Alicia Keys: I was built for motherhood

The singer has eight-month-old son Egypt with husband Swizz Beatz, and said she has been impressed with her own stamina when it comes to sleepless nights.

'I never was one to get a lot of sleep anyway, because of the nature of what I do and how much we fly and how much we work,' she told MTV News. 'So honestly, I'll tell Egypt, 'That's all you got?! You only got waking up every three hours, that's it? C'mon!' I guess in a way, I was built for it.”

And she added that her new status has helped her to be more creative than ever.

'The past year has been incredible; just so many blessings, being able to be a mommy, being able to be a wife and just really finding my centre and my place of comfort ... Being a mom is like, spectacular. It's the most fun I've ever had, period. I feel like I'm having more fun than I've ever had in my whole life. I feel like I'm definitely more creative. I'm more thoughtful about my plans and the things that I do, so overall everything is like a hundred times better.'