In his first public appearance since November, Michael Bublé was nearly overcome with emotion during a speech about the love he has for his family.
Bublé was among those presented with the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award in his home country of Canada.
He begins his speech with a famous quote from Maya Angelou: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
The quote, he says, is a perfect description of his feelings as an artist and as a person.
“My entire life has been inspired by how my family has made me feel,” he says. He begins to list them, but stops after the first acknowledgement: his wife. Looking out into the audience, Bublé takes a breath to compose himself before mentioning his children, the emotion in his voice all too clear.
41-year-old Bublé has been largely out of the public eye since announcing last November that his three-year-old son, Noah, was diagnosed with liver cancer. Even after the confirmation in April that Noah was cancer-free, Bublé has chosen to enjoy this quiet time with his young family.