Alicia Keys 'Needs A Break' From Music, But Movies Are A Different Story

J-Banks · 10-13-2008, 09:05 AM

Alicia Keys 'Needs A Break' From Music, But Movies Are A Different Story
Published: Monday - October 13, 2008
Words by Liz "Red" Thomas

It's been nearly a year since Alicia Keys dropped her triple platinum 2007 album, As I Am, and for fans waiting for another album, they might have to wait a while longer.

According to the singer, she's gonna take a break for music, while she gears up for the theater release of new movie "The Secret Life Of Bees."

"No, I need a break, dammit," Keys told NY Daily News recently when asked if she's working on her next album.

However, "The Secret Life Of Bees" is hitting theaters this week, so fans have that to look forward to.

The film, cast in 1960s, is about a 14-year-old (played Dakota Fanning), who runs away from home with her caregiver and friend to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past, who is dead.

She arrives on a honey-farm run by Boatwright sisters, August, May and June (played by Queen Latifah, Sophie Okonedo and Alicia Keys respectively), where she forms a bond with the sisters who help her reconcile the loss of her mother.

Keys said she fell in the love with the story, and one not often told, which is why she took the role.

"I just fell in love with it. It's a beautiful story, one not often told about this time in the civil rights movement," said Keys. "I just felt you knew the people in that book."

(Click here for a clip of Alicia Keys on the set of the film.)

Her character, June, Keys said is a tough cookie.

"For a while you feel like June's just -- what's going on with her? She's angry? She's not embracing Lily at all?" the singer explained. "She's a passionate, emotional person, but she's definitely been hurt and it's a hard time. She has to be tough."

The film hits theaters Friday (October 17).

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MRKEYS21 · 10-13-2008, 09:53 AM

itll be good 2 see her act more

SOUTH HARLEMITE · 10-14-2008, 02:11 AM

damn, i wish she did a fuckin porno movie

10-13-2008, 09:05 AM	#1
J-Banks Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 21,015 Repped: 5,294 Repped 53,425 Times in 7,839 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Neg Reps: 53 Neg Repped at 93 Times in 86 Posts	Alicia Keys 'Needs A Break' From Music, But Movies Are A Different Story Alicia Keys 'Needs A Break' From Music, But Movies Are A Different Story Alicia Keys 'Needs A Break' From Music, But Movies Are A Different Story Published: Monday - October 13, 2008 Words by Liz "Red" Thomas It's been nearly a year since Alicia Keys dropped her triple platinum 2007 album, As I Am, and for fans waiting for another album, they might have to wait a while longer. According to the singer, she's gonna take a break for music, while she gears up for the theater release of new movie "The Secret Life Of Bees." "No, I need a break, dammit," Keys told NY Daily News recently when asked if she's working on her next album. However, "The Secret Life Of Bees" is hitting theaters this week, so fans have that to look forward to. The film, cast in 1960s, is about a 14-year-old (played Dakota Fanning), who runs away from home with her caregiver and friend to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past, who is dead. She arrives on a honey-farm run by Boatwright sisters, August, May and June (played by Queen Latifah, Sophie Okonedo and Alicia Keys respectively), where she forms a bond with the sisters who help her reconcile the loss of her mother. Keys said she fell in the love with the story, and one not often told, which is why she took the role. "I just fell in love with it. It's a beautiful story, one not often told about this time in the civil rights movement," said Keys. "I just felt you knew the people in that book." (Click here for a clip of Alicia Keys on the set of the film.) Her character, June, Keys said is a tough cookie. "For a while you feel like June's just -- what's going on with her? She's angry? She's not embracing Lily at all?" the singer explained. "She's a passionate, emotional person, but she's definitely been hurt and it's a hard time. She has to be tough." The film hits theaters Friday (October 17). SOurce: balerstatus __________________ JBanksblog.com - check it out __________________

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MRKEYS21 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: DC Posts: 500 Repped: 101 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	itll be good 2 see her act more

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SOUTH HARLEMITE Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: HARLEM Posts: 67 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	damn, i wish she did a fuckin porno movie