Alicia Keys opens up about her mental health and the challenges of her job

Alicia Keys went public in the early 2000s.

Alicia Keys is married to Swizz Beatz. AOP

Singer Alicia Keys, 41, tells in an interview with Fast Company magazine how she has learned to balance work and personal life. In addition to his singing career, Keys is known for his skincare series Keys Soulcare.

– I value myself now, and I haven’t done so in several years. I learned that in order to be productive, I need to be well. I prioritize myself in a whole new way these days, Keys says in an interview.

In the interview, Keys also reflects on his decades-long career in the entertainment industry. He says he has constantly strived for perfection – no matter how negatively it has affected him.

– I think we are all dealing with this idea that we should be perfect in some way. The same thing happened to me when I was 20 years old. You don’t even know who you’re in your twenties. You are a little of what your mother tells you. You are a little of what the world tells you. And then you should jump into this world, Keys ponders.

Changes in the music industry

Growing up, the soult star considered his mother his role model. He learned the hard work and morals of his mother.

– If you don’t do a lot of work, you will never achieve what you want.

Keys has garnered 15 Grammy Awards over his long music career and reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 list with his four singles. Despite his success, he has wanted to organize his affairs so that he also has time to relax.

– In the music industry, everyone assumes you start work early and stop late, and you never take weekends off. I have a lot of work to do to create a new kind of culture in this field.

The musician says that the well-being of people is more important than success. In the interview, he also talks about his passion for mental health work. His goal is to make mental health services more accessible.

– In today’s world, mental well-being is a privilege. The way we deal with mental health and being like “If you have money, you can get it,” is awful. We do not invest entirely in ourselves. Yes, we invest in the physical being, but we do not invest in the spiritual.

Alicia Keys is best known for her hits Fallin ‘, If I ain’t got you and No one. Keys has been married to producer and rap artist Swizz Beatz for over 10 years.

Source: People

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