Quotes By Alicia Keys

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

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.

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.

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

I'm very happy with my body.

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 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.

Soul music is timeless.

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

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.

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.

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

I love my heritage!

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.