Alicia Keys
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doing better man a lot of undeserving people got a lot of good Alicia energy and it's like man no more of that no more of that like you gotta know your limits you know like okay cool that doesn't mean I have to be unkind to that person but they don't have to get my best beautiful energy they can kind of
doing better man a lot of undeserving people got a lot of good Alicia energy and it's like man no more of that no more of that like you gotta know your limits you know like okay cool that doesn't mean I have to be unkind to that person but they don't have to get my best beautiful energy they can kind of
Hold tight over there.
Hold tight over there.
Nothing before it's time. My grandmother, nothing before it's time.
Nothing before it's time. My grandmother, nothing before it's time.
The worst advice that I ever received was that I had to kind of change myself to be accepted or that I was, even if I felt uncomfortable, I should do a thing because it's what, you know, was going to be. best received.
The worst advice that I ever received was that I had to kind of change myself to be accepted or that I was, even if I felt uncomfortable, I should do a thing because it's what, you know, was going to be. best received.
Oh man, it was crazy. It was totally insane. This is a longer than a sentence. And it was, I found it so fascinating because it had to be built. The whole thing had to be built and they had to time it. And under three minutes it could be built. And then we had to have our performance in the amount and it had to be And so, and it was live.
Oh man, it was crazy. It was totally insane. This is a longer than a sentence. And it was, I found it so fascinating because it had to be built. The whole thing had to be built and they had to time it. And under three minutes it could be built. And then we had to have our performance in the amount and it had to be And so, and it was live.
So it's crazy to see a live thing have to like operate in that level of like finite detail. I was like in awe. And then obviously the place and the people and the vibe and the energy. And it was just like really fun.
So it's crazy to see a live thing have to like operate in that level of like finite detail. I was like in awe. And then obviously the place and the people and the vibe and the energy. And it was just like really fun.
It was crazy. And underneath the dress was the world's best puppeteers. So they were actually puppeteers underneath the dress to make it fly like that. That was fantastic.
It was crazy. And underneath the dress was the world's best puppeteers. So they were actually puppeteers underneath the dress to make it fly like that. That was fantastic.
You know, I just, we had practiced so much. distinctly that I knew everything that was going to happen and it was perfect. And I just kind of, you know, control freak until you can. And as an artist, I just, at a certain point when you're flowing and creating and writing and singing, you do just have to like be in the moment.
You know, I just, we had practiced so much. distinctly that I knew everything that was going to happen and it was perfect. And I just kind of, you know, control freak until you can. And as an artist, I just, at a certain point when you're flowing and creating and writing and singing, you do just have to like be in the moment.
So the control freak part comes when I'm designing or creating the thing. But once I'm in the thing, you have to just go.
So the control freak part comes when I'm designing or creating the thing. But once I'm in the thing, you have to just go.
Otherwise, though, it's like magic. Whatever happens. Whatever happens is perfect for that moment.
Otherwise, though, it's like magic. Whatever happens. Whatever happens is perfect for that moment.