James Corden returned to “The Late Late Show” from his holiday break with a tribute to George Michael, who died at age 53 on Christmas Day.
“I feel like I’ve loved George Michael as long as I’ve loved music in a way,” Corden said. “I can remember so many specific times in my life where I might have felt on my own, and George’s music would feel like you’d listen to a song and he would reach his hand out and tell you you weren’t on your own and these feelings were not particular to you.”
“We all have so much to thank him for, for the music that he’s given that will last forever,” he continued.