Quotes By Alicia Keys

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.

You've got to love what's yours.

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

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.'