. Now the world is different, but 0:00:18.840 --> 0:00:21.639 that's something that I struggled with growing up, feeling like, 0:00:21.800 --> 0:00:24.400 am I Latina enough? Am I accepted? 0:00:25.239 --> 0:00:28.360 Is there like a chance of a Fifth Harmony reunion? 0:00:28.480 --> 0:00:39.040 Is that true? We'll see Ola get that. 0:00:39.360 --> 0:00:43.480 Welcome to another episode of your favorite podcast, Cheeky's and Chill. 0:00:43.640 --> 0:00:47.000 I hope you're all having a beautiful day and are thriving. 0:00:47.479 --> 0:00:50.360 Today we have a very special guest on the podcast. 0:00:50.720 --> 0:00:53.240 She's a member of one of the best selling girl 0:00:53.280 --> 0:00:56.000 groups of all time. I'm excited to learn more about 0:00:56.000 --> 0:00:58.480 the woman behind the artists. So let's get started. This 0:00:58.640 --> 0:01:09.280 is Cheeky's and Chill here with me right now is 0:01:09.319 --> 0:01:12.520 the one and only Ali Brooke. You probably know her 0:01:12.560 --> 0:01:15.760 as a member of the multipe platinum selling girl group 0:01:15.920 --> 0:01:19.600 Fifth Harmony, but today we're going to learn about her 0:01:19.720 --> 0:01:21.880 as an individual, and we're gonna find out what she's 0:01:21.920 --> 0:01:24.000 been up to since the group has taken a break. 0:01:24.319 --> 0:01:27.360 Ali, how are you. I am so excited to have 0:01:27.400 --> 0:01:29.160 you on the podcast. I know, I see you. 0:01:29.200 --> 0:01:31.160 I've seen you at award shows and we're always like 0:01:31.200 --> 0:01:33.240 we say hello, You're always so sweet. So it's like, 0:01:33.319 --> 0:01:34.759 finally I get to talk to her. 0:01:35.040 --> 0:01:38.319 Yes, I know, I'm so good. Thanks are you? 0:01:39.000 --> 0:01:42.120 I'm good. I'm good. I'm having a good day today. Honestly, 0:01:42.560 --> 0:01:44.800 things have been a little crazy here and there, but like, 0:01:44.840 --> 0:01:46.200 if I sit down and think about it, I'm like, 0:01:46.240 --> 0:01:48.600 you know what, I feel good today. So look, I 0:01:48.640 --> 0:01:49.120 know who you are. 0:01:49.160 --> 0:01:51.680 Obviously we can talk about Fifth Harmony and stuff, but 0:01:51.760 --> 0:01:53.960 I really want to speak to you as a woman. 0:01:54.040 --> 0:01:57.760 I want to get to know Ali as the woman 0:01:57.840 --> 0:02:01.720 behind the artist. And because I've heard a lot of 0:02:01.760 --> 0:02:05.160 things and I noticed one of the main things was 0:02:05.200 --> 0:02:08.080 that you are not as active or you have decided 0:02:08.120 --> 0:02:10.079 to take a break from social media, and I kind 0:02:10.080 --> 0:02:11.720 of wanted to talk to you about that. I wanted 0:02:11.720 --> 0:02:13.160 to start with that because that, to me was very 0:02:13.160 --> 0:02:15.680 interesting because I've done that before, so I want to 0:02:15.720 --> 0:02:18.639 know what made you make that decision. 0:02:19.280 --> 0:02:22.680 Yeah, so I was on social media for so long 0:02:23.080 --> 0:02:25.680 I kind of just saw a lot that would be 0:02:25.760 --> 0:02:28.840 triggering to me. Just a lot of different like just 0:02:28.880 --> 0:02:33.800 comparison and some just like mean things. So I, you know, 0:02:33.840 --> 0:02:35.560 for my mental health, I just want to take a 0:02:35.600 --> 0:02:38.480 break and even just just scrolling, you know, like over 0:02:38.880 --> 0:02:42.079 my life in a way, you know, just like being 0:02:42.080 --> 0:02:43.920 on it all the times. And I wanted to be 0:02:43.960 --> 0:02:48.000 more present, mainly because I think just like I was 0:02:48.080 --> 0:02:51.880 being overwhelmed