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Alicia Keys' family sacrifice
Nov 3, 2007, 13:30 GMT
11/02/2007 - Alicia Keys - Alicia Keys Departures at "The Live Lounge for Jo Whiley" on November 2, 2007 - Radio 1 - London, England © Solarpix / PR Photos
Alicia Keys put her music career on hold to care for her dying grandmother.
The R'n'B singer revealed she delayed work on her upcoming album 'As I Am' last year to become a full-time carer for her grandmother, who has since died of cancer.
Alicia said: "If I hadn't devoted all my time and energies to my grandmother I would be a terribly messed up person right now. I would be full of regret and really down on myself for that.
"I was able to spend some of the most precious time with her ever. The experience really made me grow up. I learnt a lot - about family, about who is there for me, who is not."
The 27-year-old star believes the experience completely changed her as a person.
She said: "It was a whole different lifestyle for me. Before I was like, 'Oh, I have to go to Miami? OK, I'm just going to hop on a plane tomorrow,' but things had to completely change.
"It was stressful and it was very hard on my spirit. So it was hard and it was joyful. It was bittersweet."
Alicia has since finished recording her third studio album 'As I Am', which will hit shelves on November 19.
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im sorry 4 ur grand mother its okay 2 cry alicia keys
my grandmother died to it is okay to cry i cry
ALICIA I AM SO SORRY ABOUT YOUR GRAND MOTHER. ALICCIA EVERY THING WILL BE ALL GREAT. LOVE CARRIE?
Alicia Keys you are my favorite person in the whole wide world!!
i love your music n you.
im doing a speech about you in school.
we had to pick someone who touched our life and i chose you, because you teach me through your music.
my favorite song from you is 'Superwoman' because you are saying that no matter where you came from n how you grew up dthat you are a superwoman and that song just teaches me so many great things.
my only dream is to sing that song with you on stage.
i always picture me n you on stage together singing one of your songs
and the whole croud going crazzy.
i would love to talk bake and fourth to you.
bt that probally wont happen but if u ever get the chance my email is...
'adelaidabusta@yahoo.com'
well i hope to hear from you n bye bye.
girl i have been throw alot in my life when i lost my uncle i wanted to crawl under a pubble. but i turned to music to bring up my soul and sprirts. i olny htink of the good times i had with him.love lexie
when i lost my baby girl i lost it then i real leized that i still had music in me so every time i would be alone and feel bad and upset i would sing and play the guitar ur are my romadle and i would die to ahve a friend are even a sister like you so with all love stay strong we got ur back no matter with my love to u tia
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Helen TeferaNov 7th, 2007 - 13:53:26
dear Alicia keys
i am very sorry to hear about your ur grund mother death.
alicia u are one of the most beautiful girl in this world& the world needs a cool girl like u.
love helen
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