Alicia Keys Interview

With that powerful attack voice that is "fallin'' was made known to the public and has led the R & B to the attention of the mainstream nations-like Italy-in which the genre was considered, unfortunately, only for true connoisseurs.

With the same song has bewitched the audience of Star video Music Awards 2001 which are raised all together for a standing ovation from chills and, just twenty, she found projected in Gotha headings most known and appreciated in the world, winning also several Grammy Awards for his debut album.

And to think that before the recording contract with the J records Clive Davis-that has accompanied to the success-many labels had closed the door in the face! Who knows how to bite the hands now...

which went to London for promotional reasons, the keys has conducted a platoon of journalists and media (including our colleagues of "English Channel") responding to their very questions in a way a little unusual, or singing, accompanied by inseparable piano.

OBVIOUS THAT IT WAS AN INTERVIEW unique, with the young star who speaks of the difficulties which it had to get where it is now, his willingness to use his music for benefits, especially for children, and of how one advertisement has inspired the words for his second hit, "a woman's worth".

I am very honoured to have taken part in this initiative, because as travel I realise that music can overcome all the differences. I am NYC, a city very hard, and I realised that everywhere you go you will find a city cool.

NY, London, no matter. And what is most beautiful of the music is that it gives relief, liberation, it gives you something you can transfer and identify, renendoti account that you are not alone in this journey called life. This is the most beautiful thing of the music for me, and today is beautiful to narrow the gap between the policy and the music and you.

I think that many times we young people we feel we have a voice, but musically from deck to make this beautiful river we can give a voice. I son prudent when I was small and listening so many different genres of music.

When songs from the heart can you speak of all, of the struggles of the achievements, ISC what you want is the case. Today I am happy not only because the music can combine sides but because if we work hard together we can achieve anything we want.

Today I was thinking how history is this place, and so I could begin to tell you a little bit of my history. When I was tiny began to learn classical music, something like this (plays) or something, that was my favorite (Sounds "Moonlight Sonata" of Beethoven) and many times people do took around when played songs so (still plays) and I was so angry!

But I have never deterred from wanting to do music and Lalla end also have loved them, even if it was small experiments.

I think it started when I was small: I was a great passionate music, I loved artists as Mary or Tupac, Roberta Flack, Marvin Gaye, Danny Hathaway... but first sound a little, OK? (sings and plays "killing me including")... so thanks to people so I started writing music and to be part of band of 5-3-10 girls and cantavamo always, in the corridors of the school or in the choir.The end I known the cousin of a friend of mine that was the Manager and Miha made known someone who worked the final jam and we sang for him (we tested one song constantly for three months) and from there started to operate, not with them, but I inserted inside the system in the music industry. At the end, after a long time, here I am here.

I would say before the second question I have no idea why they have yet, do n't you give them never, make you wait.... what you say? I should put them in the bathroom? OK we mention! ABOUT THE FIRST QUESTION, THE quote' out of the box' is why when I started many have said to me that-that I wanted write, produce, be fully involved in the creative process-there would never succeeded. I would have had to do it in standard mode putting some of the people that they were doing job and was the only way to have success. But they ignorai and continuaii to write and play as it felt like to do, learning the music that I know now. When all happened so wonderfully after all that time and work, nonostantte has not always worked well, I wanted to devote the Grammy about not afraid to be different, to prove what others say that does not work, why so they do not know.

I was very shocked that it had happened. When you ask me what they mean to me, are honoured, of course, and son special why mean a precise moment in my life that I ever, a journey that was finally approved. But what concerns me more are things like that of today, the fact that you, I facades of questions like this or that I us as certain songs about album have moved. For me these are premiums more large.

Yes, certainly. grow, try to understand what you think, what can you hear, what do you is going on and how to overcome certain things, is already a lot of problems. I think it is human nature and my songs came out so why reflected how I felt in a given period. Once went to school and towards year-end you know when you are tired but you know that you must still finish-I was working very because I was beginning to cantaare in environments music a little evil, they wanted say certain things or apparissi in u way and I asked myself if they really wanted to be so. And I remember to go home from my mother, developed under the blankets and cry. And when I stood was night, I was sitting with the plan and I have written for the first time "troubles" because I felt in trouble and was beautiful said to all (sings "troubles")

The very first song not I can remember. I and my friends we were in my home after school to write the plan and at the time we had no idea of what we said, we only thought to be cool for which I remember the very first song, but I remember the second! (sounds) and when the sound I cannot believe that my! (sings and plays "butterflies")

I think they have helped many things. My Mom is one of the biggest reasons why are so, because even if we were just me and you, was always very strong, went to work up to the 3-4 in the morning, then returned to house, to the seven was in the gym and then returned to work. was a woman determined and I think I have taken from you in this. was also very fair and I have always supported and was one of the main reasons for which I look at things in this way. I think it is the way in which cresdiuta are some times I was with persons who had a good influence on me and I continued to again until they felt that I was not in my comfortable with them. Thus taken the decision to not our more. Have around people who trust me, and of which can I rely without feeling that seek to me evil is important, and if I think there are disfaccio me it soon.

