Alicia Keys loves Swizz Beatz's mind
Alicia Keys never imagined herself dating Swizz Beatz until she started learning all about his love and appreciation for art and design because the producer was too flashy for her liking.
The conservative Girl on Fire hitmaker had known Swizz Beatz for years before they started dating in 2008 and she insists it really was his mind that she fell in love with.
She tells talk show host Wendy Williams, "He's actually kind of a
little too ostentatious for my tastes. He likes to wear a T with
like, 16 chains and not just a regular car, it has to be the
craziest car of all time, so I was like, 'I don't know...'
"I think what happened was he really got me when I saw how far his
mind went. He's really really intelligent and knows so many
interesting things... He taught me about this artist called Erte, I
remember that was one of the first things we talked about, who was
alive in the '30s and used to draw outfits for the theater and I
had no idea."
The pair wed in 2010 and Alicia Keys also credits Swizz Beatz with
helping to bring her out of her shell in public.
She adds, "He loves to live life; I think he really showed me how
to live life in a beautiful way."