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Welcome to
the Kennedy Center Opera House,
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Official YIFY movies site:
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a living memorial to the legacy
of the great
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President John F. Kennedy,
who once said
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that if more politicians
knew poetry,
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and more poets knew politics,
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I am convinced the world would
be a little better place.
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This national cultural center
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was created for all Americans.
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Poets, politicians,
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and everyone in between.
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Art doesn't care
where you're from.
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Or what you look like.
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Art can be small,
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or it can be very big.
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And it can be any color
of the rainbow.
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Like yellow, heh.
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Big and yellow.
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Sounds like me.
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That's right, Big Bird.
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Art has the power
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to bring us together
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by breaking down barriers
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and highlighting
our shared humanity.
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That's why we're here.
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At tonight we'll tell you
the stories
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of five artists who continue
the legacy
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of the 244 honorees
who came before them.
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They are stories of tenacity,
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stories of faith,
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stories of unfettered creativity
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and stories of endurance.
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And I know a little about that.
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We're all honored to
be part of this legacy.
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And we're thrilled to welcome
the 45th class
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of Kennedy Center Honorees.
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Acclaimed actor and filmmaker
George Clooney.
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The legendary Empress of Soul,
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Gladys Knight.
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The Queen of Christian Pop,
Amy Grant.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning composer
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and music ambassador Tania León.
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Iconic rock band U2!
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Friends of the arts
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the Vice President
of the United States
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and the Second Gentleman
Douglas Emhoff.
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Friends of the arts
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the President
of the United States
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and First Lady Jill Biden.
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ANNOUNCER:
From Washington, D.C.,
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and The United States
National Cultural Center,
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it's the Kennedy Center Honors.
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BROOKS:
First of all,
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you're talking about one
of the greatest voices
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we've ever had.
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Not to mention one of the most
gorgeous creatures
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we've ever seen
inside and out, too.
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I'm gonna quote Gladys here,
she says,
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"Bring on the pain.
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"Bring on the glory.
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"I will be in this fight
to share my gifts,
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to enjoy my blessings,
and to be loved."
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ANNOUNCER:
Please welcome rapper, actor,
and 2017 Kennedy Center Honoree
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LL Cool J.
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Just like stars
in the night sky,
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Gladys Knight illuminates
everything and everyone
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in her orbit.
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But make no mistake:
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she's no ordinary star.
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No matter what Gladys
is singing,
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she connects with you on
a deeper, spiritual level.
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I once heard Gladys
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sing the ABCs and I thought
I was in church.
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True story.
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That's the real reason why she's
known as the Empress of Soul.
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Gladys is gospel.
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She's country.
She's rock 'n' roll.
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And of course, hip-hop.
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A lot of artists
have sampled her music,
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so on behalf of the culture,
I just want to say,
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thank you, Gladys.
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You truly are an inspiration.
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Not just to me,
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but to everyone who has been
blessed to orbit your star.
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Wouldn't be here without you.
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Please welcome Garth Brooks.
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Gladys has roots
in country music.
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As a matter of fact,
her biggest hit started
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as a country ballad.
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After changing
a couple of lyrics,
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and adding that signature touch
of Gladys Knight soul,
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what was once
"Midnight Plane to Houston"...
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True story.
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...became "Midnight Train
to Georgia."
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And the rest, as they say,
is history.
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But to do this song right,
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and to do Gladys right,
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we're gonna need us
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The Pips.
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♪
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Yeah. Yeah.
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WESLEY MORRIS:
Anybody who's heard
Gladys Knight
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knows the strength
of that voice.
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MORRIS:
This meaty, mighty,
textured instrument
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of deceptive elegance
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and tremendous
emotional urgency.
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Why does Gladys Knight
need to sound strong?
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Because her art
is the opposite of strength.
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Why should any of us fear
vulnerability
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when this woman sounds
so powerful confessing hers?
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MORRIS:
Gladys grew up in
the Atlanta of the 1940s
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and 1950s,
one of Merald Knight Sr.
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and Sarah Woods' four children,
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America would've first seen
and heard her sing in 1952
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on the Ted Mack
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GLADYS KNIGHT:
If I win tonight, I'll feel
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like Cinderella
and Alice in Wonderland
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all rolled into one.
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TED MACK:
Well, that'll be fine,
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just as long as you still
sing like Gladys Knight.
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KNIGHT:
That's the only way
I know how, Mr. Mack.
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MORRIS:
She won, of course.
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And the urge to sing for people
burned in her.
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After her television debut,
she sang in local talent shows
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with her family
performing as The Pips.
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I have two cousins,
William and Edward
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and my brother, Merald.
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Yeah.
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MORRIS:
But the 1950s and '60s
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were terrible times
for Black performers
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in this country.
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Racism everywhere,
promoters refusing to pay,
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fourth-rate lodging,
threats on the road,
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you had to be strong out there.
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It's a strength that
doesn't seek to
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change the world
or break the sound barrier.
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It's a strength that wants
to sing what we all know
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and what we all
have been through.
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And she's never been afraid
to show us
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how intense devotion can sound.
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MORRIS:
And evidently Gladys's kind of
strength proved contagious.
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For here is a woman backed by,
backedup by three men.
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Three men whose bodies
move in time with hers.
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The Pips respond to her call.
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They follow her lead.
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MORRIS:
Speak, we'll listen.
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Fall, we'll catch you.
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MORRIS:
For more than 60 years,
Gladys Knight
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has opened up her heart
more than any of us would dare.
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And achieved something
extraordinary,
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-but also inevitable.
-Ms. Gladys Knight!
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MORRIS:
She's pulled us firmly
into her orbit and...
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ANNOUNCER:
Please welcome
Academy Award winner
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Ariana DeBose.
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So, growing up
in North Carolina,
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I'd be in the car
with my grandma,
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and as we drive down the road,
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we'd be listening to Motown.
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And that is when I first heard
Ms. Gladys Knight sing
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"I Heard It
Through the Grapevine."
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And in that moment, man,
that voice,
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it changed my world.
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I thank you, Gladys,
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and I thank our musical
director tonight, Ricky Minor,
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for this very special
arrangement of
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"I Heard It
Through the Grapevine."
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♪
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ANNOUNCER:
Mickey Guyton, Arianna DeBose
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and Patti LaBelle
show what friends are for
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as our tribute
to Gladys Knight continues.
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And, later,
the stars come together
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to salute Irish mega band U2.
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The Kennedy Center Honors.
This is CBS.
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Gladys, your voice has spoken to
what breaks our hearts,
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what tears us apart,
what lifts our spirits,
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what brings us together.
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You're truly one
of the best things
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ever to happen to any of us.
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ANNOUNCER:
Please welcome back
LL Cool J.
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Gladys's music empowers
the listener,
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but also serves as a blueprint
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for other artists
who would follow.
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Like this next artist,
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who is carving
her own unique path.
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Please welcome Mickey Guyton!
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They say don't ever meet
your heroes.
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And they will disappoint you.
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But that is not true
with Gladys.
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I got to perform
with her last year
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and she made me feel like
I was part of her family.
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Gladys, this song is how
we all feel about you.
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And now, it's time to bring out
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another member of Gladys's
extended family
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who is a legend
in her own right.
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Please put your hands together
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for the one and only
Patti LaBelle!
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PATTI LABELLE:
My, my, my.
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First of all, Gladys,
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I have to say things about you
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that no people know
that I know about you
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and feel about you.
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For six decades,
we've been friends.
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We were there for all kinds
of laughs and giggles
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and cries and hardships.
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We toured together.
We do everything together.
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God knows you're phenomenal.
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I am honored to honor you
tonight, my darling.
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But I can't do it by myself.
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I need some friends
to come on out here
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and sing it with me.
Come on, boo boo.
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Come on, y'all. Whoo!
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-Sing, Garth.
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Thank you, Gladys Knight.
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-Whoo!
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Thank you.
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We love you, Gladys.
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Julia Roberts,
Don Cheadle, Matt Damon
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and more lead
a star-studded tribute
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to George Clooney.
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Plus more thrilling
performances.
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The Kennedy Center Honors
will continue.
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This is CBS.