I feel so sometimes, it is true, meetings people that you must see for all sorts of reasons, perhaps for business and could not be the best in the world so I want to limit the time that step with them and call in continuation who I really close, thus reminding myself that is truly important in life.

discouraging... this word makes me think rhythm. If I am frightened? No, because I do not scare easily. I feel I have worked hard to be here, it is not an exit from nothing suddenly. I have taken the time, work and since I paid my debts and I are prepared to be here, are not frightened.

(sings "cagebird") I was in my house quadno have written and to the top meant something, but now has a totally new meaning. to the top was a kind of frustration, that I felt, as if frossi in a trap. When you want something or you want to be in a certain place but there entries, you feel a bird in a cage, with all the potential but no possibility of flying. Now I think it has two meanings: part is all the times you worked in vain or not you received nothing in exchange for your commitment, but at the end it makes you feel good because you know that then volerai and is what I like the song.

I am capable in the art of persuasion! It is successful with naturalness, everything happens for 'his' will. When I signed with the Columbia records, always argue, it was terrible, but has put to the test my inner strength.

So I and my manager, Jeff Robinson, we said' you do not like? Alora will go from someone who like it'. And so we have to (j records (that the time was still arista) with the songs ready and we have presented what we had. They have been appreciated for the fact that it was to 100% stuff my. I do not have douto persualderli. And the natural state, for my luck.

One of my favorites is Danny Hathaway, has so much feeling and passion, when he sings gives me the chills. When he died I have heard that he would have been the only person that I wanted to meet more than any other. if he were still alive (that he inspired "butterflies") I have a duet with him. Between the live fun Hill, I shall try convincing them to do it!

The 1970s: I feel that I should live in that era and make music then. I found so much truth in that period, with Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, sly and the family stone.. People were saying but everything felt a personal level, spiritual and political on their records. Staa are deeply touched by them because the music seemed not to have limits. For which, the 1970, very much!

I have been put before the eyes and whatever has to do with the children, if I have time to go there then I go there. When I was told of the existence of the Centre, I say that I wanted go there. Each volt that I come to London I never the possibility of spending enough time and this was the opportunity to understand what happens in the heart of London and give my supoprto and love to all who need it.

no different, all of us are individuals but not im felt different. There were some good circumstances and other bad that I have put ALA test to make me discover where wanted stay. thanks to God for those circumstances and for people like my mother that helped me to find the right road when I was confused! I was not very different, only I was tested by different circumstances.

The persons enthralled me, I like about their experiences and see how are similar to those of other people. The film? Perhaps, and if so, I would like something is worth, that says something, not something to do in haste. Who knows!

I do not know if you want to know what I am to say... honestly, then not I felt as now, why I was sad, angry, frustrated. But now I think in all situations in which someone search of "in the box" (for this I dedicated Grammy to those that are out of the box'') is done for a reason. All those people who try to do it for intrappolarti put you to the evidence to say to them' thank you for having done' because I think that it has won at the end.

Absolutely, it is also the reason why I here oggi.mentre Cresco, learn, because none of us born with the science infused, but more that I experience more I learn what I believe and how IN DIFFERENT WAYS my voice can reach certain people through certain texts. For here inspires to me to understand how to do it and to should other foundations in different countries, other community, to know people, children, people in general. and you would do well to believe because I will do so!

I tend to keep my private life for me, but I am still with him: we have taken, left just as in the song but now we are together again, that all is well.

Last Week: there are always quarrels, problems, which take you to fall, and sometimes, when you are more weak and tired, you do not have rested, you worked hard, sometimes you feel of fall, and sollevarti of not more. But then you go to sleep, do you recover a bit... click on and down like in the song.

I was in the house of a friend for the feast of thanksgiving, you know when you eat large turkeys, and you trade of the gifts... So I was in the home of my great friend in a very warm, family and relaxed. I was looking at the TV and at some point, it is outside this advertising that says "because I'm worth it" (because I as) and so I have myself as this''' AND thought I was really impressed.So I have written and have passed months and then one day son returned home with the very strong sense that I valessi something, because if you know you can understand also located other and you treat accordingly. I was so marked that I went to House, I was sitting with the plan and I started... (Sounds "a woman's worth)