21 Quotes & Sayings By Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys (born Alicia Augello Cook; September 25, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Keys has won three Grammy Awards and has sold over 30 million records worldwide. Keys released her debut album with J Records, Songs in A Minor (2001), which was a commercial success. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and gave birth to her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Fallin'" and her first Grammy Award nominee, "Dirt" Read more

Her sophomore release, The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003), was met with critical acclaim and became a commercial success, selling 1.5 million copies in the United States within its first week of release, eventually being certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album earned Keys an additional four Grammy Awards in 2004 including Best New Artist and Song of the Year. Keys' third studio album The Element of Freedom (2006) debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 chart, staying there for two consecutive weeks. It sold 870,000 copies in its first week in the United States and eventually sold over 3 million copies domestically.

It received rave reviews from music critics who complimented its production quality along with the mature sound of Keys' voice. In support of her third studio release, Keys performed live at numerous award ceremonies including the Grammy Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and the Radio Music Awards. She has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards from twenty nominations overall.

In 2007 she won a World Music Award for Best Female Artist for "Song Crying", a song from The Element of Freedom. In 2009 Keys released her fourth studio album "As I Am". It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It produced five singles that attained top-forty positions on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart including "No One" that peaked at number two on the chart following its release as a single accompanying her eponymous fourth studio release.

As I Am received generally positive reviews from music critics who complimented its production quality along with its grown-up sound while complimenting Keys' vocals while deeming it as one of her best releases to date while commending its mature themes while deeming it as more soulful than some of her previous works while commending it for having an increased soulfulness while deeming it as more soulful

Love me like you'll never see me again.
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Love me like you'll never see me again. Alicia Keys
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If I Ain't Got You"Some people live for the fortune Some people live just for the fame Some people live for the power Some people live just to play the game Some people think that the physical things Define what's within And I've been there before But that life's a bore So full of the superficial[ Chorus:] Some people want it all But I don't want nothing at all If it ain't you, baby If I ain't got you, baby Some people want diamond rings Some just want everything But everything means nothing If I ain't got you Some people search for a fountain That promises "forever young" Some people need three dozen roses And that's the only way to prove you love them Hand me the world on a silver platter And what good would it be? With no one to share With no one who truly cares for me[ Chorus:] If I ain't got you with me, baby So nothing in this whole wide world don't mean a thing If I ain't got you with me, baby . Alicia Keys
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He broke my heart, and now it's raining, just to rub it in... Alicia Keys
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Falling down ain't falling down, If you don't cry when you hit the floor, It's called the past cause I'm getting past, And I ain't nothing like I was before, You ought to see me now Alicia Keys
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Yes I was burned but I called it a lesson learned. Mistake overturned so I call it a lesson learned. My soul has returned so I call it a lesson learned...another lesson learned Alicia Keys
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Sometimes I feel like I don't belong anywhere, & it's gonna take so long for me to get to somewhere, Sometimes I feel so heavy hearted, but I can't explain cuz I'm so guarded. But that's a lonely road to travel, and a heavy load to bear. And it's a long, long way to heaven but I gotta get there Can you send an angel? Can you send me an angel...to guide me. Alicia Keys
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To be able to help a 13-year-old kid from the Bronx follow her dreams just by letting her know she's not forgotten in this crazy world - that's why I got involved with Frum Tha Ground Up. Alicia Keys
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Failure isn't an option. I've erased the word 'fear' from my vocabulary, and I think when you erase fear, you can't fail. Alicia Keys
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My mom is definitely my rock. Alicia Keys
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The element of fire to me is very powerful because of what it symbolizes, how it symbolizes a strength. It symbolizes something that's unstoppable. You can't get through it, you know. Alicia Keys
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Things can be really empty in this world, and I don't just mean the music world. It can become a very meaningless place if you don't really understand: 'who am I? Why am I here? What am I doing?' To feel fulfilment and have a deeper level of understanding, personally, that is the most important thing. Alicia Keys
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Soul music is timeless. Alicia Keys
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I'm inspired by artists and musicians. There are so many wonderful and talented people in the world. I love discovering new music, new writers, or new art. Alicia Keys
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I grew up in the middle of everything. I walked the streets alone, I rode the trains alone, I came home at three in the morning alone; that was what I did. Alicia Keys
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I'm a very positive person, but this whole concept of having to always be nice, always smiling, always happy, that's not real. It was like I was wearing a mask. I was becoming this perfectly chiselled sculpture, and that was bad. That took a long time to understand. Alicia Keys
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I've learned that while I'd be a fool not to stay open to the advice and experiences of the smart, amazing people in my life, I also need to listen to what I have to say. Alicia Keys
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I feel more like I'm a person who has so much to offer in different capacities that it would be a danger for me not to give myself a chance to spread my wings in all different directions. Alicia Keys
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I feel like the majority of the fear that I had or that we have we hold from other people. They're like people that we trust they're their fears. All of a sudden we think that they're our fears. Alicia Keys
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I love children and I love family and I love that interaction. Because I had a really close relationship with my mother, I understand that deep powerful love, and it's so beautiful. To be a mother to a child is the most brilliant gift; it's gorgeous. Alicia Keys
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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. Alicia Keys