Friday, December 14, 2007
posted by Chi-Chi at 12/14/2007 | Permalink
ALICIA KEYS COVERS GIANT MAGAZINE
Alicia Keys, who's starring in the upcoming Lena Horne-biopic, opens up to "Giant" magazine about her new musical direction, her boyfriend Krucial Keys, and her darkest time.
On internalizing her emotions for a few years: "It was like I was putting on a mask with good intentions because it was about having energy whenI didn't quite have it. But that really destroyed me in many ways and made lose myself. I became so good at saying all the right answers, painting the perfect picture, giving the greatest interview...I wasn't saying things that were untruem but I became so habitual about it. I started burying any feelings, and it got to a point where I couldn't even tell my family or my friends, 'I'm twisted', or 'I'm exhausted', or 'I'm so angry'. Then, along with the mask, I became a master of putting up a wall so that I was unreadable. Putting up that wall became my other profession."
On Krucial Keys (her unconfirmed boyfriend): I definitely found my partner. I know somebody who will always be special to me and that we're always going to be in each other's lives.
On her uplifting song, "Superwoman": I wrote that song because I felt weak and I needed to feel strong. That's why the first part talks about how superwoman feel they have to be strong is realizing that it's ok to feel weak sometimes. I wrote that for purely selfish reasons, for my own personal uplifting, and after I wrote it, I realized this is not just for me but for every mother, child, sister, and man who can recognize a superwoman..."
Photos: AKN, Giant Mag
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Labels: Alicia Keys, Newsstand Snapshots
Damn, Alicia is really into her "Blackness", even cuddling a Black Panther. "Whitey" must have been rough on AK and her Mom.