Janet Jackson recounts how her father's death affected her

On June 27, Joe Jackson died at the Las Vegas Hospital at the age of 89, after a life devoted to transforming his children in music stars and who, ironically, was marked at the same time by disagreements within the famous clan.

his last weeks of life were once again spoiled by controversy because he himself had left specific instructions that it would not allow him to access his antecedents medical or its location to his descendants, the same as he would have treated. excessive hardness and cruelty in his childhood, some of his relatives could be at his side at the last moment.

His daughter Janet Jackson was one of those close friends who wanted to pay tribute later on social networks, where she confirmed At the same time, she would continue the tour in which she was diving despite the emotional discouragement that she had just to undergo.

However, in her performance this Sunday at the Essence Festival in New Orleans, the star confessed that she was very close to canceling all her concerts and did not change that opinion. after realizing that progress would be the best way to honor his father's memory.

"A little less than two weeks ago my father died, he was accompanied at all times by my family and I. You know, it is always difficult to lose a loved one and, to be quite honest it was hard for me, I did not know what to do, I did not know how to go forward, I did not know if I had to cancel this festival, or the whole tour in reality, "said the artist to the public.

"It was then that I spoke to my brother and that we started to remember the strength of my father.He was very strong.Without his ambition, his determination, we n & # 39; We would not have been successful.We are a black family that comes from Gary, Indiana, and we have managed to break all kinds of records around the world.This is the pure truth; my father was a great man My brother asked me, "If I were here right now, listening to this conversation, what do you think I would say to you?" I think my father would have said: "# # # & ## ## "Janet, please, finish what you started," Janet explained to all present without being able to hold back her tears.