R.I.P. Whitney Houston

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Julia Barrett

I bought her very first release and listened to it obsessively. Still have it on a cassette tape. She had one of the most beautiful voices of all time. What a great gift and what a tragic ending. Go in peace, Ms. Houston.

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10 Responses to R.I.P. Whitney Houston

  1. Amber Skyze says:
    February 12, 2012 at 3:01 am

    Very shocking. She had an amazing voice.

  2. Penelope says:
    February 12, 2012 at 4:03 am

    There are too many tragic stories in Hollywood. What a waste. I still get goosebumps when I hear her rendition of I Will Always Love You.

  3. Stephanie says:
    February 12, 2012 at 7:27 am

    I am really sad about this. Sadly, it is what we have come to expect of the famous. I don’t know if there is more addiction because of fame or if it is just that it’s so in our face. Such senseless tragedy.

  4. Julia Barrett says:
    February 12, 2012 at 8:03 am

    Which is all actually sort of weird after my rant about celebrity dysfunction. You’re right Steph, completely senseless.

  5. Jaye says:
    February 12, 2012 at 8:24 am

    I was never a fan, but I recognized her immense talent. It really makes me wonder why so many lust after fame when it seems to eat so many that achieve it. A tragedy.

  6. Casey Wyatt says:
    February 12, 2012 at 8:53 am

    Talk about weird timing after yesterday’s post. I’m sad to hear about her passing. She had so much talent. But sadly, there are so many singers who’ve traveled the same road - Judy Garland, Billy Holiday, Edith Piaf. . . . all victims of a tragic lifestyle.

  7. Katalina Leon says:
    February 12, 2012 at 9:08 am

    I heard about Whitney Houston’s death last night on the radio as I was falling asleep and thought it was so tragic. This is not how it should have ended.
    Whitney was such a great talent. I was heartbroken by her show with Bobby Brown that exposed the downward spiral of her life. I couldn’t watch it.
    I recently asked my sister if reading tabloid crap and watching “celebrity reality shows” is abuse of another human being?
    Do we really have the right to tear into the famous, the talented, the infamous as personal entertainment?
    Will other cultures down the road view our appetite for watching others fall down as akin to the Romans throwing prisoners to the lions to be butchered for entertainment? The Romans were fascinated to watch how other people faced pain and death.
    Are we the same? I have to wonder if the public’s interest in catastrophic blowouts fuels the problem for people who are used to performing for an audience?
    Whitney couldn’t sing at this year’s Grammy awards, she destroyed her beautiful voice years ago, but ironically she’ll dominate this year’s show in another way. Its no coincidence she died in the hotel were the Grammy pre-party was to be held.
    XXOO Kat

  8. Julia Barrett says:
    February 12, 2012 at 3:40 pm

    Kat, as always you are right on. I don’t have a clue if with creativity comes insanity - or what it is. Look at some of the world’s greatest artists and authors - insanity. Self destructive behavior.
    I’m so sad for Ms. Houston that she lost everything - her own worst enemy. And yes, it is no coincidence.

  9. Julia Barrett says:
    February 12, 2012 at 3:40 pm

    I know, Casey, totally weird. And yes, all of the above. Such talent and they died so very young.

  10. Julia Barrett says:
    February 12, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    What is it about fame, Jaye? Perhaps we’re all lucky it eludes us.

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