'His catharsis, his therapy': Shakira opens up on 11-year-old son Milan writing music to process her split from Gerard Pique

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Shakira candidly spoke about how music became a source of solace for her and her 11-year-old son Milan.

During a recent interview with Apple Music's Zane Lowe, the singer said her children "know that this is one of my own ways to heal and to express myself, through my music."

Shakira also shares a nine-year-old son Sasha with Gerard Pique.

Shakira says her son Milan wrote two songs during split from Gerard Pique

Speaking about how her elder son processed her split from Pique, Shakira said, "Milan, I remember he wrote two beautiful songs during the whole separation process and they just—they would make anyone cry."

"He wrote two songs on piano, and lyrics," she shared.

"Whenever he feels a little down, he goes to the piano and he writes music. And that is also his catharsis, his therapy," the 'Whenever, Wherever' singer added.

Shakira says her son Milan is a great musician 'but he's obsessed with football'

Shakira shared that she thinks Milan will become a music producer, but he is set on a different field.

"He's a great musician, I think he's probably going to be a producer but he's obsessed with football," she shared.

"He wants to be a soccer player. But I recognize that's he's a really great songwriter and producer, and maybe one day he'll take it more seriously."

"But for now it's just a channel for him," she added.

In 2022, Shakira and Pique announced the end of their 10-year relationship amid rumors of infidelity on the part of the professional football player, according to E! News.

The Colombian songwriter told Zane that her navigating the separation with her young children was a "learning curve."

Reflecting on how society perceives children processing the separation of their parents, Shakira said, "Society teaches us to conceal our feelings in front of our kids but I think that's a mistake because they know better and they perceive things in many different ways."

"And they can tell when an adult is lying to them. They want the truth. And if you don't give them the truth, they make up their own version," she continued.

"But if you're brave enough to talk about things with them, and try to understand how they're perceiving reality, and open up a conversation where they can also give their opinion, they know that life is not always perfect, " she said, adding, "it's okay to face losses, what's important is we learn to express how we feel."