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 backhaveliterally Change image and share on social
I'm inspired by artists and musicians. There are so many wonderful and talented people in the world. I love discovering new music, new writers, or new art. Alicia Keys artartistdiscover Change image and share on social
My mother is an actress, and she used to drag me from theater to theater and reading to reading. Alicia Keys actressdragmother Change image and share on social
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 desiredieexperience Change image and share on social
I just wanted to be who I was, which was like so many other girls I knew. We grew up in the city, had a hard edge and obstacles to overcome, but we were still young and beautiful. I didn't want to be all dressed up, all made up - I wanted to be myself, which hadn't been done before. Alicia Keys beautifulcitydress share on social
We have the potential to help people out of poverty, out of disease, out of slavery and out of conflict. Too often, we turn the other way because we think there's nothing we can do. Alicia Keys conflictdiseasepeople Change image and share on social
I have my mother who is an Irish-Italian, and my father who is African, so I have the taste buds of an Italian and the spice of an African. Alicia Keys africanbudfather Change image and share on social
When 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 Keys aliveaudiencecrowd Change image and share on social