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One thing I respect most
about George,
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and I mean this sincerely,
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is his deep empathy.
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He is unrelenting and undaunted.
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That's character, in real life.
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And that's George Clooney.
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GEORGE CLOONEY:
And I've been lucky enough
to meet,
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you know, millions of people
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and they all
without exception agree,
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"You sucked as Batman."
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All together in it.
I mean, it's like
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we could solve world problems
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if we just all could agree on
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more than just that I sucked
at Batman.
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ANNOUNCER:
She's one of George Clooney's
favorite costars
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and one of his closest friends.
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Please welcome Julia Roberts.
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Wow.
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This old thing? What?
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I'm here for Gladys Knight,
can't you tell?
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The Renaissance man.
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One who has wide interests
and excels in many fields.
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Now, to be a Renaissance man,
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it is said one must possess
these six characteristics.
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To be knowledgeable,
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artistic, physical,
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intelligent, social,
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and, well, cool.
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Now, I've had the great
experience in this life
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to meet a lot of deeply
interesting people,
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people who are gifted,
who transform space and time
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right before your eyes,
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who walk the earth
as a kind of poetry.
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And I can tell you
in a group of these mentors,
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these blessed
and impactful folks,
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that my friend George Clooney
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is head and shoulders
above the crowd.
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Maybe it is the small-town
Southern girl in me
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that responds to the uniquely
small-town Southern boy
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in him, but I've just always
felt that I really see George,
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and he really sees me.
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He is the best combination
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of gentleman and playmate.
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Over the years,
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I've come to realize that George
and I agree on most things.
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Music, what old movies
we treasure,
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which one of us is funnier.
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And the great satisfaction
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of sitting down at a bar
for a drink, for a conversation,
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to learn, to connect with
the world and each other,
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to share time and hold space
with friends
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in an almost sacred way.
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In a bar like this.
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♪
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This is exactly the type of bar
that George loves.
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Warm, cozy, and with
the people that he loves,
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that love him.
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Here we are.
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In this bar, George,
all of our friends are here.
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I'm Dianne Reeves,
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and this is the kind of place
I like to perform in.
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And this is a song I did
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for George Clooney's
Good Night and Good Luck.
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-Thank you.
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And a special thanks
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to the man without whom George
would not be here,
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his dad, Nick Clooney.
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-Mwah!
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-Thank you so much.
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Thank you.
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So much.
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It was 1968.
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Bad year for our country.
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I was hosting a TV show
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when Dr. King
was murdered in Memphis.
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And I was writing some remarks
for my show
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when my family joined
me in the green room.
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Seven-year-old George had
a large paper bag in his hand.
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I asked him what in the world
was in the bag?
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Well, he went to
the coffee table.
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He turned the bag upside down.
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Out poured all of his toy guns,
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landing with a clatter.
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And he said, "Pop,
I don't want these anymore.
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None of them. Never."
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Well, I tore up my speech.
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Nothing I would have written
would've been nearly as eloquent
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as what George had just
done and said.
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He has never stopped from
that day to this, surprising me.
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Never stopped growing.
Never stopped learning.
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And George's best
and most important work
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is still ahead of him.
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-If I didn't mention it,
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I was and I am,
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and I will always be
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very proud to be
the father of George Clooney.
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I'm Richard Kind.
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I first met George
over 30 years ago.
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We played brothers
on a failed sitcom pilot.
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Now, at the time,
I was such a good actor
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that I was the handsome brother.
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-But through tenacity
and hard work,
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George became handsomer
and ultimately a movie star.
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I decided to go
in a different direction.
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Now, getting to be
a classic movie star
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didn't happen overnight.
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His meteoric rise
took about 15 years
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and he was saddled
with such movies as
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Grizzly II,
Return to Horror High,
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Combat Highand
Return of the Killer Tomatoes.
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But I contend
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that George Clooney would not
be the man he is today
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if he had not taken
that journey.
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The man and the actor
were prepared for success.
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Now, he and I used to
watch old movies.
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The actor that he always loved
was Spencer Tracy.
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And the performance that always
hit home for George
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was-was Spencer Tracy
in the movie
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
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Because in the final scene
he looks straight
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into the actor's eyes,
who he's talking to,
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and he simply tells the truth.
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He says to
the interracial couple, quote,
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"If you two feel for each other
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"half of what I felt
for my wife...
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...it's everything."
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Everything that you are, George,
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the actor, the producer,
the writer, the director,
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is embodied
in that final speech.
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The truth of the moment.
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The inherent liberal goodness
of humanity.
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An unshakable morality delivered
in quality entertainment.
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Because that is George Clooney,
the artist.
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And that is George Clooney,
the man.
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Now, let's take a look
at a film about
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my great friend George Clooney
narrated by another one of his
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great friends, Brad Pitt.
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BRAD PITT:
If you're George Clooney,
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it's all about choices.
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The decisions to move
through life
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always reaching for the
things that stretch you,
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the roles that challenge you,
and the moments that show you
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who you want to become.
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-I'm Frank.
-It's Jack.
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Dodge Connelly.
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I'm Sergeant First Class
Lyn Cassady.
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-Matt King.
-Michael Clayton.
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-Dr. Ross.
-Daniel Ocean.
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George's choices
taught him to take control
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of his own career.
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I just have
some unfinished business.
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PITT:
To always know who he is.
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And the roles he wanted to take.
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The guy who will take it
for the kid.
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Action stars.
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Leading men.
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I knew what I was doing.
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PITT:
Heroes.
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This is why Superman
works alone.
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PITT:
He's shown his willingness
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to get beaten up
for the right reasons.
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-Ah! Not until later.
-Sorry, Danny.
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I-I forgot.
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It's all right.
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-Choices come with risk.
-Okay.
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PITT:
But for George, they've come
with great reward.
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They've enabled him to
consistently grow as an artist.
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To direct his own films.
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To create characters who show
the same human progression.
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You're either in or you're out.
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PITT:
And to make art that
makes us think
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and helps us grow.
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Films that leave us
contemplating the wonder
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of our very existence.
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Got to admit one thing.
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Can't beat the view.
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PITT:
George's consciousness
and his personal responsibility,
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abiding passion
and deep convictions
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has led him to other choices.
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George Clooney,
a human rights activist...
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Highly
respected film director...
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00:33:06,482 --> 00:33:07,965
NEWSWOMAN:
A longtime advocate...
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George Clooney
was arrested today...
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Choices that have
led him beyond the screen
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and into the daily lives
of millions.
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George has said
that his biggest fear
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is doing the same thing
ten years from now.
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For him,
that would be a failure.
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Which is why he says
he is constantly reassessing,
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00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:29,310
continually asking himself
what he is going to do next
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to make it a good, long,
full journey.
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-All right, you ready?
-Whatever his choices
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in years to come, they will
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continue to contribute
to his greatest role ever:
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being George Clooney.
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Hi. I'm Matt Damon.
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And I can no longer read the
teleprompter without glasses.
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It has been said
that my friend George Clooney
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is the last of
the true movie stars, so...
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I got to thinking about
what exactly that meant.
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Of course, a number of past
Kennedy Center Honorees
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have certainly been movie stars
in that classic sense,
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actors with class
and sophistication.
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00:34:26,655 --> 00:34:29,310
Cary Grant and Henry Fonda,
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00:34:29,344 --> 00:34:32,000
Paul Newman, Gregory Peck.
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00:34:32,034 --> 00:34:33,275
And then I think of George,
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00:34:33,310 --> 00:34:36,068
uh, a man who once defecated
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00:34:36,103 --> 00:34:38,275
in Richard Kind's
kitty litter box as a joke.
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00:34:45,241 --> 00:34:48,413
A man who once stole
Bill Clinton's stationery
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00:34:48,448 --> 00:34:50,241
and wrote fake notes to actors
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00:34:50,275 --> 00:34:52,965
saying how much the president
loved their movies.
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00:34:55,172 --> 00:34:57,620
And, George, I know a lot
of people think you have
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movie star looks,
but let's be honest,
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00:34:59,379 --> 00:35:01,655
it takes a village
to style a star
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and to be Peoplemagazine's
Sexiest Man Alive.
