Alicia Keys

"How terrible would it have been if I had come out with some watered-down version of who I am? People fell in love with the real me, and I still feel blessed that that was how the journey began."

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Source: Alice Weaver Flaherty (2015). “The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain”, p.45, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys

Singer, Songwriter, Actress

Alicia Keys is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter known for her soulful music and powerful lyrics that often explore themes of love and resilience.

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