“You guys, first of all, I want to say that getting to share the stage with Misty Copeland and Craig Hall and Camila Cabello and Halsey and all those amazing dancers tonight was absolutely in some ways a dream come true. And so I just, that performance was, even more than I hoped it would be, oh my god. I cannot believe that it’s Carole King, it’s you, who gave me this award. So - my parents are here tonight- and they would listen to Tapestry, and all your other records in high school. And then they packed them up, and took them to college with them. Then, when they met and got their own house, they took those records with them, and then they had my brother and I and played those records for us. When I fell in love with music is right around the time I realized how marvelous it was that an artist could transcend so many different phases and changes in people’s lives. So you taught me that was a possibility. And I guess what I’m trying to say is that all any of the artists, or really anyone in this room wants, is to create something that will last, whatever it is in life. And the fact that this is an award that celebrates a decade of hard work, of art, and of fun and memories, all that matters to me is the memories that I had with you, the fans, over the years. We’ve had fun, incredible, exhilarating, extraordinary times together, and may it continue! Thank you for being the reason why I am on this stage, from the first day of my career until tonight. Thank you for everything; thank you AMAs; thank you everyone, just thank you. I’m so lucky to get to do this.”
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