R&B star Mary J. Blige claims the September 11 terrorist attacks saved her life. The 'Family Affair' singer, who was at the height of her drug addiction when two planes hit the World Trade Center in 2001, believes 9/11 was the wake-up call she needed to sort her life out.
She said: "It started when I was on tour in 2000. I was in the middle of all sorts of drug dependencies and one of my girlfriends died, which was a real blow. I met my husband the following year and he wasn't afraid to challenge me. He made me question and try to find myself. Then the singer Aaliyah died - another death close to home. I was like, 'Am I next?' I actually thought I was going to die.
"A few weeks later, New York City blew up and that was it - I was getting a warning. I was out."
The Grammy award-winning singer says getting clean was the best thing she has ever done, regardless of the fact it cost her some fans.
She said: "My pain is real, as was all the negative stuff I went through, but I couldn't continue to live if I didn't change. When I decided to turn my life round and say, 'No more drama', I might have lost a million fans but I gained two million - a lot of people who didn't want a miserable Mary."
By Owen Williams, Feb 02 2008 © Copyright 2008 - Showbiz Spy
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