When people sing with passion, it improves their performance tenfold. When they have a real connection to the lyrics or those lyrics mean a lot to them, the intensity level goes through the roof. Your performance drastically improves and people can see, hear and feel your passion or pain.
In this performance from the final season of American Idol La’Porsha Renae takes the stage, and performs a stunning performance of Mary J. Blige’s “No More Drama”. Having previously openly talked about being the victim of domestic violence everyone could see the passion she brought to the song, and how much every single word meant to her.
One of the judges Jennifer Lopez also got caught up in the moment and became emotional. In an open and frank conversation, she said “It takes a lot of strength to overcome those things in your life. I know. Everybody knows. We’ve all been through stuff like that.” This was such an endearing and open thing for a superstar such as Lopez to admit publicly and can only serve to raise the profile of domestic violence. Domestic violence can never be tolerated under any circumstances, and it’s not just violence. Words, insults, or controlling behaviour are just as damaging as the physical violence people normally think about. Watch this amazing performance and listen to those amazing lyrics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l-Lpth8OAU