447
00:35:04,275 --> 00:35:06,758
I've been there. Those experts
can transform anyone.
448
00:35:06,793 --> 00:35:07,931
Even this guy.
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00:35:07,965 --> 00:35:08,931
There he is.
450
00:35:12,965 --> 00:35:15,413
Yeah, Amal, so that's
George Clooney. That is...
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...the Sexiest Man Alive
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and you married him,
congratulations.
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00:35:21,965 --> 00:35:25,034
But let's go beyond the haircut,
if we possibly can...
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...and talk about George's work.
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00:35:28,586 --> 00:35:30,689
The Kennedy Center Honor
went to Gregory Peck
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for playing Atticus Finch,
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00:35:33,068 --> 00:35:35,896
it went to Henry Fonda
for playing Tom Joad,
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00:35:35,931 --> 00:35:37,793
and George...
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00:35:40,758 --> 00:35:44,000
George was everyone's
sixth favorite Batman.
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00:35:45,586 --> 00:35:48,413
George, I would never
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call you the last true
movie star.
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Because that would diminish you.
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You are one of the most talented
people I have ever met
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across multiple disciplines.
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And here's the thing:
if you said to people
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that George worked
with 20 years ago
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that in two decades
he'd have two Academy Awards,
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00:36:07,206 --> 00:36:10,344
he'd be nominated for Oscars
in six different categories,
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00:36:10,379 --> 00:36:13,448
and we'd all be in black tie
in this beautiful venue
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00:36:13,482 --> 00:36:16,344
watching him receive
the Kennedy Center Honor,
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00:36:16,379 --> 00:36:20,034
absolutely none of us
would've been surprised.
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00:36:20,068 --> 00:36:22,068
George, it's been a privilege
to work with you
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on the hits and the misses.
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And it's a privilege
to call you my friend.
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But still there is this.
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There is this, so...
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00:36:31,068 --> 00:36:34,517
Congratulations. I love you.
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00:36:34,551 --> 00:36:35,724
Don Cheadle.
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00:36:47,241 --> 00:36:50,137
ERmade George a TV star.
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00:36:50,172 --> 00:36:52,103
Out of Sightmade him
a movie star.
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00:36:52,137 --> 00:36:54,482
But it's his passion
for bettering society
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that led him to what I think
is his most important legacy:
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00:36:57,241 --> 00:36:59,379
his charity work, his advocacy,
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00:36:59,413 --> 00:37:01,206
and his humanitarianism.
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For over a decade, George
has worked to bring attention
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00:37:03,724 --> 00:37:06,034
to the genocide
and refugee crisis in Darfur,
487
00:37:06,068 --> 00:37:09,275
and it's been a source
of both hope and despair
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00:37:09,310 --> 00:37:10,586
as you watch even today
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00:37:10,620 --> 00:37:12,862
the struggles for the planet's
newest country
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00:37:12,896 --> 00:37:14,793
to achieve peace and liberty.
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00:37:14,827 --> 00:37:16,034
George has been tireless
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00:37:16,068 --> 00:37:17,068
in raising money
for the organization,
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00:37:17,103 --> 00:37:18,344
Not On Our Watch.
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As well as
the Satellite Sentinel Project.
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00:37:21,724 --> 00:37:24,034
And it goes beyond just
writing a check for George,
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00:37:24,068 --> 00:37:27,068
who doesn't just talk the talk,
but he walks the walk.
497
00:37:27,103 --> 00:37:29,793
George also embarked on one of
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00:37:29,827 --> 00:37:32,689
the wisest collaborations
of his life when he and Amal
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00:37:32,724 --> 00:37:35,586
decided to tie the knot,
and start a family,
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something that many of us
thought we would never see
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00:37:37,827 --> 00:37:39,137
and he would never have
the wherewithal
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00:37:39,172 --> 00:37:40,068
or the good sense to do.
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00:37:41,206 --> 00:37:43,206
And now not only does the world
504
00:37:43,241 --> 00:37:46,379
have a couple more little
Clooneys to chase around,
505
00:37:46,413 --> 00:37:48,137
but we also thankfully have
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00:37:48,172 --> 00:37:51,241
their Clooney Foundation
for Justice.
507
00:37:51,275 --> 00:37:52,586
And this past September,
508
00:37:52,620 --> 00:37:54,689
I was proud to throw in
with George once again
509
00:37:54,724 --> 00:37:56,896
cofounding a school
in Los Angeles,
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00:37:56,931 --> 00:37:59,448
the Roybal Film
and Television Magnet,
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00:37:59,482 --> 00:38:02,482
aimed at infusing talented
inner city youth directly
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into the entertainment industry.
513
00:38:04,448 --> 00:38:08,827
George, you truly are a man
of peace, an inspiration,
514
00:38:08,862 --> 00:38:10,689
one of my ride-or-dies,
515
00:38:10,724 --> 00:38:13,655
and, uh, you proved that saints
aren't just in heaven,
516
00:38:13,689 --> 00:38:16,655
they can also be found in a bar.
517
00:38:17,689 --> 00:38:19,379
Last call.
518
00:38:20,413 --> 00:38:22,413
♪
519
00:38:27,931 --> 00:38:30,517
You are a giant.
520
00:38:30,551 --> 00:38:33,517
You are a beacon truly leading
all who know you
521
00:38:33,551 --> 00:38:36,689
to a happier,
more fulfilling path.
522
00:38:36,724 --> 00:38:38,965
You are our Renaissance man.
523
00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:42,827
And what a joy to see you
honored in this way tonight.
524
00:38:42,862 --> 00:38:44,586
We love you.
525
00:38:53,620 --> 00:38:54,586
Cheers.
526
00:38:54,620 --> 00:38:56,862
Cheers, cheers.
527
00:38:56,896 --> 00:38:59,758
-♪
-To George.
528
00:39:07,413 --> 00:39:08,758
ANNOUNCER:
Our tribute to Amy Grant
529
00:39:08,793 --> 00:39:10,103
featuring Sheryl Crow,
530
00:39:10,137 --> 00:39:13,000
Katie Couric,
and The Highwomen is next.
531
00:39:13,034 --> 00:39:15,689
Plus later, a special guest
from overseas
532
00:39:15,724 --> 00:39:18,068
and Sean Penn celebrate U2.
533
00:39:18,103 --> 00:39:19,103
The Kennedy Center Honors.
This is CBS.
534
00:39:29,034 --> 00:39:31,172
ANNOUNCER:
Please welcome the chairman
of the Kennedy Center,
535
00:39:31,206 --> 00:39:34,000
David Rubenstein.
536
00:39:34,034 --> 00:39:36,000
Since its creation
over 50 years ago,
537
00:39:36,034 --> 00:39:38,034
the Kennedy Center
has remained true
538
00:39:38,068 --> 00:39:41,689
to its mission of making the
arts accessible to all Americans
539
00:39:41,724 --> 00:39:45,103
and serving as a leader in our
nation's arts education.
540
00:39:45,137 --> 00:39:47,000
And honoring President Kennedy's
vision
541
00:39:47,034 --> 00:39:50,034
of the role that the arts
can serve in our society.
542
00:39:50,068 --> 00:39:52,034
Uniting us, inspiring us,
and reflecting
543
00:39:52,068 --> 00:39:55,344
the magnificent diversity
of the American people.
544
00:39:55,379 --> 00:39:58,103
President Kennedy believed
that art is a form of truth,
545
00:39:58,137 --> 00:40:01,931
and attests to the very quality
of a nation's civilization.
546
00:40:01,965 --> 00:40:04,137
The arts, their essential truth,
547
00:40:04,172 --> 00:40:06,827
and the legacy of these artists
raise our spirits,
548
00:40:06,862 --> 00:40:08,241
bring us together,
549
00:40:08,275 --> 00:40:11,034
and help define that by
which our society is remembered.
550
00:40:11,068 --> 00:40:12,310
It is the reason we honor
551
00:40:12,344 --> 00:40:14,862
this year's
Kennedy Center Honors recipients
552
00:40:14,896 --> 00:40:18,000
and their unique talents
that have enriched us all--
553
00:40:18,034 --> 00:40:20,310
individually,
and enriched our nation.
