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00:00 [MUSIC]

00:03 Ladies and gentlemen, Grammy nominations were announced.

00:05 [MUSIC]

00:09 The most honored artist this year with 11 nominations is Mr. John Baptiste, right there.

00:14 [APPLAUSE]

00:21 >> I feel like we're living a life of contrast.

00:24 >> Wow, what do you mean?

00:25 >> It's just a lot.

00:27 [MUSIC]

00:31 >> I'm always in awe of Sulika, how she deals with hardship.

00:35 >> My first day of chemo, his 11 Grammy nominations were announced.

00:40 >> [APPLAUSE]

00:41 >> I won the biggest prize in music,

00:43 come home, she's back in the hospital.

00:46 This is what we're dealing with.

00:47 [MUSIC]

00:53 >> We both see survival as a creative act.

00:56 [MUSIC]

00:59 >> These rings are token of your marriage covenant.

01:03 [LAUGH]

01:05 [MUSIC]

01:16 >> How are you doing right now?

01:19 >> I have faith that everything can change.

01:24 My mind is always making things.

01:27 It's the way that I process my life.

01:29 >> If a symphony orchestra was created right now, what would that sound like?

01:32 We're gonna play it one night only at Carnegie Hall.

01:35 [MUSIC]

01:39 >> Music comes from life experiences.

01:41 [APPLAUSE]

01:44 >> We've both had so many good things happening.

01:47 >> And the Grammy goes to John Baptiste.

01:52 >> And so many incredibly hard things.

01:54 >> This remission last years and then come back and you don't know.

01:58 >> I honestly don't know how to hold such extremes.

02:02 [MUSIC]

02:09 >> You have to confront the brutal reality.

02:11 [MUSIC]

02:13 But at the same time, have completely unwavering faith.

02:19 [MUSIC]

02:29 [MUSIC]

02:39 [BLANK_AUDIO]