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Alicia Keys welcomes "Person to Person" co-host Lara Logan to her "second home"
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Alicia Keys welcomes "Person to Person" co-host Lara Logan to her "second home" -- her studio.

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A painting of Grace Jones. A walk through the entry way into Alicia Keys' studio is like a walk through her personal hall of fame.
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A walk through the entry way into Alicia Keys' studio is like a walk through her personal hall of fame. Grace Jones, she says, is "one of the most powerful and individual women that you'll ever meet."

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The artist Shepard Fairey created this image of a powerful woman specifically for Keys' studio hallway.
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The artist Shepard Fairey created this image of a powerful woman specifically for Keys' studio hallway. She says it reminds her of Diana Ross or Angela Davis.

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A larger-than-life image of Whitney Houston. The singer has been a big inspiration for Keys ever since she was a little girl singing Houston's songs in front of the mirror.
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Whitney Houston has been a big inspiration for Keys ever since she was a little girl singing Houston's songs in front of the mirror. Later they became friends.

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A couple of Keys' favorite songs as an up- and-coming singer practicing in front of the mirror were Houston's "I Want to Dance with Somebody," and Madonna's "Like a Virgin."

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This is the inner sanctum: Keys' recording studio
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This is the inner sanctum: Keys' recording studio. She says she designed it with Ann Mincieli, "my genius brilliant engineer."

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This piano, called a CP70, went with Keys on her "Element of Freedom" tour. It glows in the dark and displays the words: freedom and love.
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This piano, called a CP70, went with Keys on her "Element of Freedom" tour. It glows in the dark and displays the words: freedom and love.

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This piano, called a ream, is a favorite of Keys for experimenting and exploring.
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This piano, called a ream, is a favorite of Keys for experimenting and exploring.

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Keys new album, "Girl on Fire," was created and recorded in her studio. She remembers saying to herself at the time: "Whoa, magic stuff just happened."

Video: Keys performs "Brand New Me"
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Keys says her song, "Girl on Fire," is about finding what you feel passionate about and not being deterred from pursuing it.
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Keys says her song, "Girl on Fire," is about finding what you feel passionate about and not being deterred from pursuing it.

Video: Keys performs "Brand New Me"
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Keys plays the song, "Brand New Me," which she describes as her autobiography.
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Keys plays the song, "Brand New Me," which she describes as her autobiography.

Video: Keys performs "Brand New Me"
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The song reflects her new role as mother of a toddler named Egypt.
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The song reflects her new role as mother of a toddler named Egypt.

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Keys says she feels more centered than she ever has before.
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Keys says she feels more centered than she ever has before.

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Keys has a particular appreciation for the view of the New York skyline from her penthouse studio.
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Keys has a particular appreciation for the view of the New York skyline from her penthouse studio.

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Keys' penthouse studio has incomparable city views.
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Keys' penthouse studio has incomparable city views.

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Keys grew up just blocks from here in Hell's Kitchen when it was a dangerous neighborhood.
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Keys grew up just blocks from here in Hell's Kitchen when it was a dangerous neighborhood.

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Alicia Keys shows Lara Logan an app she designed, called "The Journals of Mama Mae and Lee Lee."
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Alicia Keys shows Lara Logan an app she designed, called "The Journals of Mama Mae and Lee Lee."

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Keys' app is based on her relationship with her beloved grandmother.
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Keys' app is based on her relationship with her beloved grandmother.

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The app teaches children about music, storytelling and writing.
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The app teaches children about music, storytelling and writing.

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The last part of the "Person to Person" tour brings cast and crew up to the roof
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The last part of the "Person to Person" tour brings cast and crew up to the roof...

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... where Keys says you can feel a true "empire state of mind."

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