Whitney
at the party after the show, i got to meet dick clark. what a kind and generous man.
i was always a huge whitney houston fan and always will be. we've all had our problems with substance abuse, so i never held that against her.
forty-eight years old is way too young whoever you are. damn.
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anyway, she had a great voice and amazing stage presence, at one point anyway /
rip to a very successful person who unfortunately lost their way
in any case, even if drug abuse was the cause, i think the rest of us would do well to reserve judgement. (walk a mile in her shoes) can any of us possibly imagine what it would be like to have accomplished so much at such a young age? what else would there be to do? all beings have an innate need to seek. what happens when that need ceases to exist? i've not accomplished nearly as much as she, but i have to admit, in my 50s i feel as though i'm running out of new things to do. at least i still have the need to earn money. she didn't even have that.
secondly, can any of us imagine what it would be like to live a life a behind a phony, celebrity life, in a fishbowl, for as many years as she did? how many of us would be able to retain a concept of self?
what now happens to her daughter who will likely inherit a large fortune, which will remove her need to seek?
it's odd that most of us aspire to some level of notoriety, fame or fortune, but those who actually achieve it usually end up disappointed.
it's so easy to forget that behind the 'superstar' figure, there is often a person as normal, fragile and human being as us or the guy next door. once they have been lifted up on the great throne of genius by us and the media we find it hard to believe that they can make a mess of life.
she seemed such a sweet person... but that voice; original, unmistakeable, deadly.
rip whitney
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