Maluma Talks About Creating Music During COVID-19 Pandemic: It Was Hard, It Was Nice

Colombian singer Maluma opened up about the difficulties he faced while creating music amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 27-year-old singer recalled being at home for three to four months after being on a tour for almost eight years, without any break.

"It was hard because I spent three or four months at home [in Colombia]. That had never happened to me before — I was on tour for like eight years, nonstop," Maluma told L'Officiel Tuesday. "And then when everything happened, well, to be honest, I was happy to be back at home."

The "Sobrio" singer noted that he built his house four years ago but he never got time to "enjoy it." However, after spending three months at home, the singer realized that he needed to work.

He further added, "I'm pretty much a workaholic."

The singer released two music albums during the pandemic. He dropped his fifth studio album, "Papi Juancho" on Aug. 21, last year, and the "7DJ" music album was released on Jan. 28 this year.

Maluma also noted that the pandemic time is "very inspiring" to work as it allowed him to go back to his "roots" and make the kind of music that he used to "love."

"It was nice because no one could come to my house — not an engineer, not the producers. So I had to record by myself again, the way I used to do it 10 years ago. I had no one next to me trying to tell me what to do," Maluma said.

During his interview, the singer also reflected on rumors of him and Kim Kardashian dating.

"We were together at the Dior show. I met her for the first time there. I was also there with Kourtney [Kardashian]. People just started talking about it. I don't know why they started asking her that," Maluma said.

However, the singer noted that they are just "good friends."

"Maybe because she was getting her divorce and everything, you know? But no, we are good friends," he explained. "We don't talk that often, but yeah, we are good friends and we always wish the best for each other."

On the work front, Maluma is currently on the "Papi Juancho World Tour," which will end on July 22, 2022.