Ariana Grande Describes The Manchester Attack As ‘The Worst Of Humanity’

Ariana Grande recently opened up to TIME about her struggles and challenges of leading a normal life, post the Manchester attack. Here’s what she revealed.

Describing the Manchester attack as the ‘worst of humanity’, Ariana Grande explained how she progressed with her life, after the attack. The 24-year-old singer found it painful to move on, yet she didn’t want her fans to think that something like this had won. On May 22 last year, a terrorist detonated an explosive device that left 22 people dead and more than 500 injured in her concert. The attack took place, moments after she completed performing at the concert in Manchester.

Ariana’s struggle was no secret. “Music is supposed to be the safest thing in the world. I think that’s why it’s still so heavy on my heart every single day,” Ariana continued. She thought the situation would improve with time and that finally, she would be able to make peace with the tragedy. She waits for peace to come every day and it is still very painful. She expressed that the processing part is going to take forever.

The ‘Break Free’ singer was in a state of trauma post the attack and meeting the injured victims and their families at the Royal Manchester Children’s hospital was incredibly tough for her. She cried for days thinking about her loyal fans who died on that fateful day and more so in her concert. She thought about the loss and pain of the innocent families. In addition, she struggled to keep her ‘Dangerous Woman’ tour going.

Making a bad situation better

When Scooter Braun Ariana’s manager, told her that she needs to get back out there, Ariana looked at him like he was insane. She said, 'I can never sing these songs again. I can't put on these outfits. Don't put me in this position.” It was not long before the young singer realized that she needs to do something and she can’t let the terrorists win. "If I don't do something, these people died in vain”, she said.

The courageous Ariana decided to take the stage at the Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground to host the ‘One love Manchester’ benefit gig in aid of the victims and all their families. Popular stars like Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams, The Black Eyed Peas, Robbie Williams and Little Mix shared the stage with her and performed for free. Live Nation, in turn, covered the costs of the concert. The gig was televised on BBC and streamed on BBC Radio 1.

Ariana Grande also spoke about her new track ‘No tears left to cry’ which is a song about resilience. Speaking about the song she said, “We've messed with the idea of not being able to find the ground again, because I feel like I'm finally landing back on my feet now."  Her new album is called ‘Sweetener’ and through her album, she wants to send a message across to the world that a bad situation can be improved. She said that when she started to take care of herself more, she found freedom, balance, and joy. Music was her savior during those emotional and struggling moments. The singer thought-provokingly said: "When you're handed a challenge, instead of sitting there and complaining about it, why not try to make something beautiful?"