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I'm definitely a nerd. I'm a cool-ass nerd, but I am definitely a nerd.

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Alicia Keys
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: January 24
Actor
Art Collector
Composer
Musician
Pianist
Poet
Presenter
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Harlem
New York
Alicia J. Augello Cook
Nerd
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All of us are different. That's what makes us interesting and special. I don't want to be anything like another person. I want to be totally myself and go against the grain, forge my own path. I've learned that being different is what makes you stand out. It makes everything so much more intriguing.
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My mom always said, Don't date a guy who thinks he's prettier than you.
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Love will come find you Just to remind you Of who you are [...] See that's the thing about love [...] Then life It will embrace you Totally amaze you So you don't give up
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I think there was something about being in a tough environment that gave me a certain drive.
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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.
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From the beginning, I've had to juggle and weigh the silly things people say - and I've learnt that they're meaningless, and they're mostly inaccurate. So I don't worry about it, because there's nothin' for me to deal with.
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I think that marriage is beautiful. And if it's a partnership with someone you love, then it really is beautiful. Yeah, I think that marriage does work.
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I'd rather not have anything than be a liar.
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I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I'm discovering who I am.
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I personally feel that acting is not totally different from singing and being a musician.
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When I had nothing else, I had my mother and the piano. And you know what? They were all I needed.
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I thought I had to be perfect. I would often make choices I thought would make everyone else happy. I lived at a pace that was good for my career, whether it was good for me or not. I have learned how important it is to check in with myself and listen, really listen.
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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.
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It's not until I hear songs that I've done, that I realize how much of an inspiration music from the '60s and '70s has been.
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When I perform in front of large audiences, I'm much more comfortable, because I've already performed in front of tiny audiences - which is much harder, honestly. The smaller you strip things down, the more you depend on the songs and yourself, as opposed to arrangements.
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We believe Frederick Nietzsche couldn't have been more right when he said 'without music, life would be a mistake.
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I promised myself that I'd never actually admit to listening to 'New Kids on the Block.'
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As a lyricist, you love to hear other great lyrics or other great concepts.
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I learned the cello , but I would still need a massive amount of practice. But I do play classical music, so I understand where that comes from.
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I think there's an energy about just remaining excited. Like, you can't be excited when you're not doing something new.
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