MAG COVERS: ALICIA KEYS COVERS GLAMOUR w/ DEMI MOORE & JENNIFER ANISTON

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by Christine

Singer Alicia Keys, alongside actress Demi Moore & Jennifer Aniston grace the cover of Glamourmagazine’s October issue. The three of them have joined forces to direct a series of short films for Lifetime’s Five, a series of films about women and breast cancer and how the illness affects their lives. Alicia keys will be contributing her short film entitled Lili. Among other things, the 30 year-old musician/songwriter alsoshared what inspired her to start directing a film of her own:

On choosing to direct her Five film ‘Lili’:
“After I read the scripts, I felt like this was something important, and I wanted to be a part of it. I chose Lili because she’s close to my age and I understood the family dynamic. I had an immediate idea of what I could bring to it.”

On reality music shows like American Idol:
“Initially, I felt like it was showing people that to be an artist you’re just supposed to get on TV. But as time passed, and the industry changed, I started thinking of it as an outlet for people who otherwise wouldn’t have any opportunity to be heard. Now I think it’s a good thing. When you’re talented, you’re talented.”

On the breakthrough moment she had while in Egypt (it inspired her son’s name too!):
“It was a time of transition. There were certain people [I was working with] who weren’t right. I had friends who weren’t right anymore. I was tired and I had overworked myself and burnt myself out. So I went to Egypt by myself. When I saw what was built there, it made me understand how powerful we are, that we can create anything. And I felt like I needed to create things that were timeless too.”

You can peep a preview of Alicia’s directorial debut, CHECK OUT OUR PREVIOUS POST.

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