554
00:40:20,344 --> 00:40:23,620
We are thankful to CBS,
to all of you here tonight,
555
00:40:23,655 --> 00:40:25,310
and to the millions
watching at home
556
00:40:25,344 --> 00:40:27,344
for your support of the arts.
557
00:40:32,448 --> 00:40:33,827
JOE BIDEN:
Amy Grant.
558
00:40:33,862 --> 00:40:38,931
Amy calls music
a soul-enlarging experience.
559
00:40:38,965 --> 00:40:42,137
Her voice is a true gift of God
that she shares with everyone.
560
00:40:45,551 --> 00:40:49,344
I look at my life
and how I see myself,
561
00:40:49,379 --> 00:40:52,689
I just kind of feel like
a little flat garden hose.
562
00:40:52,724 --> 00:40:55,379
And in the morning, I wake up
and I go, "Well...
563
00:40:55,413 --> 00:40:57,655
"you're just gonna shower
on the world whatever you stick
564
00:40:57,689 --> 00:40:59,241
the other end of your hose in."
565
00:41:02,275 --> 00:41:04,655
ANNOUNCER:
And now, award-winning
journalist and producer,
566
00:41:04,689 --> 00:41:06,724
Katie Couric.
567
00:41:09,931 --> 00:41:13,551
For Amy Grant,
it all started in church.
568
00:41:13,586 --> 00:41:16,620
It's where the faith that
is the bedrock of her life
569
00:41:16,655 --> 00:41:18,448
and career took root.
570
00:41:18,482 --> 00:41:21,586
And it's where she returns
time and again,
571
00:41:21,620 --> 00:41:23,827
for guidance and inspiration.
572
00:41:23,862 --> 00:41:25,793
When a tape she made
of her music
573
00:41:25,827 --> 00:41:28,482
was discovered by a producer
at Word Records,
574
00:41:28,517 --> 00:41:29,862
a Christian label,
575
00:41:29,896 --> 00:41:32,103
she was offered
a recording contract
576
00:41:32,137 --> 00:41:36,068
just five weeks shy
of her 16th birthday.
577
00:41:36,103 --> 00:41:38,758
Ever since, with simple tools--
578
00:41:38,793 --> 00:41:44,310
a pen and a guitar and that
clear, sweet, comforting voice--
579
00:41:44,344 --> 00:41:49,551
she has moved and uplifted us,
offering the perfect elixir
580
00:41:49,586 --> 00:41:52,758
for troubled times
and troubled souls.
581
00:41:52,793 --> 00:41:54,413
I've been the fortunate
recipient
582
00:41:54,448 --> 00:41:56,172
of her wisdom and grace because
583
00:41:56,206 --> 00:41:58,965
part of Amy's generous spirit
means sharing
584
00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:01,000
the lessons she has learned:
585
00:42:01,034 --> 00:42:04,275
about how she and her wonderful
husband Vince Gill
586
00:42:04,310 --> 00:42:06,896
blended their families,
about loving
587
00:42:06,931 --> 00:42:09,689
and supporting your kids
as they grow up,
588
00:42:09,724 --> 00:42:13,517
and loving and supporting
your parents as they grow old.
589
00:42:13,551 --> 00:42:15,275
I'm sure her practical advice
590
00:42:15,310 --> 00:42:18,448
has helped countless people
looking for guidance.
591
00:42:18,482 --> 00:42:21,896
Sure, Amy has sold 30 million
albums worldwide
592
00:42:21,931 --> 00:42:23,482
and won six Grammys,
593
00:42:23,517 --> 00:42:28,448
but she has never lost sight of
the things that really matter:
594
00:42:28,482 --> 00:42:30,655
faith and family.
595
00:42:30,689 --> 00:42:33,206
Take if from the people
who at times, I'm sure,
596
00:42:33,241 --> 00:42:37,413
have been among her
toughest critics: her kids.
597
00:42:37,448 --> 00:42:41,034
She loves her family,
our family so deeply.
598
00:42:41,068 --> 00:42:46,206
She takes from family
and uses that for her songs.
599
00:42:46,241 --> 00:42:48,517
SARAH:
Family ties run so deep with her
600
00:42:48,551 --> 00:42:52,241
and I think that's a human
quality that is so relatable.
601
00:42:52,275 --> 00:42:56,689
She's able to relate to
a single mom, a blended family.
602
00:42:56,724 --> 00:43:00,379
JENNY:
Amy's a trailblazer.
She has an idea and she does it.
603
00:43:00,413 --> 00:43:01,862
I love that energy about her.
604
00:43:05,034 --> 00:43:09,620
She doesn't say my way is right
and your way is wrong.
605
00:43:09,655 --> 00:43:14,172
It's faith-based, she sings
about everybody being welcome
606
00:43:14,206 --> 00:43:16,206
and spreading love and kindness
607
00:43:16,241 --> 00:43:19,344
and it's not preachy.
608
00:43:19,379 --> 00:43:21,310
She just kept doing
what was honest for her.
609
00:43:21,344 --> 00:43:23,551
At age 25, she's one
of the biggest selling
610
00:43:23,586 --> 00:43:25,034
gospel artists of all time.
611
00:43:25,068 --> 00:43:26,827
But she's different
to say the least.
612
00:43:26,862 --> 00:43:29,206
She's probably the first artist
to dance onstage
613
00:43:29,241 --> 00:43:31,413
in leather pants, no shoes,
and a leopard-skin jacket
614
00:43:31,448 --> 00:43:34,034
while singing about Jesus.
615
00:43:37,379 --> 00:43:41,413
My mom venturing into new genres
and moving more
616
00:43:41,448 --> 00:43:44,275
in the pop direction just
allowed her to reach more people
617
00:43:44,310 --> 00:43:45,931
which I think
is a beautiful thing.
618
00:43:45,965 --> 00:43:50,310
I was in middle school when
her pop crossover happened.
619
00:43:50,344 --> 00:43:53,206
And all my girlfriends
in the neighborhood
620
00:43:53,241 --> 00:43:54,862
were obsessed with Amy Grant.
621
00:43:54,896 --> 00:43:56,068
I'd listen to her music
with them
622
00:43:56,103 --> 00:43:58,586
and now I'm singing live
with her.
623
00:44:02,310 --> 00:44:04,275
I think it just felt natural
for her
624
00:44:04,310 --> 00:44:06,241
to include us
in special moments.
625
00:44:06,275 --> 00:44:07,931
We were just a part of her life,
626
00:44:07,965 --> 00:44:09,586
so touring with her,
627
00:44:09,620 --> 00:44:11,965
wherever she went,
we were able to go with her.
628
00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:15,034
We got to get Sarah to smile,
the baby has not smiled.
629
00:44:17,482 --> 00:44:19,620
I suppose, in retrospect,
630
00:44:19,655 --> 00:44:23,034
being that she was a new mother,
I could see how dedicating
631
00:44:23,068 --> 00:44:24,689
"Lead Me On"
to her firstborn kid
632
00:44:24,724 --> 00:44:27,448
might be a little fun bookmark.
633
00:44:29,724 --> 00:44:33,413
MILLIE:
It always meant a lot that she
had written it for me,
634
00:44:33,448 --> 00:44:34,931
but I think, you know,
it wasn't until after having
635
00:44:34,965 --> 00:44:41,517
a child that really helped me
to understand how
636
00:44:41,551 --> 00:44:44,620
all-encompassing that type
of love is.
637
00:44:47,827 --> 00:44:50,827
"Heirlooms" was one
of the first songs
638
00:44:50,862 --> 00:44:52,965
that I sang and it was a duet.
639
00:44:53,000 --> 00:44:55,241
Just me and my mom
and her playing guitar,
640
00:44:55,275 --> 00:44:56,620
beaming with the joy
641
00:44:56,655 --> 00:45:00,379
that comes from the love
of family that is expressed
642
00:45:00,413 --> 00:45:01,482
in those lyrics.
643
00:45:11,862 --> 00:45:13,862
♪
644
00:45:16,655 --> 00:45:19,517
ANNOUNCER:
And now, nine-time
Grammy Award-winning singer,
645
00:45:19,551 --> 00:45:22,724
songwriter and musician
Sheryl Crow.
