Shredman Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 20 yrs after the most awesome pre super bowl rendition of the star spangled banner , one of the most talented Singers in pop history is dead....Whitney Houston, the iconic American singer whose battles with drugs, alcohol and ex-husband Bobby Brown marred her star power, has died. She was 48.Houston's publicist confirmed the singer's death to ABC News. Her cause and location of death are not yet known. Six police cars were spotted in front of the Beverly Hilton hotel today, where Houston is believed to have been staying.Houston was last seen publicly on Thursday, when she appeared disheveled and disoriented in front of a Hollywood nightclub. According to the Hollywood Reporter, she got into an altercation with "X Factor" finalist Stacy Francis on Thursday at an event where she was said to be acting "belligerent."Houston returned to rehab in May of last year seeking treatment for drug and alcohol dependence. "Whitney voluntarily entered the program to support her long-standing recovery process," her publicist said at the time.The six-time Grammy winner staged a comeback in 2009, but was dogged by rumors that she was using drugs again. That year, she told Oprah Winfrey that marijuana laced with cocaine was her substance of choice during her 1992 to 2006 marriage to R&B singer Bobby Brown. They have a daughter together, Houston's only child, Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown.Houston's appearance on "Oprah" was her first major television interview since 2002, when she talked to ABC News' Diane Sawyer.At the time, Sawyer asked Houston about ongoing drug rumors that had started in 2000, when airport security guards found marijuana in Houston and Brown's bags at a Hawaiian airport. The singer alluded to having used cocaine, pills and marijuana -- but drew the line at crack in what turned into an infamous rant."First of all, let's get one thing straight," she told Sawyer. "Crack is cheap. I make too much money to ever smoke crack. Let's get that straight. Okay? We don't do crack. We don't do that. Crack is wack."In August 2009, Houston released "I Look to You," her first studio album in seven years. It sold 304,000 copies in its first seven days on the market, sending Houston back to the top of the charts and giving her the best debut week of her career.In 2010, Houston launched her "Nothing but Love" world tour. Though some said Houston's signature voice showed the stress of her ups and downs, she soldiered on, putting on shows in Asia, Australia and Europe even though fans and critics panned her performances.At her peak in the 1990s, Houston was a force to be reckoned with in the music industry. During the '80s and '90s, she was one of the world's best-selling artists, selling out stadiums with powerful, poignant renditions of her greatest hits like "I Wanna Dance With Somebody," "How Will I Know," and "I Will Always Love You."Her success launched her into the film industry, where she starred in hits like "The Bodyguard" and "Waiting to Exhale." Her struggles with drugs, alcohol, rehab (she went at least three times) and Brown, against whom she filed a charge of domestic abuse in 1993, made her stray from the spotlight.In 2009, talking to Winfrey about why she took a break from show business, Houston said, "It was too much. So much to try to live up to, to try to be, and I wanted out." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuq u Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Wow, thats too bad. Girl could sing her a** off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shredman Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 yea next level talentDrugs has done in many who were Giftedthats why they call it dope ppli am not talking about weed here.... hard drugs lead to Jail or Death... no in between Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethos Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Screw you Bobby!R.I.P Whitney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquietguy Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Yet another example that money and fame isn't everything. Better to be poor and strong of mind and will than to be the opposite. She was one of the best female vocalist and clearly better than the crap we hear today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuq u Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Yet another example that money and fame isn't everything. Better to be poor and strong of mind and will than to be the opposite. She was one of the best female vocalist and clearly better than the crap we hear today.Amen to that brother!! I'm a metal guy, but I've been around long enough to know that she had a voice like no other and I enjoyed her music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb 3.0 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 yea next level talentDrugs has done in many who were Giftedthats why they call it dope ppli am not talking about weed here.... hard drugs lead to Jail or Death... no in betweenI couldn't agree more! I find it amazing that more adults don't see this. It use to be simply meth, crack & junk; Now it's prescription pain medication & tranquilizers that are killing people regularly. My youngest daughter works as a pharmacy tech at a local CVS and has stories every week about addicts tryinng to get bogus scripts filled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb 3.0 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Great talent sad story...Another case of a person needing an Accountability Partner (AP)...If that be the case, Where in **** is yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb 3.0 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Well, I can see by your ten or so responses, You're still too **** clueless to get the whole Accountability Partner thing. Religious fruit cakes are usually like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD: Objective Elite Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) WFW does not need one as I live the on the straight and narrow path praise the Lord! As a product of the 60's the temptations were all around but if your not well grounded and have the savior in your life then it is easy to fall victim to temptation. There have been some throughout the years in my own family that have fallen prey to this...I'm not saying its easy but to fight off but with great faith it can be done!Why didn't your lord and savior stop you from posting that crap 8 times?Ohh yeah, crack kills folks! Edited February 13, 2012 by dirtydealin5858 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperAINTSfan Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 five minutes of being back on here and i see WRW is still racking up post!!!! lolback to topicthis is a sad day. im not a music fan ye6t she was easy to listen too.wish someone would of slapped the stupid out of her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyfiel Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 You know her mother was a famous singer, she inherited that voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuq u Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 You know her mother was a famous singer, she inherited that voice.Doesn't everyone inherite their genes from their father or mother? Not sure why that matters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuq u Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Glad to see ya back SK. Hope everything is kosher with you and the family bro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRay Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Quick, somebody ask WFW another question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRay Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 If he blew some of the wacky tobacky he would relax and only push "post" once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb 3.0 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 If he blew some of the wacky tobacky he would relax and only push "post" once.He needs somethin'; that's for damned sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_L Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Wow, it's still great here!Whitney went down hill when Bobby came into the picture. Talk about a waste... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCzah Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Yet another example that money and fame isn't everything. Better to be poor and strong of mind and will than to be the opposite. She was one of the best female vocalist and clearly better than the crap we hear today.Meh . . . . I'd still prefer to be in the middle somewhere . . . ^_^v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRay Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 (edited) I think flying the flag at half mast for Whitney Houston is complete and utter BS.John Holmes was world renowned, they didn't do it for him, now did they? Rumor was his pole was at half mast. Edited February 18, 2012 by SaintRay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb 3.0 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I think flying the flag at half mast for Whitney Houston is complete and utter BS.John Holmes was world renowned, they didn't do it for him, now did they? Rumor was his pole was at half mast.I believe I read somewhere that back in the day WRW was John Holmes "ACCOUNTIBILITY PARTNER". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRay Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I believe I read somewhere that back in the day WRW was John Holmes "ACCOUNTIBILITY PARTNER".So complete opposites can pretend to be one, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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