Alicia Keys is on fire. The R&B songstress can be found in the December 2012/January 2013 issue of Complex Magazine.
With her Girl on Fire album due in stores on Nov. 27, Keys sat down with Complex to have a deep discussion about the significance of the album. Keys had a lot to share since it was her first album since becoming a wife and a mother.
Check out excerpts:
On motherhood…
Motherhood was a big part of me breaking free. Before I gave birth to Egypt, there was a certain energy of wanting to fix things. Women want to clean stuff up before the baby comes. I refused to be in any circumstance that would give negative energy to this. That was what pushed me over the edge. It was becoming a woman. I was a girl, and now I’m a woman.On Frank Ocean…
That was super brave and I’m so glad that he wrote it. He is the voice for so many people. We’re all boxed in to these stupid things that we’re taught is the way we’re supposed to be and it’s so ridiculous. There are so many people that need a champion to assure them that no matter who you are, you are a beautiful person. That doesn’t change the fact that you’re talented or intelligent. Thank God that we have come to this place where we can actually know and be more open to the fact that people come in all different ways. And that’s great because it’s a very boring world otherwise.On her “Brand New Me” song…
Don’t be mad that I’m different,” Alicia explains about the song. “Don’t be mad that I’m changed. Don’t be mad that I’m grown. You can’t affect me the way you once did. You can’t be mad. Like, how could you be mad?… love that song so much. It’s so freaking real.
Listen: Alicia Keys – “Brand New Me”
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