Jon Batiste is a glass half-full kinda guy. Case in point -- amid his wife, Suleika Jaouad's, second bout with leukemia, the five-time GRAMMY-winning singer is smiling, dancing and counting his blessings thanks to a promising update about her health.The 35-year-old musician spoke with ET's Rachel Smith on Monday night as he arrived on the red carpet for the Met Gala and explained why he feels blessed — and it has everything to do with Jaouad having an incredible couple of weeks.«She's doing great,» Batiste revealed. «This is actually the best two weeks we've had so far.
I'm very grateful. We are blessed by God. God's holding us and lifting us up.» After an impromptu performance of his hit track, «Freedom,» Batiste professed his love for his new wife and offered advice on finding .«I have so much that I wanna say about her because I could speak just about her radiance endlessly,» said the band leader for. «We met when we were in band camp.
She was 12 and I was 14. We’ve been knowing each other for 20 years. And it’s just such an incredible thing. If you find the right person, lock it in.
Life is short. You never know what’s going to happen so you just gotta lock it in. These moments are beautiful -- the highs and lows of life.
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