MJB: 'Song for 'Precious' Draws From Personal Struggle

Mary J. Blige says her song on the 'Precious' soundtrack, "I Can See in Color" is personal. The film's director Lee Daniels instructed Blige to draw inspiration for the tune--which plays as Precious is headed to the delivery room-- from her own life, growing up in the projects in Yonkers, NY. The track was co-written with Raphael Saadiq and LaNeah Menzies and Blige admitted she came to tears while in the recording studio, according to Variety.

The story of 'Precious' is all too familiar to Blige, who has said that young women like the character played by Gabourey Sibide are what encourages her to keep telling her story.

Filed Under: Hot Topics Celebrity

add comment...

« Previous Entry
Orlando Jones Guest Stars On 'House' Next Entry »
Oprah Apologizes to Robin Givens for Tyson Remark

Add Your Comment

Your comments:

Please check your inbox ... your comment will not appear until you have confirmed your identity via email.

Receive Essence Newsletter

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.