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

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Alicia Keys
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: January 24
Actor
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Composer
Musician
Pianist
Poet
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Record Producer
Recording Artist
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Singer-Songwriter
Harlem
New York
Alicia J. Augello Cook
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I loved grand pianos and small pianos, too.
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What breaks my heart is suffering of any kind. Too often, our world is divisive and cruel where it needs to be uniting and loving.
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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.
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I think it's the ego in us that screws us up.
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Even if your family isn't quite there for you, find the people that support you and hang on to those people and try to let go of those that try to take you down.
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Empower us women and we will change this whole entire world.
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I look forward to my first visit to Israel. Music is a universal language that is meant to unify audiences in peace and love, and that is the spirit of our show.
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My mother was raised very, very strict Catholic in the Midwest. There was so much fear and intimidation [in the faith]. So, growing up, I was always looking for my connection. I've found myself praying before meals, before bed there's always been this gratitude for things that are bigger than me.
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Why give up before we try?
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