I 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 KEYSThe smaller you strip things down, the more you depend on the songs and yourself, as opposed to arrangements.
More Alicia Keys Quotes
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It’s when we become afraid of everything and worried about everything that you are never going to reach your highest potential.
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Through the shake of an earthquake I will never fall. That’s how strong my love is.
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I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I’m discovering who I am.
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It’s the unknown that makes me feel the most vulnerable.
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You’ve got to love what’s yours.
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Create the world you want, and fill it with the opportunities that matter to you.
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Fear is not a part of my vocabulary, actually, and I think that it’s really made me a much smarter, braver for sure, person.
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There was no other path for me. I knew this was my path. I had to follow it.
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The most important thing is to be proud of the work that you put into something, and put the ego aside.
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I really like to live my life in a low-key fashion.
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A 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.
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Love will come find you, just to remind you of who you are.
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Your life can become the background for the art you create.
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I pray before everything. When I wake up, before I eat, before I perform, before I go to sleep, in the moments I need guidance.
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Maturity and experience are part of my liberation.
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