Alicia Keys (Alicia Augello Cook) Quotes

I learned the cello , but I would still need a massive amount of practice. But I do play classical music, so I understand where that comes from.

Alicia Keys

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• Cinema affects everything, from the way I get dressed to how I build my stages.

  

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• It's not that that I'm not comfortable being naked, but when you grow up fat, you can't take away the shame or embarrassment even though you're a model. It's not just erased.

  

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• In high school, my English teacher Celeste McMenamin introduced me to the great novels and Shakespeare and taught me how to write. Essays, poetry, critical analysis. Writing is a skill that was painful then but a love of mine now.

  

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• The secret to everything for me is doing yoga every day. It does do nice things for your body, but it also kind of calms you down and chills you out. Other than that, I don't really drink alcohol and I always take my makeup off at night!

  

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• I learned the cello , but I would still need a massive amount of practice. But I do play classical music, so I understand where that comes from.

  

  Alicia Keys
  • Music
  • Practice
  • Understand