and it was comparison, Like I feel like 0:02:51.919 --> 0:02:53.600 that was triggering to me. 0:02:54.240 --> 0:02:58.720 Absolutely, and I totally totally get that. I did that 0:02:59.600 --> 0:03:04.280 in twenty eighteen for like three months, and I can't 0:03:04.320 --> 0:03:07.320 even tell you how good I felt. Obviously when I 0:03:07.320 --> 0:03:09.600 started getting the pressure of like you got to promote this, 0:03:09.680 --> 0:03:11.200 you gotta do that, but it was so hard to 0:03:11.240 --> 0:03:14.120 get back into it, but I felt so good. And 0:03:14.200 --> 0:03:16.320 even now I still take breaks where I'm like, you 0:03:16.360 --> 0:03:18.400 know what, I'm going to stay off the entire weekend. 0:03:18.520 --> 0:03:20.080 I just need, like you said, I need to be 0:03:20.160 --> 0:03:24.280 present because it will. Social media could be a great place, 0:03:24.680 --> 0:03:28.160 but it can also be very toxic. So I commend 0:03:28.160 --> 0:03:30.000 you for that things. 0:03:30.560 --> 0:03:33.680 I'm inspin in going back to it, but I feel 0:03:33.760 --> 0:03:36.119 like now I can do it in a healthier way. 0:03:36.360 --> 0:03:38.920 You know, Yes, so you step back and you were 0:03:38.920 --> 0:03:41.320 able to see it and say okay, And that's what 0:03:41.360 --> 0:03:42.920 I did, That's what helped me. I'm like, sometimes I 0:03:43.000 --> 0:03:45.200 just post and when I find myself I would pick 0:03:45.240 --> 0:03:46.760 up my phone before and it's like I would go 0:03:46.760 --> 0:03:49.120 straight to Instagram and I start scrolling. I'm like, I 0:03:49.160 --> 0:03:51.000 didn't even realize what I was doing. It was like 0:03:51.040 --> 0:03:54.280 the craziest thing. Where I'm now, I'm like intentional about stop. 0:03:54.520 --> 0:03:56.480 So we're not going to scroll. I'm going to get 0:03:56.520 --> 0:03:58.280 out of social media. There's no need for me to 0:03:58.360 --> 0:04:00.000 just be sitting there because you get lost in it 0:04:00.080 --> 0:04:02.360 for a little bit. So how long have you have 0:04:02.440 --> 0:04:03.080 you been doing this? 0:04:03.200 --> 0:04:06.760 Practicing this for about a year now? Oh wow? 0:04:07.080 --> 0:04:10.040 And I have someone who manage my account. I'm the 0:04:10.040 --> 0:04:12.600 one who like approves captions and I'm the one who 0:04:12.720 --> 0:04:16.760 writes back to like my fans. But as far as posting, 0:04:17.120 --> 0:04:18.880 my team will help me post. 0:04:19.440 --> 0:04:20.960 Okay, see that that's awesome. Okay. 0:04:21.360 --> 0:04:23.679 And talking a little bit about like you know, touching 0:04:23.680 --> 0:04:26.240 on on fifth Harmony and everything, you guys have been 0:04:26.240 --> 0:04:28.160 on hiatus, like you guys press pause for what? 0:04:28.200 --> 0:04:29.120 How how many years has. 0:04:29.040 --> 0:04:30.600 Been since twenty eighteen? 0:04:31.000 --> 0:04:33.440 Ah, since twenty eighteen? And what have you been doing? 0:04:33.480 --> 0:04:36.160 What did you do after? Like in these five years. 0:04:36.480 --> 0:04:38.880 So I've been working on my own solo music. I 0:04:39.040 --> 0:04:41.840 had a record with Taiga, and then I've just been 0:04:41.880 --> 0:04:46.080 releasing releasing music. But actually the past year I took 0:04:46.279 --> 0:04:50.440 off in a way for my mental health. And now 0:04:50.600 --> 0:04:54.080 like literally within the past few weeks, I've been back 0:04:54.120 --> 0:04:56.880 in the studio. I just released a new single called 0:04:56.880 --> 0:04:58.760 gone to Bed and I'm back. 0:04:59.279 --> 0:05:02.080 That's awesome. I'm so happy to hear