Alicia Keys: ‘Fame Almost Destroyed Me’

Alicia Keys has a voice so big her mother used to say it could "bust through bricks". But right now the New York diva is whispering.
She's talking about how loved up she is with her producer fiancé, Swizz Beatz, 31. And suddenly she's gone from streetwise, 12-Grammy-Award-winning performer into a coy, giggling girl.
"Oh yes," she says dreamily. "I am very much in love. Right now love is my main inspiration. Love is the one thing we all want in our lives and I am completely surrounded by it. Love fills you up in a way nothing else can and it's the most amazing, amazing thing."
It's the first time she's publicly spoken about her feelings for Swizz - real name Kasseem Dean. Until now, Alicia has been tight-lipped about her boyfriend, refusing even to confirm they were an item until last month.