Hudson calls music 'therapy'
2009-02-28 08:02
Los Angeles - Singer Jennifer
Hudson told chat show host Oprah Winfrey that music is her
"therapy" after the murders of three of her relatives last
year.
Hudson and Winfrey did not mention the October killings
during the singer's television appearance, but when asked how
she was doing Hudson said she is "really good."
"I'm just glad to be back and be back to work again," said
Hudson, 27. "Just doing what I love to do is like therapy."
Authorities have charged William Balfour, the estranged
husband of the singer's elder sister, Julia, with the murder of
Hudson's mother, brother and nephew in Chicago in October.
Hudson, who won a best supporting actress Oscar for her
role in the movie Dreamgirls, won a Grammy earlier this month
for best R&B album for her self-titled 2008 release.
Hudson said having Whitney Houston announce her as the
winner was a thrill, since she once created make-believe duets
with Houston.
"It almost surpassed winning the Grammy for me, seeing
Whitney Houston," Hudson said. "And then her presenting it to
me was, like, unbelievable."
Hudson, who got her start as a contestant on American
Idol, told Winfrey she has a dog named Oscar, another one
named Grammy and a third pooch named Dreamgirl.
She will begin a US tour on March 31.
