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Love is accepting people for who they are and what they are, regardless.
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I'm discovering my sexual side, and exploring relationships. You know, sensual stuff. And I'm discovering a lot of sides of myself, stuff I've buried. So the music is also therapeutic, to come to terms with things. And I feel now like my head is in the right space.
Alicia Keys
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All women are NATURALLY, bad ass!
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I'm the cofounder of Keep a Child Alive. We provide medicine for families affected by HIV and AIDS in places like Africa and India.
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I thought I had to be perfect. I would often make choices I thought would make everyone else happy. I lived at a pace that was "good for my career," whether it was good for me or not. I have learned how important it is to check in with myself and listen, really listen.
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If I can remain excited about the music that I'm giving you, then you're damn sure going to be excited about it.
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And I love kick boxing. It's a lot of fun. It gives you a lot of confidence when you can kick somebody in the head.
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Why give up before we try?
Alicia Keys
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I want to continue to produce film, television, and theater, and to make the most amazing music that I've made in my life.
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There's too much darkness in the world. Everywhere you turn, someone is tryin' to tear someone down in some way; everywhere you go, there's a feeling of inadequacy, or a feeling that you're not good enough. I want to bring a certain light to the world.
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Stevie Wonder's records introduced me to '70s soul when I was 12 or 13.
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It's a beautiful blessing that I get to help raise a man. And I want to show him as much as possible.
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Mozart would play a counterpart with his left hand while using his right to mock it. It was blue, dark, shadowy - and it made me feel something. That's when I realized music was inside me.
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Everything's gonna be alright.
Alicia Keys
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The last thing I want is to walk into my house after a long day and see all the Grammys and awards. It would make me feel weird.
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We listen so much to everybody - more than ever, because we have a kabillion voices whose opinion we can access - and we care so much if everybody agrees with us. To bust through all of the noise is very challenging.
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'I've never met him. It was mind-blowing. I couldn't quite believe it. He's a person that's seen so many things and been a part of music for so long. For him to give a shit about me is pretty exciting. I like it.'
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Sometimes I feel like I don't belong anywhere, & it's gonna take so long for me to get to somewhere, Sometimes I feel so heavy hearted, but I can't explain cuz I'm so guarded. But that's a lonely road to travel, and a heavy load to bear. And it's a long, long way to heaven but I gotta get there Can you send an angel? Can you send me an angel...to guide me.
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Life is going to be a constant peeling back of layers, a constant unlearning of what we've been taught or believe to be true. I think that I've come to terms with the fact that that's just going to happen for the whole duration of my life. I feel really good about being able to look myself in the face and say, "Oh, who are you now?" And that might change.
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I'm so grateful that I can play and that I can execute what I hear in my head, because that's the tricky part.
Alicia Keys
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I think conveying the emotion of the collective "we" is pretty incredible. Especially in tumultuous times like we are in now.
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I play Beethoven and Bach. At the same time, Biggie is my dog.
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Still when I'm a mess I still put on a vest With an 'S' on my chest Oh yes, I'm a Superwoman
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Things can be really empty in this world, and I don't just mean the music world. It can become a very meaningless place if you don't really understand: Who am I? Why am I here? What am I doing? To feel fulfillment and have a deeper level of understanding, personally, that is the most important thing.
Alicia Keys