Mary J. Blige's 9/11 saviour

Mary J. Blige claims the September 11 terrorist attacks saved her life.The 'No More Drama', who was at the height of her drug addiction when two planes hit New York's 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, even though 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."(C) BANG Media International

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Trevor TaylorNov 7th, 2008 - 09:31:47

Hi, I remember that hot, fall day in 2001 like it was yesterday. In the days that followed I remember seeing MJ's video. She was standing in front of a t.v. shop window and singing as scenes flashed on the screen. I thought how fitting that she wrote this at this time, and it comforted me. Thanks Mary.

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