Here’s what pisses me off. Nobody lifted a finger to help Whitney Houston fight her addiction. Oprah? Costner? All the elitist Hollywood celebrities couldn’t pick up the phone and called Houston, telling her to dump Bobby Brown?
Houston was one of the greatest singers of all time. Just listen to her sing The Star-Spangled Banner. It was the best rendition of it ever.
How do you know people didn’t try?
Having once had a man in my life who was alcoholic, I can tell you that all the support and love in the world won’t help if the addict doesn’t want to change.
Whitney was an addict long before she met Bobby.
Her mother and other family members tried to get her in rehab many times. Having a daughter to take care of should have been enough reason to stay away from drugs. In the end it was Whitney’s responsibility.
Nobody was closer to Whitney than her mama. She begged her not to marry Bobby Brown. She never liked him or the drugs. She did all she could to get Whitney to get her life straight. But, she liked her lifestyle. If her mama couldn’t get her to break away from Bobby Brown and the drugs, Kevin Costner sure as heck would not have been able to do so. Anybody who tried to talk sense into Whitney, she, more or less, told them to go to hell. She lived by the sword (of drug addiction) and she died by the sword. Her choice. She was my favorite Pop Singer since the late ‘80s, but, no sympathy here.
Nobody was closer to Whitney than her mama. She begged her not to marry Bobby Brown. She never liked him or the drugs. She did all she could to get Whitney to get her life straight. But, she liked her lifestyle. If her mama couldn’t get her to break away from Bobby Brown and the drugs, Kevin Costner sure as heck would not have been able to do so. Anybody who tried to talk sense into Whitney, she, more or less, told them to go to hell. She lived by the sword (of drug addiction) and she died by the sword. Her choice. She was my favorite Pop Singer since the late ‘80s, but, no sympathy here.
How do you know who may have tried to help her? It isn’t like they would have done so publicly.
Addicts ultimately have to want to quit. She was an addict before Bobby Brown darkened her doorstep and continued long after her divorce from him.
If anything, it shows that all the talent, money, and love from family and friends in the world can’t help unless the addict wants the help they can offer.
Prayers for the souls of mother and daughter.
You can’t stop someone determined to destroy themselves unless you have a comfortable dungeon and nurse handy
I saw Houston at the old Sweetwaters in 83
On Amsterdam in the 60s
My girlfriend heard she had pipes and of course we all knew her family singers
It wasn’t my musical taste but boy she could sure sing
I found her an attractive light skinned leggy doe like black girl
Not usually my thing either but she was cute and very nervous
One of her first club appearances
I would have never guessed she would go down that dark road
First rumors of free base and later crack
I didn’t believe it