Alicia Keys: 'Broadway inspired me'

Alicia Keys has credited Broadway for its inspiration on her creativity.

The Element of Freedom star, who grew up in New York, also revealed that the district has "endless possibilities".

She told Gotham magazine: "Even thought Eight Avenue was super grungy-drug needles and all kinds of dingy things - Broadway was a lot more creative and interesting and possible.

"When I was growing up, it was way darker, way more dismal, way more like the place where all the outcasts lived. So now, to see it more like a tourist destination is really interesting."

She added: "Those bright lights. It did always have endless possibilities, because Broadway was so close."