Apr 16 2008
Alicia Keys As I Am Tour

Alicia Keys Talks As I Am Tour: “You Get it All”

In other Alicia Keys news, the U.S. Leg of the As I Am tour begins April 19 at Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia. Alicia Keys spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the concept of the show..

“Because it’s the As I Am tour, we are kind of telling a story through the music. Basically, we take you on a journey from my beginning - where I started, how it was, searching for my dream - to where I am now. It tends to feel like you’re wrapped up not only in great music…

..but also a whole body of work. When I go to a show I wanna feel like I’m enraptured in the artist, their vibe, and their world, and so it’s been exciting to put this show together

.. A quarter of the show is me at the piano. Just me. And it’s so beautiful because I’m able to interact with the crowd. It feels like a vacuum - very small and intimate.

But we also have very big parts of the show where I have, like, six dancers and each one comes in depending on the vibe and the style. For instance, as I’m going through my journey, I talk about how I started with a girl group, so we do all these songs old-school girl-group style. It’s crazy!

And then, later on, when we get to a song like ‘‘I Need You,’’ which has percussion and horns, we blow it out! It covers everything. You get it all.”

Read the interview at “Alicia Keys: Inside My Tour”


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1 meshach yager abuja nigeria Wed, Apr 16, 2008 - 4:36 pm

good plans please a tupac talk in your tour.

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