Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houstonwas an American singer, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time. Houston is one of pop music's best-selling music artists of all-time, with an estimated 170–200 million records sold worldwide. She released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification. Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts, as well as her prominence on MTV, starting...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth9 August 1963
CityNewark, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
I've read about myself and my husband and my family, to the point where they've called my parents, they've called my brothers, offering money to tell stories. They call friends of mine. I'd just like for them to just ... don't badger us. Don't scrutinize us. We have children and they have to live, too. It's not fair.
I think over the years, being a mother, I've matured in so many ways.
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be.
From the beginning, the camera and I were great friends. It loves me, and I love it.
I've turned down a lot of arena dates because I've done the big-arena thing. Now, I want to do something where people can feel me and I can feel them.
No, I'm not a drug addict, and neither is my husband. If that were so, you'd get a lot less work out of me. It would show in the performances and in the work.
You get that love from the people. It lets me know that all the madness I go through, all the stuff that the business has to offer with all its madness; it makes it worthwhile.
I'm not crazy about arenas just because I can sell them out. It doesn't do anything for my ego at all. I want to play places where people don't have to sit in the nosebleed seats and wonder what the hell is going on.
I was aware of people staring at me. No one moved. They seemed almost in trance. I just stared at the clock in the center of the church. When I finished, everyone clapped and started crying.
Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe.
I believe the children are our future
My mother taught me beauty really lives in places like a smile.
I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems.
I decided long ago never to walk in anyone's shadow; if I fail, or if I succeed at least I did as I believe.