I recently read an old article in Giant Magazine from 01/08 with Alicia Keys. I have always had a fondness for her music, acting, and, without question, her looks. She has been an inspiration for me as a musician and has shaped a large portion of what I think beauty is. Now, I get to add another piece to the puzzle that is "Alicia's Influence." Her perseverance.
In the article, she was telling the writer, Celia San Miguel, how she reached a point in her career where she was EXHAUSTED. Her creative intellect began to suffer as well as her interraction with family and friends. It was all because of constant strain on her mind. Constant strain on her body. Constantly working on different projects and tirelessly dealing with everyone all the time. The hardest part seems to be that all the exhaustion and frustration was kept underneath. Keys tells Miguel, "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.'" That speaks to many who not only deal with being in the spotlight, yet, everyone who has anything going for themselves. Later in the article, she explains that she had to take her time and literally stare at the pyramids so that she could realize she could do anything. ANYTHING. Going from torn up to being on top of the charts again is the type of example that needs to be set. The type of characteristic that is associated with a role model. I take my hat off to the lovely, Alicia Keys.
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