646
00:45:27,448 --> 00:45:32,689
Amy, you inspire me
as a musician, as a mom,
647
00:45:32,724 --> 00:45:36,448
and as a great friend.
648
00:47:38,344 --> 00:47:39,310
ANNOUNCER:
Up next,
649
00:47:39,344 --> 00:47:40,586
our tribute to Amy Grant
650
00:47:40,620 --> 00:47:43,275
continues with BeBe
and CeCe Winans.
651
00:47:43,310 --> 00:47:45,000
Plus stars of opera
and classical music
652
00:47:45,034 --> 00:47:47,310
honor composer Tania León.
653
00:47:47,344 --> 00:47:49,068
The Kennedy Center Honors
will continue.
654
00:47:49,103 --> 00:47:50,103
This is CBS.
655
00:47:57,034 --> 00:47:59,965
Please welcome
The Highwomen's Natalie Hemby.
656
00:48:03,034 --> 00:48:05,000
My father wrote songs for Amy
657
00:48:05,034 --> 00:48:07,137
and my mother has been
her personal assistant
658
00:48:07,172 --> 00:48:09,724
for almost 40 years.
659
00:48:09,758 --> 00:48:12,793
So I grew up watching
her up close.
660
00:48:12,827 --> 00:48:16,379
And I can attest
that she is the kindest
661
00:48:16,413 --> 00:48:19,965
and most real example
of what artistry
662
00:48:20,000 --> 00:48:22,793
anchored in humility
and honesty look like.
663
00:48:22,827 --> 00:48:26,068
In a noisy world,
she is a whisper of welcome.
664
00:48:26,103 --> 00:48:28,275
On behalf of my fellow
Highwomen,
665
00:48:28,310 --> 00:48:31,482
my friends Brandi Carlile,
Maren Morris,
666
00:48:31,517 --> 00:48:33,034
and Amanda Shires,
667
00:48:33,068 --> 00:48:35,103
we would like to thank Amy
668
00:48:35,137 --> 00:48:38,103
for being a porch light
to our crowded table.
669
00:48:40,931 --> 00:48:41,965
Woohoo!
670
00:51:23,068 --> 00:51:24,068
Wow.
671
00:51:26,655 --> 00:51:31,172
Amy is known for being one of
the nicest people in Nashville.
672
00:51:31,206 --> 00:51:35,689
And an exemplar of this
well-worn advice:
673
00:51:35,724 --> 00:51:38,413
"To thine own self be true."
674
00:51:38,448 --> 00:51:41,586
And speaking of great
quotations, Amy,
675
00:51:41,620 --> 00:51:45,758
you once shared the four words
your sweet mom said to you,
676
00:51:45,793 --> 00:51:47,896
words you've never forgotten:
677
00:51:47,931 --> 00:51:50,827
"Sing something that matters."
678
00:51:50,862 --> 00:51:52,655
Well, you've done it.
679
00:51:52,689 --> 00:51:55,068
And you're still doing it.
680
00:51:55,103 --> 00:51:57,965
Whether lullabies,
Christmas music--
681
00:51:58,000 --> 00:52:00,448
my personal favorite
"Grown Up Christmas List"
682
00:52:00,482 --> 00:52:03,034
always makes me cry--
683
00:52:03,068 --> 00:52:08,379
ballads, pop songs or hymns,
what you sing, Amy, matters.
684
00:52:08,413 --> 00:52:11,965
Your music is a constant
reminder of what's important.
685
00:52:12,000 --> 00:52:16,344
And very simply, that's love.
686
00:52:16,379 --> 00:52:19,931
And now, Grammy Award-winning
gospel singers
687
00:52:19,965 --> 00:52:24,655
BeBe and CeCe Winans,
with Michael W. Smith.
688
00:52:30,827 --> 00:52:32,241
BEBE:
My sister and I
689
00:52:32,275 --> 00:52:36,689
know a little bit
about family and faith.
690
00:52:36,724 --> 00:52:38,758
And, Amy, you're the real deal.
691
00:52:38,793 --> 00:52:43,620
BEBE:
And tonight
she is the reason why
692
00:52:43,655 --> 00:52:46,034
CeCe and I are here.
693
00:52:46,068 --> 00:52:49,206
To celebrate your heart.
694
00:52:50,586 --> 00:52:52,448
Amy, it's been the pleasure
of my life
695
00:52:52,482 --> 00:52:54,241
to collaborate with you
all these years.
696
00:55:54,275 --> 00:55:56,241
♪
697
00:56:08,379 --> 00:56:09,793
We love you, Amy!
698
00:56:09,827 --> 00:56:10,965
We love you!
699
00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:30,586
Our tribute
to composer Tania León is next,
700
00:56:30,620 --> 00:56:33,103
featuring stars of dance,
classical music and opera.
701
00:56:33,137 --> 00:56:35,310
This is CBS.
702
00:56:35,344 --> 00:56:37,310
The Kennedy Center Honors--
sponsored by Bounty,
703
00:56:37,344 --> 00:56:38,344
The Quicker Picker Upper.
704
00:56:42,862 --> 00:56:44,758
BIDEN:
Tania León,
705
00:56:44,793 --> 00:56:46,620
she became one of the most
important classical
706
00:56:46,655 --> 00:56:48,931
composers and conductors
of our time.
707
00:56:48,965 --> 00:56:50,965
We thank her for breathing
new sounds
708
00:56:51,000 --> 00:56:52,448
into the soul of the nation.
709
00:56:54,793 --> 00:56:58,758
Every time something happens
to me, such as this surprise,
710
00:56:58,793 --> 00:57:02,482
I invite all my ancestors'
spirits to go with me.
711
00:57:02,517 --> 00:57:04,896
If I'm gonna write a piece,
712
00:57:04,931 --> 00:57:06,827
I call my ancestors and say,
"You better help me
713
00:57:06,862 --> 00:57:09,344
because, I mean, the deadline
is in two weeks."
714
00:57:11,862 --> 00:57:16,448
ANNOUNCER:
Now, please welcome actress and
playwright Anna Deavere Smith.
715
00:57:19,551 --> 00:57:25,793
Tania León once told me a story
about her grandmother Mamota.
716
00:57:25,827 --> 00:57:27,103
When Mamota was a little girl
717
00:57:27,137 --> 00:57:30,310
she had to clean the house
of a wealthy person.
718
00:57:30,344 --> 00:57:33,793
In one room there was a piano.
719
00:57:33,827 --> 00:57:37,344
Mamota was told
not to touch the piano.
720
00:57:37,379 --> 00:57:40,620
She touched it
and she was beaten.
721
00:57:40,655 --> 00:57:45,586
This story became the seed of
my first produced play Piano.
722
00:57:45,620 --> 00:57:48,310
I dedicated that play
to Tania León
723
00:57:48,344 --> 00:57:51,551
and I am excited to be here
tonight to tell you her story.
724
00:57:51,586 --> 00:57:54,620
It all started with a piano.
725
00:57:54,655 --> 00:57:56,655
♪
726
00:58:07,413 --> 00:58:10,793
When Tania was born
in Havana in 1943,
727
00:58:10,827 --> 00:58:14,310
her grandmother Mamota
held her up to the sun
728
00:58:14,344 --> 00:58:17,034
for heavenly guidance
and had a vision
729
00:58:17,068 --> 00:58:21,758
that Tania would travel
far and wide.
730
00:58:21,793 --> 00:58:24,758
Did her grandmother know then
that the key to Tania's destiny
731
00:58:24,793 --> 00:58:28,172
could be found at
the local music conservatory?
732
00:58:29,206 --> 00:58:32,482
It was there Tania
discovered the piano.
733
00:58:33,517 --> 00:58:35,275
Which would provide the roadmap
734
00:58:35,310 --> 00:58:38,172
for the life Mamota
had predicted.
735
00:58:38,206 --> 00:58:42,862
Tania's talent and perfect pitch
were evident immediately.
