Madonna in a still from the video of the concert in Stockholm. (Image courtesy: YouTube)
Madonna paid a tearful tribute to those who died in the recent series of attacks in Paris. She sang
Like a Prayer, accompanied only by a guitar, during a concert in Stockholm, Sweden. The 57-year-old singer broke down during the show.
"It's been very hard for me to get through this show up to this point and not forget about what happened last night, so I need to take this moment to acknowledge the tragedy, the tragic killings, assassinations and the senseless endings of precious life that occurred last night in Paris," the pop star said in a video posted to YouTube by her manager Guy Oseary. (Also Read:
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"Why am I up here dancing and having fun when people are crying over the loss of their loved ones? However, that is exactly what these people want to do. They want to shut us up. They want to silence us," she continued.
"And we won't let them. We will never let them! Because there is power in unity and I do believe that as much chaos and pain and senseless violence and terrorism that occurs around this world not just in Paris as much as that does occur, there is more goodness in this world. We are here to prove it," she added.
Before playing an acoustic version of
Like a Prayer, a teary-eyed Madonna declared that "only love will change the world" and asked the audience to take a moment of silence.
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