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Singer Jason Derulo invites radio personality Elvis Duran to his happy place - the gym! Watch as they engage in a candid one-on-one conversation about how Jason overcame a near-death experience when he fractured his neck during rehearsal.

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00:00There was a time when I sounded happy, but I wasn't happy. I was struggling.

00:06Then Dr. Oz helped me take control of my weight and my life.

00:10I took off over 100 pounds and I started living again.

00:14Today I feel great and I want everyone to feel this feeling.

00:18So I'm meeting up with some of my favorite friends in music

00:21and asking them to take us to their happy place.

00:26Jason Derulo started his songwriting career in his teens.

00:30He's written huge hits for stars like Lil Wayne and Pitbull,

00:33but now he's a global superstar on his own with 11 platinum hits.

00:44Jason's world as a performing artist is fast-paced and very intense.

00:48At just 27 years old, he's been through some seriously tough times,

00:52but he came out stronger and wiser and seems to always be in a really good mood, too.

00:56So I had to ask Jason, where's your happy place?

00:59So he said, meet him here, where he works out, Equinox Printing House, New York.

01:03Jason.

01:04Elvis, what's up?

01:05Show me around.

01:06Oh, man, this is my happy place, man.

01:08What is it about a gym that makes you so happy? I find myself very unhappy.

01:12Are you kidding me, man? Look at all these people. They got smiles on their face.

01:15It's a beautiful place.

01:17Honestly, this is one of the places that whatever is going on in my life,

01:21life's stresses, life's troubles, I mean, I forget about it and literally just come and pump it out.

01:26So working out feels good? Really?

01:29Yeah, man. I mean, working out releases endorphins. It gives you a natural high.

01:34So what's your routine all about?

01:36So I kind of change it up, whether it's boxing, whether it's calisthenics, whether it's pumping iron.

01:41I mean, it's all a part of it.

01:43Well, Jason, the gym is a very unhappy place for me.

01:46I want you to make this my happy place. Can you show me?

01:49Absolutely.

01:50Do you think you can help me find an ab?

01:52I don't have an ab.

01:54Everybody has abs, man.

01:56I've got a fine mind.

01:57Yeah, you know, sometimes it's just a little coverage, you know what I'm saying?

02:02So we just got to get past the coverage and the abs is right there.

02:06So I have a weight in my feet and then I'm going to bring it up.

02:10And as I'm bringing the weight up with my feet, I'm actually crunching at the top as well.

02:14And this makes you happy? This is your happy place?

02:16Oh, absolutely.

02:17But then it was my turn.

02:20That's the crunch we want right there.

02:22Now, how many of these do you do a day? Like 70, 80?

02:25Until I'm dead.

02:28So you're working out your body, you're de-stressing at the same time.

02:31It's got to be stressful living in the public eye like you do.

02:34I mean, how do you get through all the critiques and all the people talking trash about you without letting it get to you?

02:42Wait.

02:46You know, I talk a little different when I'm in the gym.

02:49Honestly, man, I try not to think about what other people's opinions are.

02:56I try to stay in my own lane and stick to the goal.

03:02But Jason's faced far bigger challenges than dealing with the haters.

03:06Back in 2012, he had a near-death experience when he fractured his neck during a rehearsal.

03:12He had to cancel his entire tour and the injury nearly left him paralyzed.

03:17I want to get serious for a second.

03:18I want to take you back to 2012 when you had your awful, awful accident.

03:23What was going through your mind then? How were you living through that?

03:30I think some of the hardest times were not being able to do things myself.

03:35For me, the simple things like taking a shower or putting my shirt on or my pants on.

03:40Just not having control of my own life was the hardest part.

03:43You know, it's so interesting to talk to people who've been through a scare like that or a cancer scare.

03:48And they have this new lease on life.

03:50But what about people who don't have to go through something traumatic?

03:53I still want to live the life of someone who's been through what you've been through.

03:58You don't want to have to break your neck to get it right.

03:59I don't want to break my neck to get it right.

04:01There's something to be learned for all of us. What do you think that is?

04:04I think you can't take things for granted, man.

04:07I mean, you know, spend time with the people that you care about.

04:10Don't waste time doing things that don't help your life, that don't escalate you, that don't matter.

04:17Being a creator, being an artist, it has moments of torture, I'm assuming.

04:21Do you ever experience self-doubt or writer's block when you're trying to write music?

04:26I mean, not so much now.

04:28But I think back in the day it was more me focusing on the success rather than the process or the art.

04:36Once I started focusing on the art, the self-doubt just melted away.

04:40What advice do you have for all of us trying to find our happy place?

04:44It's literally just figuring out what makes you happy.

04:47Do you like cooking? Do you feel happy when you're cooking?

04:49Do you feel happy when you're working out?

04:51Do you feel happy when you take walks?

04:53I mean, you got to find what it is that makes you happy and do it.

04:57Thank you for watching.

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Jason Derulo Reveals His Near-Death Experience | Oz Wellness

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