WELCOME BACK! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST
GUEST TONIGHT IS A 15-TIME GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTIST WHO
HAS SOLD OVER 65 MILLION RECORDS WORLDWIDE.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," ALICIA KEYS.
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( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: IT IS A GOOD VIBE. I LIKE ALL THE SPARKLES.
>> I BROUGHT SOME HOLIDAY CHEER FOR YOU.
>> Stephen: YOU DID, EXACTLY. YOU'RE LIKE A LIT-UP CHRISTMAS
TREE. >> I AM.
>> Stephen: YOU ALWAYS BRING THE GOOD VIEBDZ.
UPPER, BACK IN 2020, YOU WERE ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE I
INTERVIEWED OVER ZOOM IN THE BEGINNING OF COVID WHEN I WAS
BACK AT HOME AND MY WIFE WAS MY CREW.
BACK IN THE DAY. >> IT WAS CRAZY.
I REMEMBER IT WAS HARD FOR YOU TO DO IT BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T
FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORK THE STUFF.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> IT WAS WEIRD. >> Stephen: I JUST TALK AT IT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS! YOU WERE VERY GOOD.
YOU CALMED ME DOWN, ACTUALLY. YOU WERE MY SENSE.
>> I'M HERE FOR YOU. >> Stephen: YOU LED ME THROUGH
SOME MEDITATIONS. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT?
>> I REMEMBER THIS. I WAS IN MY HOUSE, OBVIOUSLY.
YOU WERE IN YOUR HOUSE. I THINK YOU GAVE EVERYBODY MY
TELEPHONE NUMBER. YOU VIOLATED, MAN.
>> Stephen: I APOLOGIZE. YOU GOT ME TO BREATHE AND YOU
WANTED ME TO MANIFEST AND EXPRESS TOO THE UNIVERSE WHAT I
WANTED TO BRING INTO MY LIFE. AND I SAID, "I WANT A LIVE
STUDIO AUDIENCE." I THINK YOU MANIFESTED THESE
PEOPLE FOR ME. >> WE MANIFESTED!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
WE'RE HAPPY TO BE BACK. WE'RE SO HAPPY THAT YOU'RE BACK.
GLAD TO BE IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.
I'M BIG ON MANIFESTATION. I'M BIG ON ASPIRATIONS AND
MANTRAS, LIKE I'M STRONG, CAPABLE, AND ABLE.
LIKE, I'M COMPLEX, LAYERED AND DEFINED.
>> Stephen: COMPLEX, LAYERED AND DEVINE.
>> YES. >> Stephen: THAT SOUNDS LIKE A
WONDERFUL CAKE. >> NO, THAT'S ME!
>> Stephen: OH, OKAY. >> AND YOU!
>> Stephen: YOUR FACIAL CAROLINE.
CAN YOU DO ANYTHING FOR MY T-ZONE?
I GOT VARIABLE. I GOT SOME OILY, SOME DRY.
>> I HAVE CLEANSER, RICH TRANSFORMATION SKIN CREAM FOR
YOU. >> Stephen: HOOK ME UP.
LET'S MANIFEST. >> I GOT YOU, BABY!
>> Stephen: SPEAKING IN FRONT OF AND MANIFESTING A LIVE
AUDIENCE, YOUR WORLD TOUR, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2013.
>> CAN ANYBODY-- I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO TIME.
FIRST OF ALL, WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT THREE YEARS, WE CAN LET IT
GO. THREE YEARS OF ALL THE TIMES WE
WERE JUST EXPERIENCING A WHOLE WORLD PANDEMIC IS NOT TO BE
COUNTED. BUT IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE
I WAS ON TOUR. GOING ON TOUR THIS SUMMER, I WAS
WITH MY FAMILY FOR THE FIRST TIME, ALL OF US TOGETHER ON
TOUR. MY SEVEN-YEAR-OLD LEARNED HOW TO
RIDE A BIKE WITHOUT TRAINING WHEELS IN BORDEAUX, FRANCE.
I WAS LIKE -- >> Stephen: SURE.
( APPLAUSE )
TO RIDE MY BIKE. >> Stephen: 12 YEARS AGO, YOUR
12 YEARS THE LAST TIME YOU TOURED WAS THREE.
THIS IS YOUR SON EGYPT. >> YES.
>> Stephen: HE PLAYS PIANO. HE WENT UP THERE AND PLAYED A
SONG IN FRONT OF 17,000 PEOPLE. WHERE WAS THAT?
>> THIS WAS IN MANHEIM, GERMANY. LET ME TELL YOU A QUICK STORY --
>> Stephen: I HAVE A PHOTO WHILE YOU'RE TELLING THE STORY.
>> EVER SINCE EGYPT WAS A KID, HE'S ALWAYS BEEN WANTING TO
PERFORM. HE WANTS TO GET ON THE STAGE AND
DO THE DANCE. AND I'M LIKE, "EGYPT, YOU HAVE
TO PRACTICE. PRACTICE SOMETHING WE CAN TRY
IT." THIS TIME HE WAS LIKE, "I WANT
TO GET ON STAGE." I SAID PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING.
HE PUTS TOGETHER THREE OR FOUR ANIME SONGS AND FINISHEDS WITH
"GAME OF THRONES." HE ORGANIZED IT HIMSELF.
HE SAID I'M READY. I SAID COME TO SOUND CHECK.
MAKE SURE YOU FEEL GOOD. WHEN YOU COME OUT YOU HAVE TO
SAY, WHAT'S UP, MAN! HI!"
YOU HAVE TO ENGAGE THE AUDIENCE. WE WORK ON IT AND HE DOES THE
SOUND CHECK AND HE'S A TINY BIT RUSTY BUT HE SOUNDED GOOD.
I SAD TO HIS DAD, LET'S HAVE HIM WAIT.
AND HE WAS LIKE HE'S READY TONIGHT.
AND I WAS LIKE ARE YOU SURE SNIFFS ALL MOM.
HE SAID HE'S READY. I ASKED EGYPT, DO YOU WANT TO DO
IT? HE SAID I'M READY.
I SAID ARE YOU SURE? YOU CAN WAIT.
I WAS BEING ALL MOMMY HE SAID I CAN DO IT.
I GET ON STAGE, AND I SAID, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN GIVE IT UP
FOR MY SON EGYPT. HE COMES OUT, WHAT'S UP,
MANHEIM! HE GOES TO THE PIANO, AND HE'S
LIKE, "YOU GUYS READY FOR THIS? AND I WAS LIKE...
>> Stephen: WERE YOU READY FOR THIS?
>> I WAS NOT READY. I LEFT THE STAGE TO GET CHANGED,
AND THE BOY KILLED IT. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
( APPLAUSE ).
YOU COULD HEAR IT. YOU COULD HEAR IT.
WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK, BUT COME ON BACK, BECAUSE WE'LL
BE HERE WITH MORE ALICIA KEYS, EVERYBODY.