Donnie Simpson talks with the legendary Phyllis about her career! This was filmed just before the release of her 'Prime of My Life' album. Rest in peace.
Phyllis, you are SO RIGHT! The record industry is TOO DAMNED focused on just people who "sell records," and doesn't always focus on people with TRUE talent, like you are, Ms. Lady. You definitely were NOT given the due you deserved. But there are those who love your music and always will, like me.
Rick Woosley You hit the nail on the head, Rick. Image over substance has taken over the music, at least the mainstream music, we get exposed to for a very long time now.
Rick Woosley You used to be able to have the best of both worlds back in the 80s and 90s though. Great singers who sold records e.g. Whitney, Mariah, Luther, etc. Its not like that now.
@@jamstrings100 True...maybe because labels aren't pressured to present quality anymore...what matters now is streaming figers...no one buys records anymore...so, what's the point in presenting quality if what counts is TH-cam clicks...anyone can do it...
@Lisa crawford Hi👋🏼 I want to first thank you for sharing how you feel. It's important to me that I always respect the opinions of others. We are all entitled to our own opinion & I value that understanding. I understand that our perceptions create a different reality for each & every one of us. Our perceptions are a result of the totality of the experiences we've had throughout our lives, which is instrumental in molding our reality. We all live in a different realm of understanding based upon our perceptions of reality. I've typed all of these things to acknowledge both of our ideas, though they are different. It's important for all of us to be aware of the need to normalize being respectful to differences in points of view. I've personally observed all of the traits I've shared in my observation of this artist & I respect that you don't see the qualities I've written about with regard to this artist. I respect your opinion & your point of view. Thanks again for sharing your view point with me.
BET just aint the same Im proud to say that I have witnessed the beginning with the OG Host Donnie Simpson Video Soul, Midnight Love Rap City with Dess-iour if im spelling it right, The Basement with Big Tigg Rest easy Phyllis Hyman
Phyllis Hyman is one of THE best singers of all time and I seriously think that people don't give her enough credit or recognition! She was one of those singers that anyone could relate to because people could feel the pain that she belted out in her songs! RIP Phyllis.
This was when BET was BET man. None of that booty shaking craziness. Clean stuff and postive vibes. Even the Gospel Celebration on BET back then wasn't as out there as it is now. What happened? Donnie was the man too. These are classic interviews and Phyllis was absolutely beautiful. I remember the day she died like it was yesterday. It was a shock to the whole world. Beautiful lady she was.
Phyllis Hyman was FINE, TALENTED, AND VERY UNDERRATED. She never got her just due. Next year, it will be 25 years since she passed. R.I.P. to one of the best.
why does Lailah Ali come to mind they favor and talk alike both beautiful I was just a little girl but I always loved Phylis Hyman ah her voice made me sit down and be quiet and smile such a gift
Wow I've never seen this before. The way she walked in and I forgot how tall she was. She was truly one of a kind. There will never be another like her.
Why would anyone press the dislike button,Phyllis was a true Queen, I saw her at a small jazz club in Chicago,she held the audience in the palm of her hand.she was amazing,her voice really was a beautiful instrument...A true star!!
Her shows had very high quality production value. She did not skimp with her audience. Always live. Musicianship was on point. She gave a damn. Perfectionist and a diva.
Phyllis Hyman was so down to earth . A classy lady and a gorgeous lady. I miss her music. I really felt she could have transitioned into jazz . Such a beautiful spirit.
I always knew she was beautiful and talented but I never knew how personable and funny she was. She was really a hoot! Its just so sad she became so depressed that she ended her own life. Im just glad Im old enough to have had opportunity to enjoy her work. The kids these days are really missing out because there are few real singers being played on popular radio.
I don't know why it makes me so full to see people post things I had to do with but THIS IS DIVA WEEK for Video Soul of the first year I worked at BET. I loved that we were able to honor PHYLLIS and PATTI and GLADYS and CHAKA and PATTI that week! YAY. And Phyllis was such an exquisite presence and performer!
Read her biography "Strength of a Woman" that has her relatives, lawyer, manager speak on how Phyllis was bi polar and ruined her opportunities with Clive Davis, Steven Spielberg, Bill Cosby and Mtume who wrote her biggest hit "You Know How to Love Me". She had many chances to make money but earned a reputation as being difficult and worse.
This was 1991 and video soul for urban artists so Phyliss was taking a shot at Janet and Paula who were selling but vocally...well they are great entertainers. RIP Phyliss. Clive gave Whitney her position because Phyliss refused to sell out.
Bless their hearts. Many of the young talent today can't hold their in interviews. However, their are exceptions. Chrisette Michele, Jill Scott, IndieArie and Ledisi come to mind. They reflect that there is intellect as well as musical talent. Phyllis used excellent grammar and diction in her interviews as well as in her song styling. Rare.
