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Whitney Houston dead?

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Whitney Houston is dead at 48-years-old...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/11/whitney-houston-dead-sing_n_1270889.html
 
Drugs and depression - a nasty combination.  Here's one of her quotes:  "The biggest devil is me. I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy."
 
I guess my 1st thought here is "Is this legit?" There have been similar reports about other entertainers that turned out to be completely false. The most recent one was Reba last week,

If this is true, then the music world has lost one of the greatest women.
 
seahawk said:
I guess my 1st thought here is "Is this legit?" There have been similar reports about other entertainers that turned out to be completely false. The most recent one was Reba last week,

If this is true, then the music world has lost one of the greatest women.
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I'd say she had the potential for greatness, but she wasted a phenomenal talent.

Even though she's been around for 2 decades (?), I don't think she's been relevant musically for some time now.
 
I have a tremendous amount of sympathy for anyone who struggles with and succumbs to addiction. I'm not sure her career as a singer adds to those feelings a ton. She had a technically great voice but I don't think she ever made much in the way of a record that transcended top 40 radio.
 
Saint Nik said:
I have a tremendous amount of sympathy for anyone who struggles with and succumbs to addiction. I'm not sure her career as a singer adds to those feelings a ton. She had a technically great voice but I don't think she ever made much in the way of a record that transcended top 40 radio.
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Are you joking? She had 7 number one songs in a row.

 
I wasn't her biggest fan but she's tied in with a bunch of memories from my youth and I've always loved the way she did I Will Always Love You.

One of the best voices I've ever heard in my life.

RIP Whitney
 
although she had a great voice I was never a fan. Just do not like that "type" of music.. I root for anyone who battles addictions though ( as I do).. Sad too hear anyone passed...Not sure if it were addiciton related..
 
That's too bad, battling addiction can't be a picnic to confront when everyone you've let in your life is on hand to make a brittle decision that much easier, hopefully there's some kind of peace here.
 
It's a shame, her version of 'I Will Always Love You' is one of the best if not thee best ballads of all-time.

I feel for her family, RIP.

Kevin Costner is gonna get fired.
 
Saint Nik said:
Wendel's Fist said:
Are you joking? She had 7 number one songs in a row.
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I didn't say she wasn't successful. She was. Very much so.
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Well what's your point about transcending the top 40? The Beatles had a lot more songs in the top 40 than Whitney did and I bet you'd never have heard of those obscure songs that they had, without those popular tunes.
 
Wendel's Fist said:
Well what's your point about transcending the top 40? The Beatles had a lot more songs in the top 40 than Whitney did and I bet you'd never have heard of those obscure songs that they had, without those popular tunes.
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By saying top 40 radio, as opposed to top 40 charts, I'm talking about the radio format that just plays whatever is popular. Popular doesn't mean bad, like you point out the Beatles sold a lot of records themselves, but so do a lot of bands that are pretty forgettable. The Beatles have lasting appeal because they transcended just being popular and were, you know, really great.

Whitney Houston made popular music, sure. But lasting? Unique? Not for me. So it's sad that she's dead in the sense that, as I said, it's sad that anyone succumbs to their addictions but not in the Cobain/Winehouse/Elliott Smith sense of their death precluding really great music being made.

But that's just me and I'm only speaking for my opinion. If you think Whitney Houston transcended pop music, more power to you.
 
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