736
00:58:42,896 --> 00:58:44,862
LEON:
By the time I was in my teens,
737
00:58:44,896 --> 00:58:47,344
I had the tendency to rearrange
738
00:58:47,379 --> 00:58:49,482
every single piece
that I would play.
739
00:58:49,517 --> 00:58:52,551
SMITH:
She dreamed of pursuing
a career in music
740
00:58:52,586 --> 00:58:54,241
outside of Cuba.
741
00:58:55,344 --> 00:59:00,758
On May 29, 1967, she boarded
a freedom flight to America.
742
00:59:02,310 --> 00:59:07,620
Her passport was canceled
but not her drive to succeed.
743
00:59:07,655 --> 00:59:10,103
♪
744
00:59:10,137 --> 00:59:14,034
In New York City,
Tania enrolled at NYU,
745
00:59:14,068 --> 00:59:17,620
the piano offering comfort
in an unfamiliar place.
746
00:59:17,655 --> 00:59:19,586
♪
747
00:59:19,620 --> 00:59:22,068
Her journey continued
to unfold when a classmate
748
00:59:22,103 --> 00:59:24,379
asked her to fill in
as an accompanist
749
00:59:24,413 --> 00:59:26,379
for a dance class in Harlem.
750
00:59:26,413 --> 00:59:30,965
As the dancers assembled,
Tania sat down at the piano
751
00:59:31,000 --> 00:59:33,551
and the course of her life
changed once again.
752
00:59:33,586 --> 00:59:35,068
ARTHUR MITCHELL:
She was interested in a job.
753
00:59:35,103 --> 00:59:37,793
And so I said, "Well, fine,
you know, sit down and play."
754
00:59:37,827 --> 00:59:41,068
And she touched the keys
and I said, "Oh.
755
00:59:41,103 --> 00:59:42,965
You're wonderful, you're hired."
756
00:59:43,000 --> 00:59:44,896
SMITH:
Tania joined
Arthur Mitchell's new venture
757
00:59:44,931 --> 00:59:49,137
as one of the founding members
of the Dance Theater of Harlem,
758
00:59:49,172 --> 00:59:52,689
composing some of
the company's pivotal works.
759
00:59:52,724 --> 00:59:54,724
It was during
their first European tour
760
00:59:54,758 --> 00:59:56,793
that Tania's journey
branched out onto a new path,
761
00:59:56,827 --> 01:00:02,172
this time to conducting
the company's orchestra.
762
01:00:02,206 --> 01:00:03,965
Tania's passion
led her to Tanglewood,
763
01:00:04,000 --> 01:00:08,344
where Leonard Bernstein
recognized her talents,
764
01:00:08,379 --> 01:00:11,448
becoming a mentor
and good friend.
765
01:00:11,482 --> 01:00:14,965
As Mamota had predicted,
Tania was soon traveling
766
01:00:15,000 --> 01:00:18,172
the globe, conducting
celebrated performances.
767
01:00:18,206 --> 01:00:21,655
Be very active
because it requires that.
768
01:00:21,689 --> 01:00:23,896
♪
769
01:00:23,931 --> 01:00:28,448
SMITH:
Sadly, Tania never saw
Mamota again.
770
01:00:28,482 --> 01:00:30,586
But when she was finally allowed
to return to Cuba,
771
01:00:30,620 --> 01:00:32,793
she unlocked the key
772
01:00:32,827 --> 01:00:35,275
that would propel her
to the artistic heights
773
01:00:35,310 --> 01:00:38,241
we celebrate tonight.
774
01:00:38,275 --> 01:00:39,482
LEON:
Give everything that you have
775
01:00:39,517 --> 01:00:41,517
and then tomorrow give it more.
776
01:00:47,655 --> 01:00:50,241
Now I'm thrilled to be joined
by composer, activist,
777
01:00:50,275 --> 01:00:52,862
and classical pianist
Chloe Flower.
778
01:00:55,620 --> 01:00:59,034
When Tania began letting
the sounds of Cuba in,
779
01:00:59,068 --> 01:01:01,551
her art became uniquely hers.
780
01:01:01,586 --> 01:01:04,068
I am honored to have
the chance to perform
781
01:01:04,103 --> 01:01:08,344
one of those singularly
Tania León pieces for you now.
782
01:01:08,379 --> 01:01:11,931
Please welcome the Dance Theater
of Harlem to the stage.
783
01:01:11,965 --> 01:01:13,655
This is "Tumbao."
784
01:01:23,793 --> 01:01:25,793
♪
785
01:01:53,862 --> 01:01:55,724
♪
786
01:02:25,689 --> 01:02:27,689
♪
787
01:02:56,586 --> 01:02:58,482
♪
788
01:03:40,896 --> 01:03:43,827
ANNOUNCER:
Please welcome cellist
Sterling Elliott,
789
01:03:43,862 --> 01:03:47,103
the Kennedy Center's artistic
director for jazz Jason Moran,
790
01:03:47,137 --> 01:03:50,655
and mezzo soprano
Alicia Hall Moran.
791
01:06:48,586 --> 01:06:51,758
Tania's story continues
to unfold
792
01:06:51,793 --> 01:06:54,758
with the piano still
as a main character.
793
01:06:54,793 --> 01:06:58,310
It was on the piano that she
created her composition
794
01:06:58,344 --> 01:07:02,206
"Stride," which imagines
the relentless forward motion
795
01:07:02,241 --> 01:07:03,896
of Susan B. Anthony
796
01:07:03,931 --> 01:07:06,379
toward the ratification
of the 19th Amendment.
797
01:07:14,172 --> 01:07:16,724
And now it's my great pleasure
to introduce
798
01:07:16,758 --> 01:07:19,172
the Kennedy Center Honors
Orchestra,
799
01:07:19,206 --> 01:07:22,517
joined by members
of Sphinx Organization,
800
01:07:22,551 --> 01:07:25,379
cellist Joe Kwon
of the Avett Brothers
801
01:07:25,413 --> 01:07:27,379
and conductor
Jeri Lynne Johnson,
802
01:07:27,413 --> 01:07:31,413
to perform the Pulitzer Prize-
winning "Stride."
803
01:07:41,793 --> 01:07:44,137
♪
804
01:08:12,413 --> 01:08:14,413
♪
805
01:08:35,413 --> 01:08:37,965
♪
806
01:09:06,448 --> 01:09:08,448
♪
807
01:10:02,655 --> 01:10:06,034
Still to come,
a tribute to the incredible U2
808
01:10:06,068 --> 01:10:09,034
featuring Academy Award winner
Sean Penn and Borat.
809
01:10:09,068 --> 01:10:11,310
The Kennedy Center Honors
will continue.
810
01:10:11,344 --> 01:10:12,344
This is CBS.
811
01:10:16,862 --> 01:10:20,517
We were told
we had to keep this brief.
812
01:10:20,551 --> 01:10:22,931
Um, so we thought it would be
813
01:10:22,965 --> 01:10:25,068
a very bad idea
to have Bono to speak, so...
814
01:10:27,241 --> 01:10:30,586
We are incredibly grateful
and proud to receive this honor.
815
01:10:30,620 --> 01:10:33,931
Named after a great American,
816
01:10:33,965 --> 01:10:37,724
John F. Kennedy, who also
happens to be of Irish descent.
817
01:10:39,620 --> 01:10:41,965
♪
818
01:10:45,137 --> 01:10:48,689
BEYONCE:
"I was on the inside when they
pulled the four walls down.
819
01:10:48,724 --> 01:10:50,827
I was looking
through the window."
820
01:10:52,206 --> 01:10:54,862
"I was lost, I am found."
821
01:10:56,724 --> 01:10:59,172
HARRY STYLES:
"I can't believe
the news today."
822
01:11:00,206 --> 01:11:03,275
"Oh, I can't close my eyes
and make it go away."
823
01:11:10,103 --> 01:11:12,689
FINNEAS:
"We thought that we had
the answers.
824
01:11:12,724 --> 01:11:14,689
It was the questions
we had wrong."
825
01:11:17,862 --> 01:11:19,241
"In the name of love."
826
01:11:19,275 --> 01:11:21,379
♪
827
01:11:22,482 --> 01:11:24,482
"What more in the name of love?"
