Hey Family!!!

I want to welcome EVERYONE to a brand new place that we all call home. Welcome to my mind, my thoughts, my diary. This is for my family who have rocked with me for years, as well as people who are just learning about it here, and coming through to show love. I appreciate all of you. We have a special thing here like nowhere else. That’s 4sho!!!!

So, I don’t know if you know, But I am thrilled!!! Not only for launching a brand new Aliciakeys.Com but even more so For my BRAND NEW ALBUM, “The diary of Alicia Keys”!!!!!! I can’t believe that in less than a week my 2nd album is gonna be in stores. December 2nd is gonna be a BIG DAY!!!! I’m smiling like an idiot right now. LOL.

I mean you’ve been with me through many phases in my life. Songs in A Minor, my first tours, opening for Maxwell and then going on the road alone, numerous changes and surprises in my life, the first time I went overseas, and the entire process of making my 2nd album and now we are here: The beginning of something great and exciting!!

I wish I could explain to you how much it means to me to have a place to go, where we can talk, just be ourselves, speak on thoughts, joys, pains and pleasures. It makes me feel good that I know who you are, your names, your personality’s, and that this is a family for real…with all its twists and turns.

And since were family, there was something that was brought up recently that I thought was kind of interesting.

It was about the album cover…..

I think one of the opinions was that I was calling this album “The Diary….” Than why does the picture on the cover only show half of me…..

Good question lemme explain my thought process. For me, writing is taking the most private part of me and putting it into words. Writing is the moment where I look myself square in the face, I stare myself down and I’m challenging myself to honestly admit what I feel, what I’m going through. This is a very vulnerable place. It’s a place that at times makes me feel unsure, insecure, it even makes me sometimes want to hide…but the desire to search for the truth in myself is much stronger and usually overrides that feeling. When I play the keys, I am free, I am really me saying and expressing what ever it is that I feel at a particular moment. Sometimes I hide behind my piano because that’s where my truth lives. The picture on the cover of my album represents that. It represents the vulnerability I feel when I open myself up to express the truth that lies within me.

Take this journey with me……………..

This is gonna be such an incredible year and beyond, I’m happy we’re sharing it with each other.

From my heart to yours
Love always
Your homie,
Alicia Keys