Ariana Grande has reflected on one of the defining, life-changing moments of the singer\u2019s career, the suicide bombing at her Manchester, England, concert.<\/b>
\nAriana Grande has reflected on one of the defining, life-changing moments of the singer\u2019s career, the suicide bombing at her Manchester, England, concert.
In the fourth episode of her new YouTube documentary series, \u201cDangerous Woman Diaries,\u201d Grande read the letter she sent to fans who attended and survived the May 2017 terrorist attack that killed 23 people, including the bomber, and injured more than 800 people.
\u201cThe people of Manchester were able to change an event that portrayed the worst of humanity into one that portrayed the most beautiful of humanity,\u201d Grande says in the video (via Entertainment Weekly). \u201c\u2018Like a handprint on my heart\u2019\u2026 I think of Manchester constantly and will carry this with me every day for the rest of my life.
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Grande sent the letter on Feb. 22,2018, eight months after the attack. In it she explained how the experience taught her to not take life for granted and gave her added resiliency.
\u201cMusic is an escape. Music is the safest thing I\u2019ve ever known,\u201d Grande continued. \u201cMusic \u2014 pop music, stan culture \u2014 is something that brings people together, introduces them to some of their best friends, and makes them feel like they can be themselves. It is comfort. It is fun. It is expression. It is happiness. It is the last thing that would ever harm someone. It is safe.\u201d
Several weeks after the attack, Grande returned to Manchester for the \u201cOne Love Manchester\u201d benefit concert, performing Crowded House\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Dream It\u2019s Over\u201d with Miley Cyrus and Oasis\u2019 \u201cDon\u2019t Look Back In Anger\u201d with Coldplay. Oasis\u2019s song became a viral anthem of sorts following the attack when a crowd sang the tune following an emotional moment of silence at a vigil. And Grande closed out the performance with her rendition of \u201cSomewhere Over the Rainbow.\u201d
Grande will release the music video for her new song \u201cthank u, next\u201d later on Friday. Watch a preview of her documentary series above.
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