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
I definitely want to act, but I also want to score movies, and I have this idea to fuse classical music with other styles that would give it a different perception. Alicia Keys actclassicalfuse Change image and share on social
I love the written word so much, I know it's gonna flow naturally. Alicia Keys flowgonnalove Change image and share on social
I believe in the limitlessness of humans. We're capable of incredible things. At times, that realization is frightening. Alicia Keys capablefrightenhuman Change image and share on social
