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So I thinkallofusaremassiveAliciaKeysfans.
Andsothatwasjustsuchanhonor.
It's soinspiring.
Thio, Seethat?
I wanttosaythankyou.
Thankyouforwatchingit.
ThankyouSomuchmeanstheworldtousThissummerhasbeencrazyfor a lotofreasons.
Look, myhomies, ChloeandHalle I lovethemandthey'reaboutthesamegirlonfire.
Comeon, thisisstarstuddedeventwaygirlonthe 00 s I lovethis.
I lovethissomuchandthat's letmetellyou, I'm nottryingtosayallofmysongsarehardtosingbutallmysongskindofhardtosingandespeciallygirlonfire.
Letmetellyou, when I firststartedsinginggirlonfired, youknow, likeliveit's reallydifficulttogetthenotes, allofthem, right?
So I actuallymodulatethesong I transposethesongandbringit a halfstepdown, whichmeans, like, a halfsteplowerjustsothatwhen I'm singingliveitdoesn't blowmyvoiceoutShe's notbackingdownWhoa, Oh, whoa, She's got a yesmoreThosegirlsareamazing.
Firstofall, it's weirdThioseeingussayingthatandto I justIt's crazybecause I literallyrememberthemomentwhenwefreakedoutwhenshetweeteditideaorsomecheapreposteditsomewhere.
And I rememberfreakingoutaboutthatandtoalsojustknowingstillhowcurrentandrelevantsheisasanartist, evenlike 10 yearslater, I guessyoucouldsayandandtohearhersaythosewordsaboutuslikeitmeant a lot.
AndifyouloveAliciasomuchno, yougiveme a feelingthat I neverfeltbeforeand I cantakeit I waswonderingbaby e unbreakablewhen I mighthavetogoandtake a break.
Itwaslikebacktobackthesesongsandyouputyourstyleonit, Butyourspinonitputyourvibeonit, givingyou a uhhmmYea, that's whilecomethrough.
Wow, She's such a beautifulsoul.
Sheisdefinitely a lightandthefactthatherenergyhasneverchangedlikeit's justshe's alwaysseemstobejustherauthenticself.
And I'm shookitit.
So I sing a songfortheUSistradingatthebusHebroughttheeggout, Yeah, waitingon a checktokeeponkeepingoutYou'regonnawrithe?
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Helookedupandnoticedhewasnameless.
Hewashomeless.
Sheaskedhimhisname, toldhimwhathurtsWaasgaveher a story.
Shehadhermicrophonewhenshe's professionallike a seriouslikeshehadthebackdropispopping, youknow, And I wasactually I reallylovehowshe's sayingthatsongthatwasShehas a greatvoice.
Whatisgoingon?
Whatisgoingon?
What?
I'm completelyat a lossforwords.
Itmeans a lotthatshehadsomanypositivethingstosayformyperformanceoutofallhersongs, whichthey'reallamazing.
Butthatsongthatmeans a lottomeandthefactthatsheheardmesingitthatsheevenknowsthat I exist.
It's such a momentanditreallyjustlikeconfirmstomethat I'm ontherighttrackandthat I'm takingstepsintherightdirection.
And, Alicia, I loveyousomuch.
Thankyouforeverythingthatyouhavedoneformusicingeneral, for R and B musicforblackwomen.
I admireyou.
Youareincredible.
E mhm s e Forgetabouttheharp, Theharp.
It's sospecial.
Theheartissuch a beautifulinstrument.
Mygosh, I havetonotforgetabouttheheart e e lovethatsomuch.
I lovethatsomuch.
Itwassuch a beautifulversionwhen I see a performanceofoneofmysongsthat I neverquiteyouknow.
Soitperformedlikethatbefore, oritjusthas a special, uniquestyle.
Itreallytakesmeback.
Itkindof.
I mean, I don't meantobeallsoft, butkindofmakesmefeelweepylike I getlike, I wannacrybecausethatsongissopowerfulandit's someaningfulthatthoughtofjustlike, whatdoesitmatterifyoudon't havelove?