Horneytorney Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 what a voice! what a beauty! very sad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 I just checked and it's true. LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died Saturday. She was 48. Beverly Hills police Lt. Mark Rosen told reporters outside the Beverly Hilton that Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. in her room on the fourth floor of the hotel. Her body remained there and Beverly Hills detectives were investigating. "There were no obvious signs of any criminal intent," Rosen said. Houston's publicist, Kristen Foster, said the cause of death was unknown. Rosen said police received a 911 call from hotel security about Houston at 3:43 p.m. Saturday. Paramedics who were already at the hotel because of a Grammy party unsuccessfully tried to resuscitate the singer, he said. ... And guess who immediately has to get into the act ... << The Rev. Al Sharpton said he would call for a national prayer Sunday morning during a service at Second Baptist Church in Los Angeles. >> My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Maybe sad on a human level, on a musical level it's good riddance, her disco synthesizer 8-tees pop is some of the worst music I know and whenever I hear that love song my toes start to curl up. Just my 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Hi, Just saw it on TV and was quite surprised. She was only 48. Upon reading a bit it seemed she had quite a problem with drug abuse though. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 << But by the end of her career, Houston became a stunning cautionary tale of the toll of drug use. Her album sales plummeted and the hits stopped coming; her once serene image was shattered by a wild demeanor and bizarre public appearances. She confessed to abusing cocaine, marijuana and pills, and her once pristine voice became raspy and hoarse, unable to hit the high notes as she had during her prime. >> I remember how she seemed to be the perfect lady. Then suddenly she began going down hill fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 << But by the end of her career, Houston became a stunning cautionary tale of the toll of drug use. Her album sales plummeted and the hits stopped coming; her once serene image was shattered by a wild demeanor and bizarre public appearances. She confessed to abusing cocaine, marijuana and pills, and her once pristine voice became raspy and hoarse, unable to hit the high notes as she had during her prime. >> I remember how she seemed to be the perfect lady. Then suddenly she began going down hill fast. I never liked her music, it was too kitch for me. Nevertheless she was probably the best singer of her generation and she was a real beauty, albeit her public image was as clean and asexual as it could be (like from a toothpaste advert). But everything went downhill in the 1990s, an abusive, drug addicted husband and herself a hardcore drug addict (cocaine, crack, alcohol and more). The drugs destroyed her voice as well as her beauty. Her comeback in the past years was mostly a disaster and it seems that she never became totally clean. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 I am sad, not because she's dead, people die every day. But because now we'll have endless promotion of that song "I will always love you" and endless replays of "The Bodyguard" both worth consuming once, back then when they were produced, no place for them in the 21st Century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 I'm sorry for the fans who loved her, I remember a friend singing IWALY to her new husband at her wedding, but like others here I never voluntarily listened to her work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 I recall when white powder first hit the scene. The proponents exclaimed the perfect drug. No drunkiness. No hangover. No addiction. The attributes of this drug were vastly overated. She did have a great vocal range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 The same thing's happening with E's and other party pills, usage among sportsmen is out of control in Australia because you get the same buzz on a night out drinking gallons of piss without it hitting your waist line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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