that. Yeah, because 0:05:02.240 --> 0:05:03.800 I did see. I was like, you know what, she's 0:05:03.839 --> 0:05:06.320 she's doing good, She's doing her thing. Like after it's like, 0:05:06.680 --> 0:05:08.920 and I know that can be very difficult because you're 0:05:08.960 --> 0:05:12.400 coming from like a huge girl group that was so successful, 0:05:12.440 --> 0:05:15.479 But I really admire the fact that you were like 0:05:15.520 --> 0:05:19.320 I'm not stopping, I'm doing this and I would. I'm like, dang, 0:05:19.440 --> 0:05:22.119 this is amazing. And I'm glad that you also step 0:05:22.160 --> 0:05:25.599 back and you took this year off because that also helps. 0:05:25.640 --> 0:05:27.480 Like that's kind of how I feel right now where 0:05:27.480 --> 0:05:30.200 I'm like, Okay, I just I need a couple months 0:05:30.320 --> 0:05:32.839 just to gather my thoughts and get my creativity back, 0:05:32.920 --> 0:05:36.960 because there's all as a woman and coming from this 0:05:37.080 --> 0:05:39.360 big group, and for me, it's like coming like as 0:05:39.400 --> 0:05:41.920 the daughter of it feels like a lot of pressure, 0:05:41.920 --> 0:05:44.320 a lot of comparison. So I get that, you know, 0:05:44.400 --> 0:05:48.560 and you need that. So on this year this year off, 0:05:48.640 --> 0:05:51.599 did you like do therapy? Have you been like just working, 0:05:51.880 --> 0:05:53.160 you know, doing a lot of inner work. 0:05:53.480 --> 0:05:56.119 I've done a lot of inner work, like you said, 0:05:56.160 --> 0:06:00.240 a lot of therapy just to help fine tune who 0:06:00.240 --> 0:06:03.680 I am and to bring forth what I want to 0:06:03.720 --> 0:06:05.880 bring forth in the world of myself. 0:06:06.200 --> 0:06:09.080 Absolutely, And if you don't mind me asking, is there 0:06:09.240 --> 0:06:13.040 something in particular that caused or triggered that where you're saying, 0:06:13.320 --> 0:06:15.040 you're like, I need to take this time off. 0:06:15.880 --> 0:06:19.960 There was There was something that I was kind of 0:06:20.000 --> 0:06:25.120 going through and battling that I haven't been open yet about. 0:06:25.200 --> 0:06:27.400 I was struggling with something and that kind of led 0:06:27.440 --> 0:06:34.320 to my break, I guess my breaking point, and I 0:06:34.400 --> 0:06:38.800 had to just pause things and I had to kind 0:06:38.839 --> 0:06:42.360 of just reset who I was and really search for 0:06:42.440 --> 0:06:45.120 what I wanted and kind of find my new power. 0:06:45.560 --> 0:06:46.920 That's what I was looking for. 0:06:47.760 --> 0:06:48.400 I love that. 0:06:48.640 --> 0:06:53.120 I It's not easy to do, and I think that 0:06:53.160 --> 0:06:54.520 a lot of people forget that. 0:06:54.640 --> 0:06:55.320 At the end of the day. 0:06:55.320 --> 0:06:58.080 We're human, and we also go through so many things, 0:06:58.120 --> 0:07:03.200 and we struggle with so many things. I think, whenever 0:07:03.200 --> 0:07:04.960 you're ready to talk about it, if you're ever gonna 0:07:04.960 --> 0:07:06.760 be ready to talk about it, and don't ever feel pressured. 0:07:06.839 --> 0:07:09.039 I feel like, don't ever let anyone pressure you into 0:07:09.080 --> 0:07:10.800 speaking about it. And I was just asking because I 0:07:11.160 --> 0:07:11.880 honestly didn't know. 0:07:11.880 --> 0:07:12.640 I was wondering. 0:07:12.680 --> 0:07:14.200 So I totally respect that you don't want to talk 0:07:14.200 --> 0:07:18.160 about it, but I just I think it's so important 0:07:18.280 --> 0:07:22.200 that people understand that we're human and that we go 0:07:22.280 --> 0:07:25.120 through so much as well, and that we're giving so 0:07:25.200 --> 0:07:34.280 much of ourselves. I know that you're going to be 0:07:34.320 --> 0:07:36.920 a part or you are a part of a reality 0:07:36.920 --> 0:07:38.360 show Surreal Life. 0:07:38.400 --> 0:07:38.760 Is that right? 