Alicia Keys, the 16-time Grammy-winning artist, not too long ago returned to the Skilled Acting Arts College in Untouched York Town the place her musical advance started.
The consult with got here all through a unique branch for “CBS Mornings,” as Keys continues to revel in a standout presen, together with a Grammy nomination for her Broadway musical “Hell’s Kitchen.”
Keys, who graduated as magnificence valedictorian, shared her recollections of the varsity.
“I’ve always been pretty social. I’m definitely a troublemaker,” she laughed. “Like in the sense of like, I test people and I like, challenge people. I was definitely challenging the teachers for sure.”
Reflecting on her early musical studies, Keys recalled signing her first file offer and the debut booklet she spared at 20, which received 5 Grammy’s that integrated “Song of the Year” for her accident “Fallin.'”
“I remember like … everything was possible. Everything was going to happen,” she stated, taking a look across the faculty.
Keys reunites together with her former tune instructor
Her consult with additionally introduced her again to her former tune instructor, Linda Aziza Miller, who taught Keys how you can prepare tune and hone her craft.
“She taught me so much about how to arrange music, how to arrange a song. Those are the things that I took, and I put into the music,” Keys stated.
That teacher-student bond is now mirrored in Keys’ Broadway production “Hell’s Kitchen,” the place a personality named Ms. Liza Jane is encouraged by means of each Keys’ grandmother and Ms. Aziza.
Ms. Aziza, now the orchestra pianist for “Hell’s Kitchen” on the Shubert Theatre, was once moved by means of the reunion.
“It’s really a moment that I never saw coming,” she stated.
The consult with culminated with a amaze for a theater magnificence, the place Keys joined the scholars for an impromptu efficiency of “This Girl Is on Fire.”
“I’m so happy to see you guys,” Keys advised them. “I’m really honored to be here, to talk to you and get a second. Just tell you that I’m proud of you and that, you know, I really recognize you.”
Keys additionally took a era to proportion recommendation with the scholars.
“I want you to always be yourself,” she stated. “I want you to never forget that the more unique you are, the more you stand out.”
