Alicia Keys
composer, pianist, poet, actor, singer, record producer, art collector, presenter, recording artist, film director
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All Quotes by Alicia Keys
“I grew up in the middle of everything. I walked the streets alone, I rode the trains alone, I came home at three in the morning alone; that was what I did.”
“Maturity and experience are part of my liberation.”
“When I was first learning songs, I'd have a favorite song, and I'd take the chords and twist them around. I'd learn the chords and then play them backward. That was my first experimenting with writing a song.”
“My mom always said, 'Don't date a guy who thinks he's prettier than you.'”
“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.”
“My mom is definitely my rock.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I've learned that while I'd be a fool not to stay open to the advice and experiences of the smart, amazing people in my life, I also need to listen to what I have to say.”
“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.”
“I lived with my mom in a really small apartment. My bedroom was like in the living room. That's why I still love to sleep on couches now.”
“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.”
“My mom always said, 'Don't date a guy who thinks he's prettier than you.'”
“My mom is definitely my rock.”
“I lived with my mom in a really small apartment. My bedroom was like in the living room. That's why I still love to sleep on couches now.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I lived with my mom in a really small apartment. My bedroom was like in the living room. That's why I still love to sleep on couches now.”
“I grew up in the middle of everything. I walked the streets alone, I rode the trains alone, I came home at three in the morning alone; that was what I did.”
“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.”
“My mom is definitely my rock.”
“I want to continue to produce film, television, and theater, and to make the most amazing music that I've made in my life.”
“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.”