0:07:38.920 --> 0:07:42.840 Oh my god? So I just filmed it. I just 0:07:42.960 --> 0:07:49.040 filmed two weeks and it was amazing. Like it's basically 0:07:49.560 --> 0:07:53.440 a total of eight celebrities in one compound and they 0:07:53.600 --> 0:07:56.200 just you see them do activities and you see them 0:07:56.240 --> 0:07:58.640 bond and I was part of that for two weeks 0:07:58.640 --> 0:08:01.760 and it was so amazing. It was such a blast. 0:08:02.040 --> 0:08:04.280 I will just say it's going to be very entertaining. 0:08:04.800 --> 0:08:06.960 Oh my gosh, I cannot wait. And were you a 0:08:06.960 --> 0:08:10.320 little nervous to start reality, Yes. 0:08:10.480 --> 0:08:15.120 I really wanted to just go and be open to 0:08:15.200 --> 0:08:19.040 a new experience. That's why I did it. But of 0:08:19.040 --> 0:08:21.640 course I was like, who's going to be there, We're 0:08:21.680 --> 0:08:24.640 all gonna get along, like what's going to happen? But 0:08:24.720 --> 0:08:26.720 I ended up having the time of my life. 0:08:27.320 --> 0:08:29.200 That is so cool. I can't wait to watch it. 0:08:29.320 --> 0:08:33.360 That's I think reality television gives you also the opportunity 0:08:33.440 --> 0:08:36.200 to meet the person and see them in a different light. 0:08:36.440 --> 0:08:39.240 You know, it really humanizes you, I feel. So that's 0:08:39.440 --> 0:08:42.360 I think that's great because now with new music talking 0:08:42.400 --> 0:08:45.200 about music, like you have a new single coming, you 0:08:45.280 --> 0:08:47.839 have all this stuff happening with your music, so it 0:08:48.200 --> 0:08:51.040 just shows a different side of Ali, which is cool 0:08:51.040 --> 0:08:51.960 and I can't wait to see that. 0:08:52.080 --> 0:08:55.040 So I'm excited for you. So talking about music, how 0:08:55.080 --> 0:08:56.920 old were you when you started singing? 0:08:57.960 --> 0:08:58.800 I was nine? 0:08:59.480 --> 0:09:01.800 Oh wow? Oh? And did you always know you wanted 0:09:01.800 --> 0:09:02.880 to sing since you were little? 0:09:03.080 --> 0:09:03.320 Yes? 0:09:03.600 --> 0:09:04.000 I did. 0:09:04.200 --> 0:09:07.239 I just loved it, and my parents were so supportive 0:09:07.280 --> 0:09:12.280 of me and of my dreams, and that's like, that's 0:09:12.320 --> 0:09:15.360 why I am here is because of them. 0:09:15.720 --> 0:09:18.480 That's freaking awesome. Honestly, shout out to your parents, to 0:09:18.520 --> 0:09:22.160 those parents that really support their children's dreams and look 0:09:22.200 --> 0:09:23.959 at you, like how far you've come and you should 0:09:23.960 --> 0:09:27.120 be proud. And I know they're definitely proud. And I know, 0:09:27.240 --> 0:09:29.920 like when you start so young, it could be you know, 0:09:29.960 --> 0:09:31.880 it gets moments where it gets very difficult because that's 0:09:31.880 --> 0:09:34.240 all you've done and you've known for all of your life. 0:09:34.280 --> 0:09:36.240 But the good thing is you're very smart. I can 0:09:36.280 --> 0:09:38.520 tell that you're like, wait, the fact that you said, hey, 0:09:38.640 --> 0:09:41.079 I need to take some time, because so many people 0:09:41.080 --> 0:09:44.120 get lost in the limelight that they're like, no, I'm 0:09:44.120 --> 0:09:46.720 going to push through it, and then they really lose themselves. 