“War. What’s the opposite of music? The silence of devastated cities and people killed,” Zelensky said. Our parents are happy to wake up in the morning to bomb shelters, but alive. Our loved ones do not know if we will be together again. The war does not let us choose who will survive and who will remain in eternal silence. ». Zelenskyy continued, “Our musicians wear armor instead of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded in hospitals. Even to those who can not hear them. But the music will leak anyway. We defend our freedom. Live. You love. I’m listening. On our land, we are fighting Russia which brings horrible silence with its bombs. Fill the silence with your music. Fill it today. Tell our story. Tell the truth about the war on social media and on your television. But not silence. “ Prior to the 2022 Grammy Awards, it was unclear whether Zelenskyy would appear via satellite or a video clip that had already been filmed, if any. Zelensky did not appear a week before during the 2022 Oscars, despite many speculations about his appearance. Zelenskyy’s idea to make an appearance at the Oscars first appeared by co-presenter Amy Schumer during an interview on “The Drew Barrymore Show”. Schumer said she spoke to the producers of the ceremony to get Zelenskyy involved. Oscar co-producer Will Packer said in a press conference before the Oscars that Zelensky may not appear yet, but the Ukrainian president did not appear at the ceremony. Sean Penn made headlines the day before the Oscars by telling CNN’s Jim Acosta that he would “smell” his Oscars in public if the Academy refused to ask Zelenskyy to speak during the live television show. “There is nothing greater that the Oscars could do than give [Zelenskyy] “An opportunity to talk to all of us,” Penn said. “I understand that a decision has been made not to do so. I do not comment on whether President Zelenskyy wanted it or not… If it [Academy has] elected not to chase the leadership in Ukraine, who take bullets and bombs for us, along with the children of Ukraine trying to protect, then I think each and every one of these people and every part of this decision would be the most important obscene moment in all of Hollywood history. “ Oscar co-host Wanda Sykes closed the prospect of an Oscar Zelenski appearance on the red carpet, telling Variety: “I think he’s very busy right now. Hollywood, we can fill ourselves a little and we think what we do is so important. And I understand that yes, what we do, reaches a lot of people. And we can convince people, but also, just know your strip. Do you know what I’m saying? Get to know your strip. “ The news of Zelenskyy’s appearance was first reported by Showbiz 411. Following is a video recording of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s recording on #Grammy, featuring a performance about Ukraine by John Legend: “Our musicians wear armor instead of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded in hospitals.” pic.twitter.com/43fcZTrjQK – Variety (@Variety) April 4, 2022
