Funny how someone “on fire” could be so cold out here in the streets Alicia Keys Talks About Her New Album “Girl On Fire” Swizzy’s better half (depending on who you ask…) is back and ready to drop a new album full of loud screaming and drawn out words (Fi-iiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrre) Via Essence Essence: You have five albums under your belt with a catalogue of classics. Girl on Fire is all about a new you. How are you going to serve up a brand new sound while still delivering more classics? Alicia Keys : I don’t think it’s really anything to be concerned about. I think that for me, I’ve always started my music mostly on the piano. There is a certain style of music that I just gravitate towards – that’s probably going to be a piano and a voice, and something kind of stripped back and simple. That’s going to happen naturally. Then there are other styles that come through or are new for me, or inspire me because they sound different. But nine times out of ten, they start at the piano. If they end up evolving and they have different sounds in them then it’s all good. The music always starts from home base. So you’ll always get what you’re looking for from me while also being able to grow with me to the next level. I think it’s a cool balance. When you hear the whole record, you’re going to love this one the best yet. E: How can someone be on fire like you? AK: By being yourself. By finding your passion. I think that’s the cool thing about being on fire. It’s about not trying to be anyone else. It’s about finding your comfort zone. It’s about setting yourself free and releasing things that might have held you back, people that might not fit with you anymore. It’s about stepping into your confidence and knowing that you trust yourself, your thoughts are valid, you’re smart, you know what to do and you trust your own spirit. I think it’s about stepping into your light and owning it, however it is. I think that’s what being on fire is. E: Finally, fans have been dying to know what ever happen to the “Put It In a Love Song” video you shot with Beyoncé ? AK: Ohhh man! Y’all aren’t going to leave me alone about that! Sometimes with creative things [it] all comes together and it’s (makes perfection kissing noise) and sometimes things almost come together and it’s better to just leave it. So we love that song. We had a ball shooting the video. It just so happens that the whole thing, for some reason or another, didn’t quite come together so we just decided to leave it. And that’s what happened. Yeah, ok, all that positive, “find yourself and be free” stuff sounds great, but the last lil bit about the failed Beyonce video sound suspect at BEST. Will you be checking for Alicia’s new music or has she over-stayed her musical welcome?? Image via Tumblr