0:09:46.720 --> 0:09:49.080 So that's awesome. You've been doing this since you were 0:09:49.160 --> 0:09:51.720 nine years old, girl, That's that's awesome. 0:09:51.800 --> 0:09:52.319 Thanks. 0:09:52.760 --> 0:09:54.320 So tell us about your new music. 0:09:54.920 --> 0:09:58.080 Oh my god, So I'm so excited. It's my first 0:09:58.080 --> 0:10:01.000 single that I've had in over a year. It's called 0:10:01.040 --> 0:10:04.400 Gone to Bed and it's basically about you know, you 0:10:04.480 --> 0:10:07.800 have two lovers and they can't stay away from each other, 0:10:07.840 --> 0:10:10.200 but you're kind of like, I want to see you, 0:10:10.400 --> 0:10:13.360 but I don't. I don't know if I should. And 0:10:13.400 --> 0:10:15.520 then you see that person and you're like oh I 0:10:15.520 --> 0:10:16.520 should have gone to bed. 0:10:17.760 --> 0:10:21.079 I love that because I've been in that situation where 0:10:21.120 --> 0:10:23.959 it's like, Oh, I'm so addicted to you, but you're 0:10:24.000 --> 0:10:25.200 not necessarily good for me. 0:10:25.360 --> 0:10:28.120 You're kind of toxic. Nice. I love it. So you 0:10:28.160 --> 0:10:30.000 already did the video for it and everything. 0:10:30.320 --> 0:10:32.360 It's a lyrics video, but you can see me in 0:10:32.400 --> 0:10:32.800 it too. 0:10:33.200 --> 0:10:33.600 Oh cool. 0:10:33.640 --> 0:10:36.160 Okay, Oh my gosh, Okay. I gotta definitely check that out. 0:10:36.400 --> 0:10:38.840 So another thing that I know about you is that 0:10:39.080 --> 0:10:41.200 you are pretty big on faith, and I feel like 0:10:41.240 --> 0:10:43.920 that's we have that in common. Is that like a 0:10:44.080 --> 0:10:47.560 huge pillar in your life. It's like your faith, Yeah. 0:10:47.440 --> 0:10:50.240 One hundred percent. I mean I believe in Jesus and 0:10:50.360 --> 0:10:53.720 He's like why I am, where I am, and who 0:10:53.800 --> 0:10:57.200 I am. He really just saved me and changed my life. 0:10:57.320 --> 0:11:01.000 And even though sometimes we don't get why things happen, 0:11:01.720 --> 0:11:04.400 he has a plan that's so much better than ours. 0:11:04.640 --> 0:11:06.120 So that's that's how I feel. 0:11:06.800 --> 0:11:09.400 Absolutely. So do you go to church and stuff? 0:11:09.720 --> 0:11:12.160 You know, I haven't been in a minute, but I 0:11:12.240 --> 0:11:14.840 have to find a church. I really want to. 0:11:15.200 --> 0:11:16.000 Yeah, I know. 0:11:16.160 --> 0:11:18.439 I before it was I had told myself in the 0:11:18.480 --> 0:11:19.920 beginning of this year, I was like I'm gonna make 0:11:19.960 --> 0:11:21.840 sure that I go to church at least once a week, 0:11:21.880 --> 0:11:25.480 once a month, and I haven't for whatever reason. And 0:11:25.760 --> 0:11:28.240 I feel like it's good to be in the presence. 0:11:28.280 --> 0:11:30.680 But that's good. I mean, I also listen to worship music. 0:11:30.679 --> 0:11:33.240 I'll put it all around my house or like healing music, 0:11:33.320 --> 0:11:34.200 meditation music. 0:11:34.559 --> 0:11:36.840 It's like I need to make church in my house, 0:11:36.880 --> 0:11:40.040 you know. So yeah, so talk to us about your EP. 0:11:40.960 --> 0:11:42.040 What is it called? 0:11:42.120 --> 0:11:44.160 To tell us anything and everything that you can, you know, 0:11:44.320 --> 0:11:45.280 share with us. 0:11:45.720 --> 0:11:51.199 Yeah. So it's called under the Tree, and I'm so excited. 