828
01:11:28,758 --> 01:11:30,068
FINNEAS:
"I want to run, I want to hide,
829
01:11:30,103 --> 01:11:32,172
"I want to tear down the walls
830
01:11:32,206 --> 01:11:33,448
"that hold me inside.
831
01:11:33,482 --> 01:11:36,034
"I want to reach out
and touch the flame.
832
01:11:36,068 --> 01:11:37,931
Where the streets have no name."
833
01:11:41,724 --> 01:11:43,965
BILLIE EILISH:
"I have climbed
the highest mountains,
834
01:11:44,000 --> 01:11:46,275
"I have run through the fields,
835
01:11:46,310 --> 01:11:47,827
only to be with you."
836
01:11:52,896 --> 01:11:54,620
FINNEAS:
"Is there a time
for keeping your distance?
837
01:11:54,655 --> 01:11:56,965
"A time to turn your eyes away?
838
01:11:57,000 --> 01:12:00,137
"Is there a time
for keeping your head down,
839
01:12:00,172 --> 01:12:01,586
for getting on with your day?"
840
01:12:01,620 --> 01:12:02,586
"Touch me."
841
01:12:05,241 --> 01:12:06,586
STYLES:
"Take me to another place.
842
01:12:06,620 --> 01:12:07,862
Teach me."
843
01:12:08,758 --> 01:12:10,551
"I know I'm not
a hopeless case."
844
01:12:14,068 --> 01:12:17,000
BEYONCE:
"The more you know,
the less you feel.
845
01:12:17,034 --> 01:12:20,517
"Some pray for, others steal.
846
01:12:20,551 --> 01:12:25,206
Blessings are not
just for the ones who kneel."
847
01:12:26,275 --> 01:12:29,655
FINNEAS:
"Fight back, don't take it
lying down.
848
01:12:29,689 --> 01:12:31,413
"We gotta bite back.
849
01:12:31,448 --> 01:12:33,586
The face of liberty
is starting to crack."
850
01:12:33,620 --> 01:12:34,931
♪
851
01:12:39,344 --> 01:12:41,379
♪
852
01:12:41,413 --> 01:12:44,655
EILISH:
"Love. And love is all
we have left."
853
01:12:44,689 --> 01:12:47,827
STYLES:
"You argue because
you can't accept."
854
01:12:47,862 --> 01:12:49,965
FINNEAS:
"Love is all we have left."
855
01:12:50,000 --> 01:12:51,310
♪
856
01:12:51,344 --> 01:12:53,655
BONO:
Good night, God bless you.
857
01:12:53,689 --> 01:12:56,206
Thanks for giving us
a great life.
858
01:12:56,241 --> 01:12:58,241
♪
859
01:13:05,344 --> 01:13:06,758
ANNOUNCER:
Actor, filmmaker,
860
01:13:06,793 --> 01:13:10,275
and cofounder of the emergency
relief organization CORE,
861
01:13:10,310 --> 01:13:12,310
please welcome Sean Penn.
862
01:13:19,931 --> 01:13:23,896
Joyce once observed, "The Irish,
863
01:13:23,931 --> 01:13:28,379
"condemned to express themselves
in a language not their own,
864
01:13:28,413 --> 01:13:32,862
have stamped on it
the mark of their own genius."
865
01:13:32,896 --> 01:13:36,620
There are no artists who have
carried on that legacy better,
866
01:13:36,655 --> 01:13:39,827
nor stamped their own
unique mark of genius
867
01:13:39,862 --> 01:13:42,689
on the world
of music and beyond,
868
01:13:42,724 --> 01:13:44,965
than the members of U2.
869
01:13:53,068 --> 01:13:58,137
And that's why tonight
we're here to celebrate U2.
870
01:13:58,172 --> 01:14:01,172
Great musical poets
for the ages.
871
01:14:05,068 --> 01:14:07,931
Once upon a time,
a young Larry Mullen Jr.
872
01:14:07,965 --> 01:14:10,965
pinned up a flyer at school.
873
01:14:11,000 --> 01:14:14,379
"Drummer seeks musicians
to form band."
874
01:14:15,931 --> 01:14:19,724
Larry was joined after school
for that first practice
875
01:14:19,758 --> 01:14:22,241
by a young Adam Clayton,
876
01:14:22,275 --> 01:14:27,862
a kid already anointed
inexplicably as Bono...
877
01:14:30,655 --> 01:14:33,793
...and another who would
soon ditch his given name
878
01:14:33,827 --> 01:14:35,655
for The Edge.
879
01:14:37,655 --> 01:14:40,310
It was the beginning
of a musically-charged
880
01:14:40,344 --> 01:14:43,344
chemical reaction, something
that would transform
881
01:14:43,379 --> 01:14:46,724
the young men from schoolmates
into colleagues,
882
01:14:46,758 --> 01:14:48,206
bandmates into brothers,
883
01:14:48,241 --> 01:14:51,655
and lead them to distill
the human experience
884
01:14:51,689 --> 01:14:54,517
into songs that would stand
the test of time.
885
01:14:56,172 --> 01:15:00,344
You can trace all of this
to the band's prayer.
886
01:15:00,379 --> 01:15:04,137
"To be useful."
Useful to the music.
887
01:15:04,172 --> 01:15:07,137
Useful to other human beings,
to the world.
888
01:15:07,172 --> 01:15:10,620
Bono has often said that
being famous is nonsense,
889
01:15:10,655 --> 01:15:14,724
celebrity is nonsense,
but it is currency.
890
01:15:14,758 --> 01:15:18,103
And the band has spent
its currency
891
01:15:18,137 --> 01:15:21,965
to show the usefulness
of art in the world.
892
01:15:22,000 --> 01:15:25,344
To help us honor them,
893
01:15:25,379 --> 01:15:30,000
please welcome
the extraordinary artist
894
01:15:30,034 --> 01:15:33,655
and my great friend
Eddie Vedder.
895
01:18:13,413 --> 01:18:14,827
ANNOUNCER:
Our U2 tribute continues
896
01:18:14,862 --> 01:18:17,931
with Eddie Vedder
and an all-star finale.
897
01:18:17,965 --> 01:18:19,965
The Kennedy Center Honors.
This is CBS.
898
01:18:25,034 --> 01:18:27,344
For more than 40 years,
U2 has changed the world.
899
01:18:27,379 --> 01:18:31,000
Anthems about civil rights,
solidarity of workers,
900
01:18:31,034 --> 01:18:32,413
a struggle for peace.
901
01:18:32,448 --> 01:18:35,517
Their music is a bridge
between Ireland and America,
902
01:18:35,551 --> 01:18:37,793
between two friends,
903
01:18:37,827 --> 01:18:39,931
linked in memory
and imagination.
904
01:18:39,965 --> 01:18:42,275
I want to thank U2
for all you've done
905
01:18:42,310 --> 01:18:44,517
and the way you lift people up,
you really make a difference.
906
01:18:44,551 --> 01:18:45,551
Thank you.
907
01:18:47,275 --> 01:18:50,103
ANNOUNCER:
Please welcome journalist
and cultural attaché
908
01:18:50,137 --> 01:18:53,310
from Kazakhstan, Borat Sagdiyev.
909
01:19:02,586 --> 01:19:06,758
I very honored
to be here with you.
910
01:19:06,793 --> 01:19:12,275
I am told the president
of US and A is here.
911
01:19:12,310 --> 01:19:15,172
Where are you, Mr. Trump?
912
01:19:18,275 --> 01:19:22,103
Oh. You don't look so good.
913
01:19:23,137 --> 01:19:26,103
Where have your glorious
big belly gone?
914
01:19:27,448 --> 01:19:31,103
And your pretty orange skin
have become pale.
915
01:19:32,448 --> 01:19:37,344
Before I proceed,
I must say I very upset about
916
01:19:37,379 --> 01:19:40,689
the anti-Semitism in US and A.
917
01:19:40,724 --> 01:19:42,793
It not fair.
918
01:19:42,827 --> 01:19:46,379
Kazakhstan is number one
Jew-crushing nation.
919
01:19:46,413 --> 01:19:49,241
Stop stealing our hobby.
