Alicia Keys discusses the coronavirus crisis, remaining hopeful, and more in a new interview with InStyle. The singer’s interview and photoshoot for the magazine took place in early May, prior to the global protests surrounding George Floyd’s death, with the shoot being photographed entirely by her family; husband Swizz Beatz and sons Egypt, 9, and Genesis, 5.
Keys, now 39, reveals why she’s glad she’s past her 20s in the interview: “I swear, I wouldn’t go back to being 20 if somebody paid me—it was literally the worst time ever,” despite the release of her debut album Songs In A Minor at age 20, which catapulted her to worldwide fame. “I wanted to fit in so desperately.