0:11:51.240 --> 0:11:56.160 It's my holiday EP. And it has three records and 0:11:56.200 --> 0:11:59.360 then one original record called under the Treaty. So I'm 0:11:59.440 --> 0:12:02.400 so excited. And I hope people love it. I mean, 0:12:02.679 --> 0:12:05.480 I just love it. I think it's amazing, and I 0:12:05.520 --> 0:12:07.960 hope people did too, And especially under the Tree. I 0:12:08.000 --> 0:12:10.640 hope people like love it and dance to it and 0:12:10.679 --> 0:12:13.320 like rap like their presence to it. 0:12:13.760 --> 0:12:16.240 I love that, dude. I've always wanted to do. 0:12:16.320 --> 0:12:19.920 I have one holiday song, but I've always wanted to 0:12:19.960 --> 0:12:21.319 do like, you know, like. 0:12:21.320 --> 0:12:23.400 This is cool. It just it brings so much joy 0:12:23.480 --> 0:12:26.920 to like your soul and to other people. So that's awesome. 0:12:27.040 --> 0:12:28.000 I'm so excited. 0:12:28.360 --> 0:12:31.320 I'm excited. I'm excited for you, and I wish you 0:12:31.400 --> 0:12:33.920 all the best with it. I'm definitely going to listen 0:12:33.960 --> 0:12:37.319 to it. Everyone, make sure that you check out. Okay, 0:12:37.640 --> 0:12:42.400 November tenth, under the Tree. Okay, that's her EP because 0:12:42.400 --> 0:12:45.280 I'm all about like music and sharing that and especially 0:12:45.320 --> 0:12:46.079 holiday music. 0:12:46.120 --> 0:12:47.480 Oh my goodness, I love it. 0:12:47.640 --> 0:12:50.199 So has it been a little bit now that we're 0:12:50.200 --> 0:12:52.480 talking about like your EP and stuff like that. Has 0:12:52.600 --> 0:12:55.000 has it been a little bit difficult? Or was it 0:12:55.040 --> 0:12:57.880 because it's been I mean, you've done you know, you've 0:12:57.920 --> 0:13:01.280 had your music out after Harmony. Was that a difficult 0:13:01.280 --> 0:13:03.080 transition for you? Or is it something that you're like, 0:13:03.160 --> 0:13:04.320 I know, this is what I want to do. 0:13:04.360 --> 0:13:05.080 I'm ready for it. 0:13:05.800 --> 0:13:09.640 Initially it was hard finding my team, my like record 0:13:09.679 --> 0:13:12.600 label and all that, but as far as like being 0:13:12.600 --> 0:13:15.560 an artist, know, it was so freeing. It was so liberating. 0:13:15.600 --> 0:13:18.280 It was so like easy for me because that's what 0:13:18.320 --> 0:13:21.240 I wanted to do since I was little. I'm just 0:13:21.320 --> 0:13:25.480 so like filled with gratitude towards them, and you know, 0:13:25.520 --> 0:13:27.880 I'm just empowered, like that's what I am now. 0:13:28.160 --> 0:13:30.920 Yeah, And I would think so because you know, without 0:13:30.960 --> 0:13:33.680 taking away anything from like the success that you guys 0:13:33.720 --> 0:13:37.240 had together, I feel like that's a lot of different 0:13:37.280 --> 0:13:39.880 like different personalities to deal with, and this way, I think, 0:13:40.040 --> 0:13:41.920 like you said, it was liberating. I would imagine that 0:13:42.040 --> 0:13:43.560 it's like I could do whatever I want. 0:13:43.640 --> 0:13:46.040 I can. This is me. It's all about me. 0:13:46.440 --> 0:13:49.080 And yeah, so that that's good and it's been and 0:13:49.080 --> 0:13:51.600 you've been doing really well. So I'm happy and I'm excited, 0:13:51.640 --> 0:13:55.240 like I said, to see what's to come. And I 0:13:55.280 --> 0:13:58.240 did hear that you also have an unreleased Spanish album. 0:13:59.480 --> 0:14:02.880 Yes, so that isn't the vault. I wanted to release 0:14:02.920 --> 0:14:05.760 the album, but I don't think the label could. But 0:14:06.200 --> 0:14:07.720 hopefully someday, you know. 0:14:08.360 --> 0:14:11.079 So you wait, you grew up not speaking Spanish, right. 