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Something I've learned from people like U2, the Stones and Lenny Kravitz is that the grind of live shows is so necessary [to build your career].

Alicia Keys

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Alicia Keys
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: January 24
Actor
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Poet
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Singer-Songwriter
Harlem
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Alicia J. Augello Cook
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Stones
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