I think there’s an energy about just remaining excited. Like, you can’t be excited when you’re not doing something new.
ALICIA KEYSI think there’s an energy about just remaining excited. Like, you can’t be excited when you’re not doing something new.
ALICIA KEYSWhen I’m on stage, my interaction with the audience is something that really makes me come alive. It’s a feeling like no other. The energy of the crowd fuels something new inside.
ALICIA KEYSA Minor is one of my all-time favorite keys to play in. It’s a very moody key, and also ‘A’ is the first letter of my name. It just represents the songs through my eyes.
ALICIA KEYSI grew up in a pretty tough neighborhood. I grew up around drugs, alcohol, prostitution, I grew up around everything, and I think part of seeing that from really young has made me really steer very far away from it in all of its forms.
ALICIA KEYSLiving will always be a struggle looking for someone to love you.
ALICIA KEYSI’ve stepped more into my womanhood, I’m a mother now, I’m having a beautiful relationship as a wife and as a friend.
ALICIA KEYSIf I know everything around the situation, all the facts, I feel like I can handle just about anything.
ALICIA KEYSCreate the world you want, and fill it with the opportunities that matter to you.
ALICIA KEYSI don’t have a ton of friends, but the friends I have are great ones. I don’t have huge family, but the family I have is a great one.
ALICIA KEYSRisk the fall to know how it feels to fly.
ALICIA KEYSThe more you know the stronger you become, the closer you feel to yourself and the farther you can go.
ALICIA KEYSYou could have all the riches in the world, but it doesn’t mean much without family.
ALICIA KEYSI feel the presence of a higher power. I believe that what you give is what you get. It’s universal law. I believe in the power of prayer and of words. I’ve learned that when you predict that negative things will happen, they do.
ALICIA KEYSYes I was burned but I called it a lesson learned. Mistake overturned so I call it a lesson learned. My soul has returned so I call it a lesson learned…another lesson learned.
ALICIA KEYSI’ve always expressed myself best through writing. I’ve gotten out all of my deepest feelings that way for as long as I can remember.
ALICIA KEYSThe smaller you strip things down, the more you depend on the songs and yourself, as opposed to arrangements.
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