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23rd December 2023
03:14pm GMT
Michael Bublé has opened up about how his son's cancer diagnosis changed his life.
His son, Noah, who is now 10 years old, received his liver cancer diagnosis in 2016 at just three years of age.
The Canadian singer, whose music is a symbol of the festive season, delved into the emotional impact that Noah's illness had on him.
While appearing as a guest on a Chrisymas special of 'The Diary of a CEO' podcast, Bublé candidly shared how his son's health scare altered his outlook on life.
“My son’s cancer diagnosis rocked my world and pulled the curtain from over my eyes.
“I don’t think that I had context and that was the sledgehammer to my reality. And I will never be carefree again in my life. And that’s OK. It is a privilege for me to exist.”
The 'It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas' singer admitted he had been dealing with a 'crisis' prior to his son's diagnosis.
“I don’t think I had my priorities straight,” he said. “Blinders, career, ambition. How do I become the baddest, biggest, best? You know? More ego, more power, more money, more.”
Bublé then went on to open up about the moment he learned of his son's illness.
“In that moment. I went, ‘OK, this is life. This is it. This is what’s important,'" he shared, before explaining how it made him want to change for the better.
“I remember, I closed my eyes and saying to myself, ‘If we get out of this, I am living a different life. A better life,’” he said.
“I want to be kinder, I want to be more empathetic. I don’t ever want to allow that ego and false self to take over. I want to know how lucky I am.”
Michael and his wife Luisana Lopilato are also parents to their son Elias, 7, daughter Vida, 5, and daughter Cielo, 1.
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