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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.

Alicia Keys

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Alicia Keys
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: January 24
Actor
Art Collector
Composer
Musician
Pianist
Poet
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Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Harlem
New York
Alicia J. Augello Cook
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