I've admired Alicia Keys since before I got into the music industry, just everything she represents as a female artist.
I don't think there's a back lot here in Hollywood anymore that has those streets, like a French Quarter.
I know this sounds strange, but as a kid, I was really shy. Painfully shy. The turning point was freshman year, when I was the biggest geek alive. No one, I mean no one, even talked to me.

