By now you have probably heard that Whitney Houston passed away yesterday at the age of 48. According to her website, Houston sold more than 170 million albums over the course of her career. I, personally, have sung along to "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" approximately 154 million times over my 31-year career as . . . well, myself. If you have a facebook page, it is likely that you have posted a YouTube video of your favorite Whitney song, or that you know someone who has. If you have not yet listened to Whitney's isolated vocal track on "How Will I Know," click
here to gain a new appreciation of just how talented she really was.
But what really was Whitney's "Greatest Love of All?" She had skyscraper highs and seemingly bottomless lows (anyone remember
Being Bobby Brown?), but I believe her greatest accomplishment is probably the one we have heard the least about: her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, pictured below with Whitney in 2011.
Perhaps I just have a soft spot for other motherless children. Perhaps it is because Houston once said of her daughter, "She encourages me and inspires me. When I look at her eyes and I see myself, I go, 'Okay, I can do this. I can do this.'" As you remember Whitney in all of her triumphs and troubles, take a second to think of Bobbi Kristina as well. Her road will long and hard. It will only be made worse by the fact that her grief will be public. Best of luck, Bobbi Kristina. Your mother was an unbelievable talent and the world is a little less melodious today.
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