Alicia Keys
Birthday: 25 January 1981, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Alicia Augello-Cook
Height: 168 cm
Alicia Keys was born in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, to Teresa (Augello), a paralegal who was also an occasional actress, and Craig Cook, a flight attendant. Her father is African-American, and her ...Show More
I have big everything on the bottom but I love my legs. You've got to love what's yours.
I have big everything on the bottom but I love my legs. You've got to love what's yours.
He's just so gifted. When God made Stevie Wonder, he just poured extra talent, extra creativity, ext Show more
He's just so gifted. When God made Stevie Wonder, he just poured extra talent, extra creativity, extra everything into him. Hide
I believe AIDS is the most important issue we face, because how we treat the poor is a reflection of Show more
I believe AIDS is the most important issue we face, because how we treat the poor is a reflection of who we are as a people. Hide
Even when I'm singing on record there's a lot of times when I'll fight for a bit of imperfection. I Show more
Even when I'm singing on record there's a lot of times when I'll fight for a bit of imperfection. I might not have quite hit the note to the perfect pitch, but there was a soul in there and feeling that,to me, delivers the emotion of that moment. For me, doing a show, the excitement of singing live, and the possibility that you're not going to be perfect - that's the thrill of it. Hide
I've learned to love my curves, my womanliness. I used to hide it, to downplay it. But now I revel i Show more
I've learned to love my curves, my womanliness. I used to hide it, to downplay it. But now I revel in it. Hide
I think music and socialism and politics have always gone hand in hand. As artists we used to be way Show more
I think music and socialism and politics have always gone hand in hand. As artists we used to be way more instrumental in providing a soundtrack to the heartbeat of what's going on in the world. We all don't have to think the same thing but it's important to state what we think. There is such a fear of termination of one's career if they have any intelligent thought about politics and that's messed up. Hide
Marvin Gaye wasn't at his best until he hit his late thirties and forties, and had he not been kille Show more
Marvin Gaye wasn't at his best until he hit his late thirties and forties, and had he not been killed, he would only have gotten greater. Hide
I'm very serious about my craft. I want to make the best music that people have ever heard. I want t Show more
I'm very serious about my craft. I want to make the best music that people have ever heard. I want to make music that goes down from generation to generation and that people never forget. Hide
I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I'm discovering who I am.
I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I'm discovering who I am.
I love my heritage! I have my mother who is an Irish-Italian, and my father who is African, so I hav Show more
I love my heritage! I have my mother who is an Irish-Italian, and my father who is African, so I have the taste buds of an Italian and the spice of an African. Hide
[on developing her early career] I moved at such a speed I tended to feel like I was on a hamster wh Show more
[on developing her early career] I moved at such a speed I tended to feel like I was on a hamster wheel and I was just running in circles. I felt a little bit encaged. I was really not happy but I didn't understand why, because here's this big dream and I'm living it, so what's wrong with me? Hide
Things can be really empty in this world, and I don't just mean the music world. It can become a ver Show more
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 fulfillment and have a deeper level of understanding, personally, that is the most important thing. Hide
I'm a very positive person, but this whole concept of having to always be nice, always smiling, alwa Show more
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. Hide
[interview in InStyle, 9/06] My mom always said, "Don't date a guy who thinks he's prettier than you Show more
[interview in InStyle, 9/06] My mom always said, "Don't date a guy who thinks he's prettier than you". Hide
Keep a Child Alive is my passion and my mission.
Keep a Child Alive is my passion and my mission.
[on the use of women, sex and sleaze in rap/hip-hop videos] Oh my God, the [hip-hop] videos! The ima Show more
[on the use of women, sex and sleaze in rap/hip-hop videos] Oh my God, the [hip-hop] videos! The imagery is so awful! I just can't get with it at all. The best thing I can say about it is that sometimes you have to see that kind of stuff so as to have a more balanced view about why it's so bad. Hide
Alicia Keys's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (250)
Alicia Keys'S roles
Herself, Herself - Performer
Herself, Herself - Performer
Skye Summers
Herself, Herself - Mentor
Skye Summers
Georgia Sykes
Herself - Coach
Lynette
Alicia Keys
June Boatwright
