According to Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz, the secret to a strong marriage is “good communication.”
“I spent a lot of relationships not really saying how I actually felt, and they fell apart,” Keys told People magazine in a recent interview.
She continued, “If you can’t speak your truth, then you can’t be yourself. That’s a key! I don’t worry about speaking to him, even about the hard things, and I think he feels the same. I know that I can tell him what I really feel.”
Keys, 43, who has been married to Swizz Beatz, born Kasseem Dean, 45, since 2010, is opening up about what makes their marriage so strong as People’s latest digital cover star.
The “Girl on Fire” singer said that throughout the nearly 14 years they have been married, Dean has remained a supportive partner. The world got a taste of his support following Keys’ Super Bowl halftime performance, as trolls online were criticizing her for a botched first note and potentially being too cozy with headliner Usher onstage.
“Y’all talking about the wrong damn thing,” Dean wrote in an Instagram post following his wife’s Super Bowl cameo.
He continued, “Y’all don’t see that amazing dress covering the entire stadium. Tonight’s performance was nothing but amazing with [two] amazing Giants! Congrats [Usher] and my love [Alicia Keys] that song is a classic. We don’t do negative vibes on this side we make history.”
While speaking to People, Keys had kind words of her own for her longtime partner.
She said, “My husband — every second, it’s noise. But that’s him, and I love it. He is the best DJ in the universe, and we walk down the street, and it’s a party. It’s amazing.”
Keys told the publication that while things get serious from time to time — especially when it comes to communication involving their children, they still manage to enjoy themselves.
“We have a lot of fun. We laugh a lot. He’s…
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