00:00I want to, I want to take a minute and talk about my father just a little bit.
00:16See if I can get through this.
00:20A little less than two weeks ago, my father passed away.
00:25He was comforted by my family and me.
00:34And you know, it's always difficult when you lose a loved one.
00:39And to be quite honest, it was really hard for me.
00:47You know, I didn't know what to do.
00:50I didn't know how to move forward.
00:52If I should cancel this festival or cancel the entire tour.
00:58And I talked to my brother and we started to speak about my father's strength.
01:09He was very strong.
01:12And if it wasn't, if it was without his, his, his drive, his strength, we wouldn't have the success.
01:22We're a black family that came from Gary, Indiana.
01:39And we broke all kinds of records around the globe.
01:45That's true.
01:46But my father was a great man.
01:54And my brother, he asked me, he said, if, if, if he were here right now listening to this conversation, what do you think he would say to you?
02:07And I think my father, I think my father would have said, Janet, please finish what you started.
02:23And I will be there with you every step of the way in your heart.
02:38So here I am.
02:39I love you so much.
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