On November 8, Alicia Keys and Emmy Award-winning Entertainment Tonight host Nichelle Turner participated in Marie Claire's "Power Trip" event: an event held at Miraval Berkshires Resort & Spa (opens in new tab) called Off the Grid, where the two engaged in lively conversation with some of the nation's most powerful women business leaders and executives.

The conversation began with Keys discussing her upcoming album, "KEYS" (opens in new tab), which will be released on December 10. Keys explains, "The album is an exploration of unlocking, an idea of liberation." I came to a place where I allowed myself to feel good. Some parts of ourselves stop us from feeling good. I feel like I'm not supposed to feel good. It's a bunch of bullshit we've been taught throughout our lives."

She continues. I really want to break the chains and oppressive behaviors that we've fallen into. Feeling good is freedom. We deserve to feel good, and when we do feel good, we can celebrate it."

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Keys also spoke about his own "multiplicity" and how he reflected that in his two albums. Keys said he never thought he would make a two-disc album, but is very excited about the final product because "you can't express yourself in one song."

A detailed account of Keys' stimulating conversation with Turner follows.

On Keys' music and how it has evolved over the past 20 years:

"In the beginning, I thought I was done tomorrow. I'm really proud of my indomitable spirit and my ability to change fluidly through all eras and situations," Keys recalls. 'What's great about it musically is that I always felt like I wanted to do something different. For years, I was always chasing what I could do next. Now I come back again and I can see that what I was doing in the beginning was great. It's very interesting to spend your life looking for something more than that, only to realize that what you were always doing was always good enough."

On fighting impostor syndrome:

"For a long time I felt like what am I doing here? To be honest, I still feel that in many ways. I am in awe. But I've noticed that I've gotten a lot more comfortable with knowing my worth, knowing what I deserve and demanding it," Keys says. 'Because as women, we are so busy and often feel like we have to compromise so much. There's a part of me that wants to hold on to my space, my original thoughts and ideas, and I've learned that I can't do that if I don't have the space to do it myself.

On finding "her way forward:" [The pandemic has allowed me to go super-fast to something that I knew I would eventually get to. I had always connected with people on a very emotional level, a very human, everyday level. But now I can take that communication beyond records and performances to conversations about who we are, what we do, and what we can do better. Not only through music, but also through other works like "Keys Soulcare" (open in new tab), I realized that this was beginning to become evident through the pandemic.

"Soulcare" makes so much sense because it cannot be defined. I don't want to define it in terms of limitations, but it really is a lifestyle. Its concept is about how you pour yourself into it without feeling guilty and what the tools are. I have noticed that many people do not know how to meditate, positive affirmations, what they want for themselves, and respect their body, mind, and spirit. How do you feel about those things?" and "How do you face the invisible parts that create everything you are?"

That is the purpose of Keys Soul Care. We started with a skin care product line because growing up dealing with so many hormones, emotions, and stresses, skin care was very difficult for me. I didn't realize that all of that was showing up in my body. It was manifesting itself in acne and all sorts of things. So I was always obsessed with how I could create something that would solve the problems I was having. But I'm also exploring the toxicity that we can really ingest in relationships and food and other things that we're learning about now. That's what Keys SoulCare is about. It's a community that builds each other up."

On activating the "inner sacredness":

"In creating Keys Soul Care, we realized that we have all kinds of "care" but we don't actually have soul care. As a culture, we do not make soul care a top priority in our lives. I think that is definitely part of the journey, especially as we all experience so much energy on the way to where we are trying to go."

On her perfect day: ["I move from my bed or couch to another place, read a little book, watch a movie, meditate, sit by the fire. I don't go anywhere or do anything difficult. Hopefully someone will cook. And then I rub my feet. That kind of thing."

On not having to sacrifice himself for success:

"Of course, you have to make choices. At some point you have to choose something over something else. But the ability to choose is clearly mine. I know that I can lead a balanced life. Before, if I didn't work 19 hours out of a 24-hour day, I wasn't accomplished. I can choose to make time for myself. That doesn't mean it's easy.

On what her mother taught her that she now understands better than ever:

"She never lied to me. She always told me the truth. She was always genuine, very honest, completely herself. I love that about her. She is very strong. She is my role model as a woman. My favorite thing that she taught me, and that I now understand more than ever, is the Golden Rule. I can think about whatever it is that I'm doing and if it was happening to me, would I be happy with it? That way I can be very lucid and figure out how to act within that moral compass. That woman has made me a strong power woman."