My Thoughts on the Death of Whitney Houston

I found out about the pop legend’s death while on a Valentine’s dinner date with my husband: my brother had sent a text message with the bad news, and I almost choked on my appetizer! The news was very heavy on my heart, and I just had to tell someone else. While I saw everyone laughing and having a good time I wanted to stand up and scream, “Excuse me…can I have everyone’s attention, please? Whitney Houston just died. You may now carry on with your dinner.” Luckly, I’d decided not to spoil every else’s evening…

Whitney Houston was always one of my favorite artists. Every since the first time I heard her single, ” I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)”– I must’ve been about 5 years old–I knew I loved her as an artist. Practically every song that she put out before and after that have been a hit. To name a few: ” How Will I Know ,” ” Saving All My Love for You ,” and, the classic, ” I Will Always Love You ” from The Bodyguard soundtrack.

Speaking of The Bodyguard , Whitney was also a pretty descent actress. I’ve never seen the movie, but I did see her in Waiting to Exhale , and her performance was greater than amateur. Prior to death, she was also to produce and star in a remake of the 1976 movie Sparkle .


It is now coming out that the singer died from a deadly combination of Xanax and other prescription drugs and alcohol. Judging from her turbulent battle with drugs and alcohol while married to Bobby Brown, this is not a huge shocker. And, while I was deeply saddened by the news of her passing, I was definitely not surprised.

Since her death, I have been hearing a lot of her songs on the radio in the car, on Pandora at work, etc. Every time I hear her beautiful voice I say to myself, “Why, Whitney, WHY?!”


Maybe I’ll make a point to see The Bodyguard now…



Were you shocked by Whitney’s death? What are some of your favorite songs of hers?


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