On the eve of the Grammy Awards, the music world must say goodbye to Whitney Houston. The American singer and actress died at the age of 48.
Her body was found in a room on the fourth floor of a hotel in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. "At 3:55 PM local time (00:55 in Italy, editor's note) Whitney Houston was pronounced dead at the Beverly Hilton hotel," said police spokesperson Mark Rosen. There do not appear to be "signs of assault," but for now the causes of her death are still under investigation.
Whitney Houston's premature disappearance was unfortunately expected. Her success was as sudden as her decline. The strength of her voice could do nothing against her personal problems: the singer tried to overcome moments of depression, mostly due to the failure of her marriage to singer Bobby Brown, which lasted from 1992 to 2006, by using cocaine, marijuana, and various pills. In the recent period, some US media had captured her in almost unrecognizable condition.
Every time I read this news, I shudder!! Not because of death itself, although it is quite painful, but because of the manner in which it occurs.
Depression, not living life, brings many people closer to drugs (perhaps even more so in the music world).
I cannot understand how people with such striking qualities can be brought down by life. Perhaps it is to be attributed to the way they achieve success. Their cursed talent that catapults them into the center of attention when their soul is not yet ready.
The pleasure of making music should come before success. Singing and playing just for the pleasure of doing so.
A voice that will remain in history. Goodbye Whitney Houston
