Quotes By Alicia Keys

I see what happens when one gets very attached to material things. That's just not what my life is.

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 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.

I'm very happy with my body.

I love Bono. I really respect what he has done for Africa and how he has used his fame to do good in the world. I hope I can do half as much in my life.

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.

Soul music is timeless.

I've stepped more into my business and really... taken control for how I want that to be.

I promised myself that I'd never actually admit to listening to 'New Kids on the Block.'

I've stepped more into my womanhood, I'm a mother now, I'm having a beautiful relationship as a wife and as a friend.

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.

I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I'm discovering who I am.

My mom is definitely my rock.

We are all one. We're not as separate as we oftentimes think.

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.

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.

I love my heritage!

My mother is an actress, and she used to drag me from theater to theater and reading to reading.

Sometimes I've gotten photographs back and people have literally shaven off pieces of me, and I tell them to put it back.

I would hate to make music and people love me for something that isn't me.

We're all going to change. Otherwise, it's boring.

If I didn't love it, I would not record it.

Stevie Wonder's records introduced me to '70s soul when I was 12 or 13.

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.

I really appreciate Frank Ocean's lyrical style, I appreciate the way that he can kind of draw you into this personal space, but it's still lyrical. It's almost poetic, in a way, but it's very personal at the same time.

When I was younger, studying classical music, I really had to put in the time. Three hours a day is not even nice - you have to put in six.

I fell in love with the piano. I knew it was me. I was dying to play.

I love the written word so much, I know it's gonna flow naturally.

I feel like B sides are always better, no matter whose record it is.

I love my legs.