RIP, Whitney


Yahoo News

Whitney Houston, she of the legendary voice, gave her final curtain call. She was 48. I always thought it would be spousal abuse that would do her in, but it seems she lost her long battle with drugs. Such a sad waste of superb talent.

In my jaded youth, I saw her perform early in her career. Her voice was amazing (and she most definitely was not lip synching; she screwed up a lyric), but she stood absolutely still on stage, frozen–if not glued to the spot. I thought it was strange, she had so much talent and that she had so little confidence.

Thanks for the songs. You will be missed.

Update: Esquire has a first-hand (and thus very biased) account from one of her life-long friends. Interesting reading, tho.

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8 Responses to “RIP, Whitney”

  1. Padre Mickey: February 12th, 2012 at 5:21 pm

    May her soul rest in peace and may light perpetual shine upon her! She was a great talent.

  2. axel grease: February 12th, 2012 at 5:51 pm

    an incredible voice and at her peak – beauty that shone
    but her demons just took over
    mayt she find the peace she never had in the past 20 years

  3. Reamus: February 12th, 2012 at 7:02 pm

    What an incredible shame…I hope the demons now leave her in peace…I will never forget that voice.

  4. Pissed in NYC: February 12th, 2012 at 7:58 pm

    Beauty and real talent in one person. What a shame.

  5. Tengrain: February 12th, 2012 at 8:55 pm

    Yeah, Pissed, it breaks my heart in a funny way. I guess it’s the potential that died, too. I mean Billie Holliday also had a drug problem that ultimately killed her, too, but she also had a long career. Maybe I’m too selfish in that I want more, but I suspect it is more shock that people with such immense and raw talent are just as weak as he rest of us.

    I dunno, I’m just shaking my head and wondering why?

    Rgds,

    TG

  6. rehctaw: February 13th, 2012 at 7:05 am

    Her obit was written and filed well in advance. Her death is tragic, but not surprising.
    The proximate cause of her death, like those of all the “died too young” who paved her way,
    lies in our bizarre notions of value and worth.

    An exceptional talent is never enough to complete a life. The next tragedy is always in the wings, waiting for the opportunity to be exploited and used up, thinking they’ll be different. Funny, I’ve not heard a peep about that aspect.

  7. dk: February 13th, 2012 at 8:37 am

    (via Jorn):

    Mike_FTW: Y’all know there are plenty of crack addicts still alive that could use all this love and support, right?

  8. Dimitrios: February 13th, 2012 at 12:11 pm

    Maybe we should have made it sex, hugs and rock and roll.

    RIP Whitney Houston