ALICIA KEYS took off to Egypt in a bid to find inspiration after she struggled with "confusing music" as she set about recording her new album. The Fallin' singer admits she was struggling to find her past form that earned her Grammy Awards and acclaim and decided she needed to take a holiday. She travelled alone through Egypt, floating down the Nile and visiting ancient sites, like the Great Pyramid of Giza, just outside Cairo. She says, "I'm thinking, `Here is this structure that's been standing for thousands of years, no magic tricks, no cranes, just mind, will and hands. "I had a profound realisation that with my mind and my hands I could create something that could last forever." Fully inspired, Keys returned to the studio last summer (06) and completed work on her upcoming album As I Am, which she states is like "Aretha Franklin singing a Janis Joplin song."
03/09/2007 21:53
Tigerlily Member # 3567
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Wow, what an interesting read. Makes me wonder if Alicia signed here in on ES to ask specific information about a foreign female traveling alone in Egypt. We had couple of inquiries like that!
With a name like Smuckers Member # 10289
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I adore alicia keys, wish I could meet her just once.
I Have Become Comfortably Numb Member # 14028
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quote:Originally posted by Tigerlily: Wow, what an interesting read. Makes me wonder if Alicia signed here in on ES to ask specific information about a foreign female traveling alone in Egypt. We had couple of inquiries like that!
or asked about egyptain married guy she love that would be some thing amr
Tigerlily Member # 3567
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Well you never know! Maybe one of her songs is dedicated to an Egyptian Gigaloloooo!
I can hear her already singing:
"....He promised me love and a life together
and he said everything will be so much better
if I'd just sign the orfi paper
and hand over some cash for his very sick father
I gave my heart to him
and spent too much money on this man
I was his foreign girlfriend
but then he returned to his wife and three little children in the end
he used me and it still hurts really bad
this Egyptian man just makes me so so so sad...."
I Have Become Comfortably Numb Member # 14028
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lovely but you forget the part
This egyptain man just makes me so so sad
But i know he loves me and i love him back
and will divorce his wife
and marry me till we head back
get the visa marry me then dumb me all over for transsexcual called jack
Tigerlily Member # 3567
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Eshta ya Amr! We would make a good songwriting team!!! What you think, should we step together into the entertainment world?
Muppet from Outer Space Member # 14028
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like marwa yes
Tigerlily Member # 3567
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quote:Originally posted by Muppet from Outer Space: like marwa yes
Yeah only difference is here you do the strip and I sing!
Btw, Amr, why don't you wanna be 'rated' - only on ES I mean????
Muppet from Outer Space Member # 14028
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i enabled it but why would we needed to know if we are good or bad or that people like us or hate us do we care? lol amr
Tigerlily Member # 3567
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If I could I'd personally give you 10 out of 10 - and I mean it!!!!
Muppet from Outer Space Member # 14028
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hey thats sweet of you to say thanks its enough for me that you are friendly and honest you dont need any thing else to do amr
Tigerlily Member # 3567
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I didn't intend to do ANYTHING ELSE to you!
Finish up your work and have a cappucchino for me at Costa's .... please! Ciao bello!
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