Alicia Keys describes her marriage to Swizz Beatz as “magic” in the upcoming issue of Essence Magazine. In feature that accompanies her June Cover, she describes what it is like to be in love and what motherhood means to her. Check out an excerpt below:
On Love
Falling in love is such a force, but this is a whole other level of magic…
On music, marriage and motherhood
I was very closed for a long time. But I feel so open now. To feel open like this means you’ve found the center in yourself. You’re not hiding; you’re not worried about anything. Everything’s going to be just fine.
On dedicating a song to her mom
In the past, I’ve written mostly from my own perspective. But I just wrote a song for my next album that was inspired by a conversation I had with a man who was expressing how indebted he feels to God. He said, ‘I owe God.’ Now, what an interesting thought. And as much as I believe in God, for me that translated into how much I owe my mother for who I am. So I went home and I wrote I Owe You. It’s dedicated to her…
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