0:14:11.400 --> 0:14:15.480 So my it's really crazy. So my parents when they 0:14:15.480 --> 0:14:18.440 were growing up in Texas, they got in trouble for 0:14:18.520 --> 0:14:21.720 speaking Spanish. They literally would get hit for speaking Spanish 0:14:21.720 --> 0:14:25.960 in their classrooms. Well, now the world is different and 0:14:26.200 --> 0:14:29.880 it's good to speak, you know, many languages. But that's 0:14:29.880 --> 0:14:32.800 something that I struggled with growing up, you know, feeling 0:14:32.920 --> 0:14:36.400 like am I Latina enough? You know? Am I accepted? 0:14:36.920 --> 0:14:40.920 I have been really supported by my community, and a 0:14:40.920 --> 0:14:44.760 lot of people do get why I don't speak Spanish, 0:14:44.800 --> 0:14:47.720 but you know, there has been judgment, but there's a reason, 0:14:48.240 --> 0:14:51.720 not just ignorance. It's there's a real reason behind it, you. 0:14:51.680 --> 0:14:54.400 Know, absolutely, and that it's happened a lot. For sure. 0:14:54.440 --> 0:14:58.040 It wasn't Honestly, it wasn't cool growing up. It wasn't like, oh, 0:14:58.120 --> 0:14:59.680 you speak Spanish or you're Latina. 0:14:59.720 --> 0:15:00.440 Like it cool. 0:15:00.480 --> 0:15:03.600 Now it is, and I think it's awesome. But I 0:15:03.680 --> 0:15:06.360 totally get what you're saying because a lot of people 0:15:06.400 --> 0:15:08.120 were in a way even a shame for a while, 0:15:08.200 --> 0:15:10.680 because again, it wasn't cool. It wasn't like something that 0:15:11.000 --> 0:15:13.160 you should do. It should be English, and you're living 0:15:13.160 --> 0:15:15.320 in the United States, that's the language, you know, so 0:15:15.920 --> 0:15:18.320 I get that. But I love the fact that you 0:15:18.560 --> 0:15:20.760 are willing to sing in Spanish. You have an album 0:15:20.760 --> 0:15:22.800 in the vault, you know, I can't wait to listen 0:15:22.840 --> 0:15:25.560 to it. That's awesome. I think that's that's beautiful. 0:15:25.760 --> 0:15:28.920 How many songs, Oh my god, there's so many, but 0:15:29.000 --> 0:15:32.440 I believe there's about like at least like thirteen like 0:15:32.560 --> 0:15:33.080 tracks of that. 0:15:33.800 --> 0:15:35.080 Whoa, it's a whole album. 0:15:35.160 --> 0:15:36.960 Yeah, And I hope I mean, you know, we have 0:15:37.000 --> 0:15:39.640 to respect the record label and stuff, and the good 0:15:39.680 --> 0:15:40.640 thing is you have it there. 0:15:41.120 --> 0:15:43.520 So that's awesome. That's interesting to know. That makes me 0:15:43.600 --> 0:15:50.520 really happy. 0:15:50.960 --> 0:15:58.040 So I heard also me and these damn birdies around here. Okay, 0:15:58.120 --> 0:16:01.200 is there like a chance of a Fifth Harmony reunion? 0:16:01.320 --> 0:16:02.400 Is that? Is that true? 0:16:03.520 --> 0:16:08.480 We'll see. I recently put on a tweet that actually 0:16:08.680 --> 0:16:12.000 like blew up. It literally got like over a million impressions, 0:16:12.640 --> 0:16:15.960 which is exciting. I basically said, there's no official reunion, 0:16:16.080 --> 0:16:21.680 but there are some relationships that are being healed and 0:16:22.080 --> 0:16:25.760 you know, reuniting, So I guess we'll have. 0:16:26.840 --> 0:16:29.960 Yeah, you know what, I see like a lot of 0:16:30.480 --> 0:16:33.480 you know, people coming together, and I think it's necessary. 