Mary J. Blige Graces The Cover of Essance

When I got the text about Amy, I was lying down on the bed,’’ says Blige. “I got up and read the message about her death and just lay back down again. I kept getting up and laying back down for some reason. I’d always wanted to work with Amy, so I just couldn’t believe it really. And then it hit me—that could have been me. That really could have been me!

A few months ago, during an episode of VH1′s ‘Behind The Music’, Mary J Blige revealed that it was her husband Kendu who stepped in before it was too late.

It pays to have good people around us at all times.