Seeing this interview for the first time, she's stunningly beautiful 🔥🔥 beautifully covered from head to toe yet still sexy... Female artiste these days feel they gotta show all ... Things and times really changed.... Rip beautiful 🙏🎶🎼🎵💕
I could definitely feel her pain! In Spring of 1985, in my early twenties, I did take an overdose of extra strength pain relievers while intoxicated! Anxiety and depression had a hold on me. God spared me,and today I am extremely better and on a renaissance mission to further advance the treatment of mental illnesses! I love snd miss you, Phyllis. Help is available for mental health issues. There's a toll free number. I can't remember it right off! Please: get help because life is precious and worth living! You couldn't have told me that at the time I wanted,and could have died during my overdose. God saw fit to allow me to live! When you have a purpose: then life makes sense! We have to go through some intense pain in order to find that purpose! It's all worth it!
I would love to see Jill Scott play Phyllis Hyman in a biopic. Jill Scott would be a great choice. She would do Phyllis Hyman justice. Jill Scott even said playing Phyllis Hyman would be a dream role.
I remember so clearly when this album was out. So many great hits. I was in my 20s then. Never would I have imagined music descending to the garbage it is today.
Sure do miss Phyllis Hyman...she graced us with that sultry, unique voice and delivery...although she left behind such a wonderful musical legacy, still miss you my sista💕
Thanks Shy for passing it on and thanks Retro rhythms for posting. Oh this was absolutely fabulous and yes, a wonderful early Xmas gift. Did PH look fabulous or what. She was working the whole ensemble. And tried her best to be nice.
Gorgeous woman and voice, I'm a 49 year old white dude but I loved her, wish she was still here. I fell in love with her when I was 18 and she released "You Know How to Love me"
You know what I loved about Video Soul than the obvious? the what I call "over donnie's shoulder" zoom shot. a signature of the show in my eyes cause when it happened, the subject dropped science within seconds of the zoom.
If they did do a biopic.....they'd have to search long and hard for the right singer with the height and impossible beauty that Phyllis possessed. Lip synching to her music (a la Angela Bassett in What's Love Got to Do With It) and not recording new vocals would also seem to be the correct route to go. I certainly would watch it when and if it got made.
based off not only talent but look and personality i would say jazmine sulivan. jazmine is a little darker but everything else about her including height is very similar to phyllis. i'm not sure if shes ever acted though. but thats the only person i can see.
@@KingAlone516 Phyllis was a very complex woman. I would prefer a regular actress opposed to a singer. Maybe an unknown Broadway actress. I think Tracee Ellis Ross could play her. Phyllis' voice also can't be duplicated. Having the actress lip sync to her original recordings would be the best choice.
I'd love to see the actress Paulette Braxton in the role as Phyllis. She has the beauty, height, and her complexion is similar to Phyllis. I hope Phyllis's estate will permit the use of Phyllis's actual recordings.
A very beautiful classy woman she was one of the best that ever did it it was so heartbreaking to hear about her passing you never know what people are going through if you guys out there know someone that seemed that there troubled depressed reach out n get them help
Thanks for posting, Rhythms this is a great find here on TH-cam. If memory serves me correctly, Patti Labelle makes an appearence during this interview, right? I'm so glad that someone has an interest in Phyllis's music. I hope you post part 2 of the interview soon.
Why Ms Hyman why?? That voice was so spirited and all this stuff about her being lonely and not having a man...I don't understand that either because she wasn't an ugly woman! She was tall but there are tall women who have boyfriends and husbands (like Aisha Tyler and Lisa Leslie). Gonna start listening to her music more often now, I think she would like that.
When you're depressed you always try to hide it because you don't want people to worry about you yet at the same time you do, you just want them to really catch it without you saying anything. I tell you man beauty, money, fame, and having a lot of friends is great but at the same time you can still feel lonely as ever.
Mental illness is just that , a simple man couldn't fill the void Ms Hyman had I believe salvation could of came in children adopted maybe or being a advisor for young African American talent getting into the industry she had a purpose beyond music it's a shame she took her life before she realized the magnitude of her importance to her community.
Our first owned television network was sold out 😕🙁😭! Was the owner Bob Johnson? What most people won't do for money! Mr. Bobby Caldwell song " what you won't do for love"! Someone needs to make a song about what most people will do for money 💸💰!
wow i love how she was tryna be nice talkin bout "people who sing" and sell records vs divas like her...im sure she would cringe at the chicks on radio now lol but her diva status is unquestionable ...thanx 4 posting retrorhythms
this makes me think, after al the acalades and support of being the best suicide is when you feel alone people are so alone and thats why we have to love on another
I disagree with that I listened to the guy who wrote her biography and he said she had bitterness toward whitney. Yes I agree with her feelings for clive she didnt like him. She was so manipulated and used. Actually the interview is on youtbe you should give it a listen
Whitney and Mariah could actually sing. I think she was referring to people like Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul, who were both really hot at the time. They weren't very good singers but they had other things in place to help them sell huge amounts of records in spite of their limited vocal ability.
