MY GUEST TONIGHT IS A 15-TIME GRAMMY-AWARD SINGER AND

SONGWRITER WHO IS AS WELL KNOWN FOR HER FL PHILANTHROPIC WORK AS

HER SONGS.

JOIN ME NOW, EVERYBODY WELCOME ALICIA KEYS.

ALICIA.

>> HEY, HI!

>> Stephen: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE!

>> I'M GLAD TO BE HERE.

I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU AND I HOPE EVERYTHING IS WELL

AND YOU'RE WELL AND EVERYTHING IS BRAND NEW.

>> Stephen: EVERYTHING IS BRAND NEW.

YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE IN A NEW WAY.

I HAVE ONE BONE TO PICK WITH YOU IS YOU LOOK UNREASONABLY GOOD

FOR SOMEONE WHO IS LIVING IN ISOLATION RIGHT NOW.

>> YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THIS PARTICULAR ANGLE AND

THE WAY THAT THIS -- LIKE THE FILTER OF THE WINDOW OR WHATEVER

IS GOING ON.

>> Stephen: IT'S WORKING.

THANK YOU.

LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT IT TOO MUCH IF SOMETHING HAPPENS ND IT

CHANGES.

>> Stephen: PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO STAY CONNECTED AND

YOU'VE STAYED CONNECTED IN A VERY INTERESTING WAY.

TELL ME IF I GOT THIS RIGHT, YOU POSTED YOUR PHONE NUMBER ON

TWITTER FOR FANS TO TEXT YOU DIRECTLY.

IS THAT TRUE?

>> YES, I DID.

>> Stephen: HOW MANY TEXTS HAVE GOTTEN FROM STRANGERS?

>> IT IS A WHOLE LOT.

IT'S THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF TEXTS.

BUT IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE BECAUSE IT IS REALLY A SPECIAL

WAY TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE.

IT'S SUCH A PERSONAL THING, YOU KNOW, A TEXT.

IT'S QUITE PERSONAL AND IT'S VERY DIRECT, AND, SO, TO BE ABLE

TO DO THAT, AND I REALLY JUST WANTED -- I LOVE CONNECTING WITH

PEOPLE AND I THINK, DURING THIS TIME, WE NEED IT MORE THAN EVER.

SOMETIMES I'LL JUST SING A SONG -- I'LL JUST GO ON AND SING

FREE STYLE.

I'LL GO ON AND SING ANYTHING.

IF IT'S SOMEBODY'S BIRTH AT A, I'LL SEND A BIRTHDAY MESSAGE OR

CHECK IN AND SAY I HOPE YOU'RE HAVING A GOOD THURSDAY.

IT'S PRETTY COOL.

IF YOU WANT TO CALL ME, YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT NEED -- IF

YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A GOOD TIME, ME AND YOU, YOU KNOW WHAT I

MEAN, YOU, TOO, CAN CONNECT WITH ME AND GET SOME MESSAGES AND

SOME UPLIFTING ENERGY BECAUSE I'M HERE TO SEND IT.

>> Stephen: LET ME KNOW IF YOU GET MY MESSAGE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

HOLD ON.

I MIGHT HAVE TO DIG THROUGH A FEW.

SO DON'T BE UPSET IF I DON'T HIT YOU RIGHT BACK BUT I PROMISE,

YOU'RE GOING TO FEEL ME.

>> Stephen: OKAY.

HOW OLD ARE YOUR KIDS?

>> FIVE AND NINE.

>> Stephen: THE NINE-YEAR-OLD CAN TEACH YOU ABOUT TECHNOLOGY

AT THIS POINT, CAN'T SHE?

>> YEAH, HE'S PRETTY GOOD.

HE'S GOT IT TOGETHER.

BUT HE'S LEARNING, TOO, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOW HAVING TO DO THE

VIRTUAL SCHOOLING AND EVERYTHING, AND, OBVIOUSLY, ALL

THE KIDS ARE FIGURING OUT JUST HOW THAT EXPERIENCE FEELS.

>> Stephen: HOW ARE YOU STAYING CALM?

BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF ANXIETY RIGHT NOW AND A LOT OF PRESSURE.

AGAIN, THERE'S AMAZING HOW MUCH WORK THERE IS TO DO WHEN YOU

CAN'T GO TO WORK.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO KEEP YOURSELF CENTERED?

>> I DEFINITELY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A MEDITATOR, AND THAT'S

SOMETHING THAT REALLY HELPS ME A LOT, AND IT GIVES ME PEACE AND

SOLACE AND JUST A MOMENT IN TIME TO BE IN MY OWN SPACE.

SO I'M BIG ON MEDITATING.

I TRY MY BEST TO DO IT EVERY MORNING.

>> Stephen: COULD YOU TALK ME THROUGH A MEDITATION?

I NEED A LITTLE SOMETHING TO CENTER MYSELF SOMETIMES.

ANY TIPS?

>> YEAH, I GOT TIPS.

FIRST, YOU KNOW, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU GET UP EARLY

SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE DISTRACTIONS.

>> Stephen: OKAY, EARLY.

EARLY OR LATE, DOESN'T MATTER.

>> Stephen: LET'S SAY SOMEWHERE AROUND MIDNIGHT.

>> MIDNIGHT IS PERFECT.

WHATEVER TIME YOU HAVE, GRAB IT.

SO THEN WHAT I WOULD DO, DOESN'T MATTER, YOU CAN SIT IN THE BED,

YOU CAN SIT ON THE COUCH, YOU CAN SIT ON THE FLOOR, WHATEVER

YOU NEED TO DO, YOU JUST KIND OF SIT UP STRAIGHT.

