You sit how you want.
Oh.
We're back with Alicia Keys, trying to figure out
how she's going to sit.
Exactly.
And I think you've figured out a good way.
This is pretty cool.
I like it, and I love that shirt.
Now, is it literally just wrapped around?
Do you stand still, and someone wraps you?
It looks like that, but no.
Unfortunately, it's just deceiving
because it's just two little pieces, of which if I
need to hit anybody--
Oh, you almost did.
Yeah.
Exactly.
You almost got me right in the eye, just now.
Sorry about that.
You sound fantastic.
The CD is amazing.
I love it.
Thank you.
I loved your first one, and I love this one.
And I was telling you back there that track two
should be your next single.
Track number two is her favorite.
"Karma."
Are you mad at somebody?
No, I just think it's a beautiful song.
No, I'm not bad at nobody.
Good.
No, but I just think it's a great song.
Thank you very much.
And it's probably going to debut,
the way it's selling right now, at number one, right?
It's going pretty great.
Yeah.
I'm so excited about it.
Thank you.
You need to have this, and we'll give it all to you.
Everybody is getting one.
[CHEERING]
It's free.
They're so happy!
Like yeah!
All right.
They love the free stuff.
[LAUGHTER] And they love you, too.
And what's great about you is--
how old are you?
I'm 22.
22 years old.
This all happened when you were 19, the first album.
Yeah.
And you were so down to earth that you did not
let this go to your head.
No.
Nuh-uh.
My mother is with me all the time.
She's a very strong woman.
And even when she's not with me, her voice [LAUGHTER]
always seems to be with me.
Now, does she travel with you?
She does.
Most of the time, she does.
Sometimes I have to tell her, mom,
I know you're tired because it's rough out here.
You know what I mean?
But she's such a trooper.
She's a party animal.
Yeah.
She seems great.
She likes to party.
She obviously saw your talent and took care of--
I mean, she raised you well.
She did.
I'm really, really proud of her, too, because it's hard.
And as a single parent, it's tough.
And she really, really always gave me love and, most of all,
made me feel that.
And I think that's the reason why I am who I am.
It's because of her.
I agree with you.
I think our parents have a tremendous part
in who we end up being.
[CHUCKLING] So you had this moment recently
that had to be incredible.
Because you're meeting, all of a sudden, all your idols.
And you're on stage, and who jumped up on stage?
OK, so I'm on stage.
Stevie Wonder gets on stage.
[CHEERING] So wow.
If I haven't said a million times,
if I could just watch him play.
If I could just be there and watch him play,
I've said that a million times.
So he gets on stage, and there he goes,
starts playing just slightly.
Alicia, what do you want me to sing?
[GASP]
[LAUGHTER]
I'm like, uh.
I can't think of anything.
All I can think of is "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life,"
and your biggest songs.
But I really wanted to do a deep song.
I couldn't remember anything.
I was such an idiot.
And so finally, I went for "As," which is,
I think, one of your favorite songs.
That is my favorite song.
It is one of my favorite songs, too,
but we had such a good time singing.
I bet.
And it was really fantastic.
Well, I bet.
I can't imagine the two of you singing together.
Wow.
I don't think I sang too much.
I was probably a little nervous.
He's somebody I want to have on the show.
So please--
He's funny.
I know.
He's hilarious.
I hosted an award show, and he walked up to me and said,
you're not to wear those shoes, are you?
[LAUGHTER]
He's hilarious.
We'll be right back.
Don't go anywhere.
We'll be right back.