Onree gill biography of williams

"Some artists just want their music to sound good, but they're not all that interested in the particulars," notes Onree Gill, Alicia Keys' musical director. "They might not really care how you get from one song to the next or about the details of the arrangements.

They don't have a clue about music theory or music history."

And Alicia Keys?

"She's the opposite of that," says Gill, speaking on the eve of his departure for an Asian tour with the GRAMMY-snatching singer/songwriter.

Onree gill biography of williams

"She wants to be involved in every single note. She wants to know how the music goes from point A to point B, if it's dynamic and dramatic enough. She's a musician first-she still practices hard every day. It's a great thing to work with someone who cares so much about every color, every key, every note that's being played-and why it's being played.

For Alicia, every note she sings or plays has to make sense."

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