YOU CAN PUT YOUR HANDS PALMS UP IN YOUR LAP, AND PALMS UP

REPRESENTS RECEIVING.

>> Stephen: MM-HMM.

I'M THERE.

>> THERE YOU GO.

AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO BREATHE IN.

LET'S BREATHE IN.

EXHALE.

BREATHE IN AGAIN.

EXHALE.

AND BASICALLY YOU CAN GO ON AND DO THAT ABOUT TEN BREATHS IS

REALLY GOOD.

THEN THE OTHER THING I LIKE TO DO, LAST THING, IS I LIKE TO ASK

FOR WHAT YOU NEED.

IF YOU NEED A LITTLE CALM OR YOU NEED A LITTLE PEACE OR YOU NEED

A LITTLE MORE STRENGTH OR YOU NEED A LITTLE MORE PATIENTS OR

YOU NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME OR SLEEP, WHATEVER IT IS YOU

MIGHT NEED, GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR IT, YOU KNOW, IN YOUR HEAD, OR

OUT LOUD.

>> Stephen: I NEED A STUDIO AUDIENCE BACK.

( LAUGHTER ) >> I DON'T KNOW -- I DON'T KNOW

IF THAT'S GOING TO WORK FOR YOU, BRO, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT --

>> Stephen: I KNOW IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

>> IT'S COMING EVENTUALLY.

IT'S GOING TO BE BACK.

THERE YOU GO.

WHOO!

>> Stephen: YOU AND YOUR NONPROFIT, SHE IS A MUSIC

PARTNER WITH AMAZON MUSIC TO RAISE MONEY FOR MUSIC CARES

COVID 19 RELIEF FUND.

>> YES, VERY SPECIAL TO ME ABOUT BRINGING MORE ENTREPRENEURS AND

CREATIVES TO THE TABLE, TO THE INDUSTRY, SO WE WERE ABLE TO

PARTNER WITH AMAZON HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE PARTNER, AND WE WERE

ABLE TO RAISE $100,000.

>> Stephen: NOW, YOU ALSO HAVE A NEW MEMOIR, MORE MYSELF.

>> I DON'T LIKE TO CALL IT A MEMOIR.

>> Stephen: LEGALLY, I HAVE TO SAY WHAT'S ON THE CARD.

>> OH, WHO DID THAT?

>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW.

I LIKE TO CALL IT A JOURNEY.

A MEMOIR MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M SECONDS AWAY FROM DYING OR

SOMETHING.

IT DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT.

SO I THINK A JOURNEY BECAUSE WE'RE ALL IN PROCESS.

>> Stephen: OKAY.

I'M A BABY.

I'M NOT ABOUT TO DIE.

>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND.

BUT PLEASE CONTINUE.

YOU WERE TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT IT.

>> Stephen: I WAS JUST TELLING YOU IT WAS PUBLISHED ON OPRAH'S

BOOK IMPRINT.

IT'S THE FIRST BOOK PUBLISHED ON OPRAH'S BOOK IMPRINT.

THAT'S A SPECIAL FEELING.

>> ISN'T THAT COOL?

OPRAH HAS HER OWN IMPRINT ALONG WITH FLAT IRON, SO WE ARE DOING

THIS BOOK TOGETHER, AND SHE WANTED TO HELP ME CREATE THIS

MOMENT.

THE BOOK IS CALLED "MORE MYSELF," AND IT'S REALLY ABOUT

THE JOURNEY WE ALL HAVE TO BECOME MORE OF OURSELVES.

>> Stephen: HOW DO WE BECOME MORE?

>> YOU KNOW, I THINK WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU START TO BECOME

WHO YOU THINK PEOPLE WANT YOU TO BE, OR YOU START TO BEHAVE IN A

WAY THAT YOU THINK IS GOING TO GET YOU FARTHER IN LIFE, OR YOU

START TO COMPRESS WHO YOU ACTUALLY ARE BECAUSE YOU DON'T

GET TO KNOW YOURSELF, YOU START TO CONTORT YOURSELF TO BE

WHATEVER SOMEONE TOLD YOU YOU SHOULD BE.

SO THE PROCESS OF BECOMING MORE IS A PERSONAL JOURNEY.

AND HOW DO WE BECOME MORE?

SHOOT, I'M ALSO STILL MAKING SURE I'M FIGURING THAT OUT, AND

THIS BOOK IS A PART OF MY JOURNEY AND HOW I'VE BECOME

CLOSER TO MY AUTHENTICSELF AND BEEN ABLE TO HEAR MY VOICE AND,

YOU KNOW, NOT LET THE NOISE GET IN THE WAY.

>> Stephen: YOUR UPCOMING ALBUM ALICIA WAS POSTPONED

BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC BREAKING OUT.

WE WERE HOPING TO HAVE YOU ON A FEW WEEKS AGO TO HAVE YOU

PERFORM.

BUT I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A SPECIAL SONG FOR US TONIGHT.

>> I DO.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT THAT, DURING THESE

CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU KNOW, WE ARE ALL FEELING HOW WE'RE FEELING,

AND IT'S TRICKY FOR US, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE IT

OUT, SO I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING BASED OFF ONE OF MY FLOW RIDER

SONGS.

SO BIG UP TO FLOW RIDER.

>> Stephen: YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND THERE.

>> YOU WANT TO SAY H HI JEN?

HI.

>> Stephen: HELLO, THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR MOM.

WE HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK.

WHEN WE COME BACK.

CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THE SONG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, ALICIA.

>> THANK YOU, TOO.

>> Stephen: "MORE MYSELF" IS AVAILABLE NOW.

STICK AROUND, ALICIA IS GOING TO PERFORM A SONG.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

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