0:16:33.520 --> 0:16:36.280 I think also it's good that you guys took some 0:16:36.320 --> 0:16:39.560 time apart and everything is just everyone healed individually and 0:16:39.600 --> 0:16:42.400 now hopefully relationships can because you grow up and you 0:16:42.480 --> 0:16:45.520 mature and you're just like, okay, I made mistakes or 0:16:45.520 --> 0:16:47.800 I could have done that better or whatever, you know, 0:16:47.960 --> 0:16:50.640 So that would be awesome though to have, like imagine 0:16:50.640 --> 0:16:51.280 that a tour. 0:16:51.760 --> 0:16:53.640 RBD did it. You guys could do it. I mean, 0:16:53.640 --> 0:16:56.040 I don't know, while you're doing your own thing. You know, 0:16:56.120 --> 0:16:56.960 so I think that's cool. 0:16:57.160 --> 0:17:00.960 Oh yes, yeah, well Ali, I am so happy. I 0:17:01.200 --> 0:17:03.320 thank you so much again for taking the time to 0:17:03.360 --> 0:17:06.800 be on the podcast and for sharing so much with us. 0:17:07.200 --> 0:17:09.600 I wanted to get to know you when I'm here. 0:17:09.640 --> 0:17:12.400 If there's anything that I can ever do in any 0:17:12.440 --> 0:17:14.560 way that I can support, I can't wait to listen 0:17:14.760 --> 0:17:17.440 to all your new music and especially under the Tree 0:17:17.640 --> 0:17:19.159 and watch you on The Surreal Life. 0:17:19.160 --> 0:17:19.800 That's awesome. 0:17:20.560 --> 0:17:23.280 Yes, thanks for having me. I can't wait too. 0:17:23.400 --> 0:17:25.159 Thank you, thank you, thank you, and I hope we 0:17:25.200 --> 0:17:27.159 can like meet up since we live so close to 0:17:27.200 --> 0:17:29.040 each other, we should like meet up and have lunch. 0:17:29.080 --> 0:17:31.159 If there's anything any advice I can ever give you 0:17:31.200 --> 0:17:33.280 in any way that I can help, Honestly, from the 0:17:33.280 --> 0:17:35.439 bottom of my heart, I'm here, and before you go, 0:17:35.520 --> 0:17:37.960 can you tell us that when The Surreal Life airs, 0:17:38.040 --> 0:17:38.720 by any chance? 0:17:39.280 --> 0:17:39.760 Q one? 0:17:40.280 --> 0:17:44.080 Okay? Perfect? Perfect? So next year? Yes, awesome? 0:17:44.119 --> 0:17:47.240 All right, Well you guys you heard it. She has 0:17:47.320 --> 0:17:50.680 new music out and also her album, her EP will 0:17:50.680 --> 0:17:52.320 be coming out. Her EP will be coming out on 0:17:52.480 --> 0:17:54.640 November tenth. Under the Tree, you guys, so make sure 0:17:54.640 --> 0:17:58.200 that you check that out and oh, share your socials. 0:17:58.240 --> 0:17:59.800 I'm sure a lot of people follow you but still 0:17:59.800 --> 0:18:01.320 sit them. 0:18:00.840 --> 0:18:04.840 At Ali brook a L L Y b R okay 0:18:05.400 --> 0:18:07.200 across all perfect. 0:18:07.320 --> 0:18:10.440 You guys follow her, listen to her new music, and 0:18:10.840 --> 0:18:12.240 next year, you guys will be to see her on 0:18:12.280 --> 0:18:12.920 The Surreal Life. 0:18:12.960 --> 0:18:13.760 So that's awesome. 0:18:14.160 --> 0:18:16.960 And before we go, you guys know that I always 0:18:17.000 --> 0:18:24.400 leave you guys with the motivational quote, and since we're 0:18:24.440 --> 0:18:27.480 talking about girl power here, I thought this quote would 0:18:27.520 --> 0:18:31.080 be perfect. So the quote is the success of every 0:18:31.119 --> 0:18:34.840 woman should be an inspiration to another. We're strongest when 0:18:34.840 --> 0:18:37.600 we cheer each other on, and Ali, I'm cheering you 0:18:37.640 --> 0:18:40.520 on and I'm wishing you the absolute best bib everyone. 0:18:40.600 --> 0:18:44.479 Thank you for listening. Thank you so much, Ali kisses 0:18:44.520 --> 0:18:46.720 to everyone. Thank you for listening to Cheeks and Chill. 0:18:50.560 --> 0:18:55.000 Do you need advice on love, relationships, health emails? I'm 0:18:55.040 --> 0:18:57.199 so excited to share with you that my Cheekys and 0:18:57.280 --> 0:19:00.520 Chill podcast will have an extra episode drop each week. 0:19:00.840 --> 0:19:03.720 I'll be answering all your questions. Just leave me a 0:19:03.800 --> 0:19:09.000