920
01:19:49,275 --> 01:19:54,275
Your Kanye-- he try
to move to Kazakhstan
921
01:19:54,310 --> 01:19:58,689
and he even change his name
to Kazakhstan-ye West.
922
01:19:59,793 --> 01:20:02,310
But we said no.
923
01:20:02,344 --> 01:20:04,931
He too anti-Semitic,
even for us.
924
01:20:12,068 --> 01:20:16,586
But reason I here
is to make congratulation
925
01:20:16,620 --> 01:20:22,275
to Irish rocking roll band
by the name of Me Too.
926
01:20:24,517 --> 01:20:28,862
I have a message for you
from my premier.
927
01:20:28,896 --> 01:20:31,655
It is hot off the fax.
928
01:20:43,137 --> 01:20:47,724
It translate to mean, "Please
remove your wretched album
929
01:20:47,758 --> 01:20:49,931
from my new iPhone 6."
930
01:20:59,896 --> 01:21:05,758
Your band fight oppression
around the world.
931
01:21:06,758 --> 01:21:08,413
Stop it!
932
01:21:09,724 --> 01:21:14,793
Do not come to Kazakhstan with
your goody-two-shoes meddling
933
01:21:14,827 --> 01:21:19,517
or you will be placed
on our new stretching machine.
934
01:21:19,551 --> 01:21:24,379
And your bodies
will move in mysterious ways.
935
01:21:25,758 --> 01:21:27,137
This was another wordplay
936
01:21:27,172 --> 01:21:29,482
for purpose
of entertainment, yes?
937
01:21:30,482 --> 01:21:35,172
Now, I will sing one
of your Irish shanties.
938
01:21:37,310 --> 01:21:40,724
I hope you enjoy my voice,
Mr. President.
939
01:21:44,551 --> 01:21:47,241
This song is about
a difficult choice
940
01:21:47,275 --> 01:21:51,413
facing our beautiful planet.
941
01:21:58,517 --> 01:22:01,068
Everybody sing along.
942
01:22:01,103 --> 01:22:05,103
What the problem?
They loved this at Mar-a-Lago.
943
01:22:07,275 --> 01:22:08,689
I use my fingers now.
944
01:22:08,724 --> 01:22:10,724
♪
945
01:22:15,275 --> 01:22:17,344
The Hedge, watch and learn.
946
01:22:17,379 --> 01:22:19,172
:
"Watch and learn."
947
01:22:19,206 --> 01:22:21,206
♪
948
01:22:32,448 --> 01:22:34,275
Thank you.
949
01:22:34,310 --> 01:22:36,103
I love US and A!
950
01:22:36,137 --> 01:22:37,655
I love U2!
951
01:22:40,793 --> 01:22:43,103
ANNOUNCER:
Please welcome back Sean Penn.
952
01:22:56,413 --> 01:22:58,586
U2...
953
01:23:00,344 --> 01:23:02,206
They are giants.
954
01:23:04,206 --> 01:23:06,827
Arguably
the most heart-penetrating band
955
01:23:06,862 --> 01:23:09,137
on the planet
for the last 40 years.
956
01:23:09,172 --> 01:23:12,482
Their influence on music,
on culture,
957
01:23:12,517 --> 01:23:15,724
on the world, is incomparable.
958
01:23:15,758 --> 01:23:20,655
A band forged in the violence
of Ireland in the 1970s,
959
01:23:20,689 --> 01:23:24,413
a time and place of devastating
conflict and division.
960
01:23:24,448 --> 01:23:28,344
As Bono once said,
"Life is the creative act."
961
01:23:28,379 --> 01:23:33,689
And these guys somehow
just always understood
962
01:23:33,724 --> 01:23:37,344
how you interact with the world
and the art you put in it
963
01:23:37,379 --> 01:23:40,034
are intimately entwined.
964
01:23:40,068 --> 01:23:43,034
This isn't something they grew
into once they became famous,
965
01:23:43,068 --> 01:23:46,379
it's been embedded in their DNA
from the very beginning,
966
01:23:46,413 --> 01:23:50,206
from the opening drumroll
of "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
967
01:23:50,241 --> 01:23:53,275
to the iconic sets at concerts
like Live Aid
968
01:23:53,310 --> 01:23:56,827
or performing in support
of the Good Friday Agreement.
969
01:23:56,862 --> 01:23:58,413
And speaking out
against violence
970
01:23:58,448 --> 01:24:01,172
and inequality
every chance they get.
971
01:24:01,206 --> 01:24:04,586
They've always understood
that art at its greatest
972
01:24:04,620 --> 01:24:07,448
truly moves the dial,
moves the dial toward
973
01:24:07,482 --> 01:24:12,275
a care
and uniquely human reflection
974
01:24:12,310 --> 01:24:15,379
that rhythmically thrills us
with possibility,
975
01:24:15,413 --> 01:24:20,000
passion, prayer,
and pulsing percussion.
976
01:24:20,034 --> 01:24:25,000
It is so fitting at this time
in human history
977
01:24:25,034 --> 01:24:29,586
that America tonight bestows
its highest creative honor
978
01:24:29,620 --> 01:24:31,827
in the creative realm
979
01:24:31,862 --> 01:24:38,206
upon these four
scrappy Dublin punks.
980
01:24:40,000 --> 01:24:43,551
The scrappiest band
of musical poets
981
01:24:43,586 --> 01:24:46,896
ever to come down
the right-side drive pike
982
01:24:46,931 --> 01:24:52,137
to remind America and the world
of its best self.
983
01:24:52,172 --> 01:24:56,206
The great Mary J. Blige was
meant to perform this evening.
984
01:24:56,241 --> 01:25:00,275
Unfortunately she had
fallen ill and couldn't be here,
985
01:25:00,310 --> 01:25:04,517
but the band's friend
and mine Eddie Vedder
986
01:25:04,551 --> 01:25:08,689
is gonna gift us once again.
So please welcome Eddie Vedder.
987
01:27:49,724 --> 01:27:51,724
♪
988
01:28:29,413 --> 01:28:30,724
ANNOUNCER:
Still to come,
989
01:28:30,758 --> 01:28:33,310
a uniting musical finale
honoring icons U2.
990
01:28:33,344 --> 01:28:36,034
The Kennedy Center Honors
will continue.
991
01:28:36,068 --> 01:28:37,034
This is CBS.
992
01:28:41,827 --> 01:28:44,206
ANNOUNCER:
Reconnect with the arts,
reconnect with travel.
993
01:28:44,241 --> 01:28:46,448
Delta is proud to be
the official airline
994
01:28:46,482 --> 01:28:47,931
of the Kennedy Center Honors.
995
01:28:47,965 --> 01:28:49,689
Delta. Keep climbing.
996
01:28:51,068 --> 01:28:54,448
Please welcome Ukrainian
singer-songwriter Jamala.
997
01:28:57,206 --> 01:29:01,586
In their nearly 50 years
together as a band,
998
01:29:01,620 --> 01:29:07,551
U2 has used their music
as a way to create change.
999
01:29:07,586 --> 01:29:13,448
So it's fitting that
on a night meant to honor them
1000
01:29:13,482 --> 01:29:17,517
they have once again
used their platform
1001
01:29:17,551 --> 01:29:19,931
to spread message of peace.
1002
01:29:19,965 --> 01:29:25,137
Now, please welcome
for a very special rendition
1003
01:29:25,172 --> 01:29:30,724
of U2's "Walk On,"
Brandi Carlile and Hozier.
1004
01:29:32,862 --> 01:29:34,862
♪
1005
01:29:49,137 --> 01:29:50,620
And love is not the easy thing.
1006
01:29:50,655 --> 01:29:53,655
The only baggage you can bring
1007
01:29:53,689 --> 01:29:56,034
is all that you can't
leave behind.
1008
01:31:24,793 --> 01:31:26,965
♪
1009
01:32:48,206 --> 01:32:50,586
Congratulations
to all the honorees,
1010
01:32:50,620 --> 01:32:53,655
and thank you to everyone who
participated in this evening.
1011
01:32:53,689 --> 01:32:54,793
Good night.
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