Quotes By Alicia Keys

I really like to live my life in a low-key fashion.

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

I'm not ashamed of what I am and that I have curves and that I'm thick. I like my body.

And I love kick boxing. It's a lot of fun. It gives you a lot of confidence when you can kick somebody in the head.

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

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

I'm very happy with my body.

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

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.

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

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've always been strong-minded, but I wonder.

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.

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.

It's not until I hear songs that I've done, that I realize how much of an inspiration music from the '60s and '70s has been.

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

You've got to love what's yours.

I love my heritage!

Adam Levine and I remade the Rolling Stones' classic Wild Horses, and it is right up my alley, that whole style. It has a style of its own but still stays very true to the classic arrangement, and I love it.

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.

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

My mom always said, 'Don't date a guy who thinks he's prettier than you.'

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 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.