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Kelly Clarkson got visibly emotional during her July 26 Las Vegas show in a newly resurfaced video<\/p>\n
The moment came when she was discussing a telling lyric change in her hit song “Piece by Piece”<\/p>\n
Clarkson broke down in tears while talking about the song just 12 days before the death of her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock<\/p>\n
Kelly Clarkson got raw and real with her fans 12 days before the death of her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock.
\nIn a newly resurfaced video recorded by TikTok user @modestishottest4u from Clarkson\u2019s July 26 show at her Las Vegas Studio Session residency, the pop star, 43, broke down in tears multiple times while introducing the newly reworked version of her song \u201cPiece by Piece.\u201d
\n\u201cCompartmentalization!\u201d Clarkson urged herself while wiping away tears and trying to keep from crying.
\nShe then went on to share that after a 2023 lyric change to \u201cPiece by Piece\u201d \u2014 in the wake of her 2020 split from Blackstock \u2014 she has since changed the song once again to reflect more of where she is today.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u2019ve never rewritten a song more and I probably never will,\u201d she began. \u201cI wrote this song with a lot of hope and projection for happiness and better than what was happening. And then, well, life set in and I had to change the lyrics. Everybody was like, \u2018Wait, why aren\u2019t you singing this song?\u2019 And I was like, \u2018Have you heard the lyrics?\u2019 That\u2019s fun. Embarrassing.\u201d
\nThe song originally read as a message to Clarkson\u2019s estranged father about how Blackstock was a better father and partner to her and was released in 2015, two years after the former couple tied the knot.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ended up changing the lyrics. We did it one time, I did a residency here, and then I was like, \u2018You know what, that sounded a little angry,\u2019 \u201c she shared. \u201cSo I just wanted to explain how it feels now. I\u2019m 43. I\u2019ve done some therapy, and I changed the lyrics now and I think it\u2019s perfect. I promise. I\u2019m not gonna change it again.\u201d
\nFurther explaining why she decided to tweak the lyrics, Clarkson added, \u201cIt just represents, kind of, I don\u2019t know I feel like we grow up, right? And this is the more grown up version of it.\u201d
\nHowever, as she tried to go on, Clarkson once again got emotional, saying, \u201cI\u2019m really trying to pull it together,\u201d before introducing the song by declaring, \u201cScrew it, let\u2019s just sing it. This is \u2018Piece by Piece.\u2019 \u201c
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\nIn her 2023 lyric change, Clarkson sang, \u201cI just walk away, when they ask for money. I take care of me \u2018cause I love me. Piece by piece I restored my faith that a heart can still beat even when it breaks,\u201d a seeming reference to Blackstock\u2019s financial requests during their divorce.
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\nAnd in the updated version Clarkson sang, \u201cI\u2019m learning everyday how to love me. I let go of the shame that you taught me. Piece by piece I restored the faith that a heart can still beat even if it breaks.\u201d
\nBlackstock died of cancer on Aug. 7 at the age of 48. He and Clarkson shared daughter River, 11, and son Remington, 9. He was also dad to daughter Savannah and son Seth from a previous relationship.
\nOne day before the music manager\u2019s death, Clarkson postponed the remainder of her Las Vegas shows, sharing in a statement, “While I normally keep my personal life private, this past year, my children\u2019s father has been ill and at this moment, I need to be fully present for them.”<\/p>\n
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A source told PEOPLE that Clarkson has “been devastated” for her children amid her ex-husband’s private illness.
\n\u201cWhen she found out that he was sick, she remained protective of him for their sake,\u201d the source said. \u201cKelly has always tried to keep things classy. It became clear earlier this year that Brandon was not doing well. She\u2019s been devastated for the kids.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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