You’re doing a good job Don’t get too down The world needs you now Know that you matter, matter, matter, yeah. – Alicia Keys Her new song, Good Job, dedicated to the everyday heroes of the coronavirus pandemic.
If I want to be alone, some place I can write, I can read, I can pray, I can cry, I can do whatever I want – I go to the bathroom. – Alicia Keys
Failure isn’t an option. I’ve erased the word ‘fear’ from my vocabulary, and I think when you erase fear, you can’t fail. – Alicia Keys
Sometimes I’ve gotten photographs back and people have literally shaven off pieces of me, and I tell them to put it back. – Alicia Keys
I’d rather believe in my own choice and see it all go wrong than do something I’m not fully convinced of and later feel guilty about it. – Alicia Keys
Once people see this ‘Unplugged,’ I just want them to feel the spontaneity, to feel passionate… I want you to see another side of me, that’s free, and feel where my head is, where whatever happens, happens. I want you to feel inspired. – Alicia Keys
I’ve stepped more into my business and really… taken control for how I want that to be. – Alicia Keys
I’m a very positive person, but this whole concept of having to always be nice, always smiling, always happy, that’s not real. It was like I was wearing a mask. I was becoming this perfectly chiselled sculpture, and that was bad. That took a long time to understand. – Alicia Keys
I feel more like I’m a person who has so much to offer in different capacities that it would be a danger for me not to give myself a chance to spread my wings in all different directions. – Alicia Keys
I’ve always been very private, maybe because I discovered my mother, who is a wonderful lady, is very emotional. – Alicia Keys
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. – Alicia Keys
The desire to play has always been in me. I remember my first experience at about four or five of really dying to sing and dying to play that came from no one telling me to do so. – Alicia Keys
I feel like the majority of the fear that I had or that we have we hold from other people. They’re like people that we trust; they’re their fears. All of a sudden we think that they’re our fears. – Alicia Keys
The element of fire to me is very powerful because of what it symbolizes, how it symbolizes a strength. It symbolizes something that’s unstoppable. You can’t get through it, you know. – Alicia Keys
When I was a kid, I’d practise Chopin on piano – and I love Chopin! He’s my dawg! Then I’d go out on the stoop and blast the radio. I’m from New York, the concrete jungle. Hip-hop influenced me from day one. – Alicia Keys
I was tired and I had overworked myself and burnt myself out. So I went to Egypt by myself. When I saw what was built there, it made me understand how powerful we are, that we can create anything. And I felt like I needed to create things that were timeless too. – Alicia Keys
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. – Alicia Keys
I want to continue to produce film, television, and theater, and to make the most amazing music that I’ve made in my life. – Alicia Keys
I have this vintage Harley-Davidson motorcycle jacket. When I put it on, it has this supercool feeling to it. – Alicia Keys
From the beginning, I’ve had to juggle and weigh the silly things people say – and I’ve learnt that they’re meaningless, and they’re mostly inaccurate. So I don’t worry about it, because there’s nothin’ for me to deal with. – Alicia Keys
My parents weren’t married. It wasn’t like my dad up and left. I maintained a steady relationship with my grandparents. My dad’s mother is my nana, and I’m closer to her than almost anybody in this world. – Alicia Keys
To be able to help a 13-year-old kid from the Bronx follow her dreams just by letting her know she’s not forgotten in this crazy world – that’s why I got involved with Frum Tha Ground Up. – Alicia Keys
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. – Alicia Keys
It’s when we become afraid of everything and worried about everything that you are never going to reach your highest potential. – Alicia Keys
I believe Aids is the most important issue we face, because how we treat the poor is a reflection of who we are as a people. – Alicia Keys
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. – Alicia Keys