LL Cool J Opens Grammys With Prayer For Whitney Houston
by Free Britney at .Sincere prayer on a Hollywood stage? You don't see that every day, but Sunday was not an average day. At the beginning of the 2012 Grammy Awards, host LL Cool J paid tribute to Whitney Houston, who died the previous day at 48.
"There's no way around this," he said, addressing a silent crowd. "We've had a death in our family, and so at least for me, the only thing that feels right is to begin with a prayer for a woman we loved, for our fallen sister, Whitney Houston."
Watch LL Cool J's prayer for Whitney Houston below:
After the NCIS: Los Angeles star finished, a video of Houston singing her hit "I Will Always Love You" played. "Whitney, we will always love you," he continued.
"And we'll remember you the best way we know how – with a song."
Jennifer Hudson's performance of the song honored Houston later in the telecast.
What did you think of LL's prayerful tribute?
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Comments (7 Total)
i feel mr. cool j did a cool job
You n yur music will b missed!! May god bless n have you in his glory!! AMEN!
Amen to that. Totally loved the respect given to Whitney and her family. LL definitely showed respect to all.
LL Cool J What a class act.
He qualified that prayer by saying (twice), "At least for me -- for me." It was personal and highly appropriate. That was religion done right -- not the hot mess the Niki M. performed!! I guess she can't rely on just talent, like Adele or Jennifer.