Alicia Keys
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221 appearances
3 recordings
2 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard Apr 2025
Alicia Keys’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And I've also learned how to like back off to like, you know what? Let it, let it flow. Let it vibe. It's okay. You got to back off of it sometimes, but I am definitely a smidge of a control freak. Yeah.
I think that, you know, definitely having the vision for what you want to create is wonderful. And you likely are the only person that has that vision. If you, you know, pass that off to somebody, the vision will shift. Right. So which might be needed at a certain point. But I think being comfortable saying I really have this vision, I'm very clear about it. And following that is wonderful.
Then I think starting to let other special, not just anybody, but special folks who you realize they're additive, you know, that what you create together or what they bring to the table can enhance the vision. It is important to let that in because if you don't let it in...
you're going to actually steal from the vision ultimately. So I think that has been a beautiful process. And when you know that feels right, you know. When it doesn't feel right and it's super hard and it's like a struggle and you're arguing everything, okay, it's not the right person. You can let that go.
But when you do see that things or people are becoming additive, it's really good to allow that in, allow that to come in. And then you get inspired more. And you're like, oh, I didn't know that we could do that. Now I can take that and make it... even better because we've brought that part into it. So I think that's a really special part of the creative processes.
And I have learned that with even songwriting, like so fun when you start to bring additional energies into the space, not all the time. So you lose sight of your vision or of your center. So that's happened to me too. I'm like, wait, let me go back to the simplest because I've made this a bit complicated or
you know overly done but I think there's something really great about that and then you keep seeing that it's growing and it's adding and then you you can still hold space for division but allow what helps it in and what makes it grow in and what makes it better in and I don't think you have to be worried about that it's a beautiful thing yeah I've definitely developed so much
Right, and I think there's something really... exciting about that too. Because I think if you could open every door, you would take it for granted. You know, you could open that door too and I'll open that door. And yes, can we open every door? Yes, we actually can open every door. But is it always going to be easy or the simplest?
No, it's going to take time and you're going to have to figure it out and work your way through it and come back to those places that you're like, oh, I got to dredge up this confidence again. Like I thought I was good in this department and here it goes again.
And all those learnings and challenges that kind of takes you through just being a human being is I think the beautiful part and the excitement and the thrill and the stimulus. And then you're like, I am willing to work for this. I'm willing to put in the time for this. I'm willing to even fail. I'm even willing. And what does that mean? What does it even mean?
Actually, I don't know what that means. I am willing to work and to try and whatever comes from it is going to be what I need. It's going to be exactly what's needed. So it's beautiful. I really enjoy it. And I really find that I'm more grateful than ever, for sure, for being able to spread my wings and be ceiling-less or be edgeless because I really want to be able to explore as much as I can.
And it feels really good to keep trying. But most important, I think the seed of what you said is the love. It's all that matter. If there's something that you love, go after it because it's meant for you. And it might not be the way that you thought it was going to be or the length of time you thought it was going to take or whatever all the other things are.
But man, I know it's meant for you if you love it.
Oh, man, this is, I love this question. I think that one of the back to the gifts of what I got from my mother, you know, she was always really kind of somehow she made me think about how I made people feel. And I remember that. I remember, you know, it would be simple things. I changed my mind about going to a birthday party and she would be like, well, how would that make you feel?
And so somehow she helped me to find my empathy and I can put myself into other people's shoes. And I really appreciate that was a gift. And so I can look around me and I can feel empathy for other people. Like I want to connect with people. I care about that. I love bringing good. I want people to bring me good energy. I don't want to bring someone else anything else but good energy.
Like I care about the energy that I cultivate in a space. And I also have learned that if I can't bring that energy, then I can remove myself from that space. Like I don't have to be in a space anymore. if I'm not feeling good, you know? Because I can also not feel good. I don't have to always feel good either. That part was a lesson. Took me a while to get there too, you know?
But I appreciate that I can, I want to bring that. I'm conscious of what I'm bringing into a space and into a room. And I want what I bring into a space to be something that feels good. And so I think that that's kind of, that's it. I think that's really it. And so just the distinction between the two, giving myself permission to maybe not feel like I can fill that space is great.
And then when I can and when I'm ready, I do. And that's what I want to do. I want to bring that. And I hold other people to that. I'm like, hey, I don't bring you that energy. I don't want you to bring me that energy because my energy is precious and it's important and it's special and it's just not free. I don't just give it to those who don't deserve it.
So I also had to learn the value, back to one of my gaps, of who I am and what my energy is and what a gift it is to be able, all of our energy is a gift. And we can kind of choose how do we want to give it. And so I love that. And learning when to give it and when not to give it has also been a part of the journey too. I think I'm doing better with that.
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