More Myself

Alicia Keys has become one of the United States’ most celebrated musicians, thanks to her soul-stirring piano compositions, extraordinary vocal range, and heartfelt lyrics. Yet away from the spotlight—and even before fame—Alicia spent years pulling back from her true self, a process she describes as “self-censorship. ” In this intimate memoir, Alicia explains that she hid behind the “people-pleasing” aspects of her personality, suppressing her struggles with relationships and self-worth in order to satisfy what she saw as societal expectations of perfection. Now, after years of struggling to find herself amid the pressures and expectations that accompany stardom, Alicia is looking inward in order to understand how she can help others learn to do the same.