No. I think she probably meant the industry in general. Think Milli Vanilli. That kind of throw away garbage music was rampant back then. Lots of one hit wonders and videos were more important than the damn songs back then. And lip synching went buckwild.
I can see Jill Scott playing Phyllis Hyman only if Jill can stop that fake personna Phyllis appear to be a genuine person whether good or bad 2) I can see Chrisette Michelle as 1st choice definitely the look and she appears to have a soft vulnerable side and she could probably pull off the way Phyllis speaks 3) Someone mentioned LaLa Anthony not to sure about that she can't sing she probably couldn't pull off the height
Such a sophisticated lady!! Her style was bananas!!
She was so funny. I always thought she would have been great as Sinclaire's mother on LIVING SINGLE.
Oh my gosh. Absolutely.
THAT PART‼️💯
Yes, I am happy to say that I was the technical director on this show....good times and good shows back then
Really?!! You got to meet a lot of great, talented people too!!
Do you remember meeting En Vogue ?
Great shows back then...
Ok explains why I can only hear out the left of my headphones🤷🏾♀️🤣
@@t33mccullough15 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Phyllis, you are SO RIGHT! The record industry is TOO DAMNED focused on just people who "sell records," and doesn't always focus on people with TRUE talent, like you are, Ms. Lady. You definitely were NOT given the due you deserved. But there are those who love your music and always will, like me.
Rick Woosley You hit the nail on the head, Rick. Image over substance has taken over the music, at least the mainstream music, we get exposed to for a very long time now.
Rick Woosley You used to be able to have the best of both worlds back in the 80s and 90s though. Great singers who sold records e.g. Whitney, Mariah, Luther, etc. Its not like that now.
jammyjammer2015 That's a very good point!
@@jamstrings100 True...maybe because labels aren't pressured to present quality anymore...what matters now is streaming figers...no one buys records anymore...so, what's the point in presenting quality if what counts is TH-cam clicks...anyone can do it...
@@SmartRobot-wc2fb Quality is quality and the clicks will follow.
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@Lisa crawford Hi👋🏼 I want to first thank you for sharing how you feel. It's important to me that I always respect the opinions of others. We are all entitled to our own opinion & I value that understanding. I understand that our perceptions create a different reality for each & every one of us. Our perceptions are a result of the totality of the experiences we've had throughout our lives, which is instrumental in molding our reality. We all live in a different realm of understanding based upon our perceptions of reality. I've typed all of these things to acknowledge both of our ideas, though they are different. It's important for all of us to be aware of the need to normalize being respectful to differences in points of view. I've personally observed all of the traits I've shared in my observation of this artist & I respect that you don't see the qualities I've written about with regard to this artist. I respect your opinion & your point of view. Thanks again for sharing your view point with me.
Yes. Absolutely.
Phyllis had such an animated personality to match her visual beauty & powerful singing voice!
renee xuereb amen she was incomparable!!!
BET just aint the same Im proud to say that I have witnessed the beginning with the OG Host Donnie Simpson Video Soul, Midnight Love Rap City with Dess-iour if im spelling it right, The Basement with Big Tigg
Rest easy Phyllis Hyman
Gordon Brock I agree
Gordon Brock yessuh, teen summit, screne scene, sherry cater would fill in for donnie too. that animated chic cita, good ol days
Phyllis Hyman is one of THE best singers of all time and I seriously think that people don't give her enough credit or recognition! She was one of those singers that anyone could relate to because people could feel the pain that she belted out in her songs! RIP Phyllis.
Definitely was one of the best EVER! Her voice was magical
This was when BET was BET man. None of that booty shaking craziness. Clean stuff and postive vibes. Even the Gospel Celebration on BET back then wasn't as out there as it is now. What happened? Donnie was the man too. These are classic interviews and Phyllis was absolutely beautiful. I remember the day she died like it was yesterday. It was a shock to the whole world. Beautiful lady she was.
b.e.t. are colorists
Phyllis Hyman was FINE, TALENTED, AND VERY UNDERRATED. She never got her just due. Next year, it will be 25 years since she passed. R.I.P. to one of the best.
6'2" lawd such a beauty !!!!!!!💜
why does Lailah Ali come to mind they favor and talk alike both beautiful I was just a little girl but I always loved Phylis Hyman ah her voice made me sit down and be quiet and smile such a gift
Wow I've never seen this before. The way she walked in and I forgot how tall she was. She was truly one of a kind. There will never be another like her.
This lady was,is and still is Everything. Rest In Paradise Diva.
Why would anyone press the dislike button,Phyllis was a true Queen, I saw her at a small jazz club in Chicago,she held the audience in the palm of her hand.she was amazing,her voice really was a beautiful instrument...A true star!!
One of the best interviews on Video Soul... ever. She is one beautiful, tall, sophisticated lady with style.
Her shows had very high quality production value. She did not skimp with her audience. Always live. Musicianship was on point. She gave a damn. Perfectionist and a diva.
Very beautiful woman who so talented and underrated R.I.P. Phyllis Hyman
Phyllis Hyman was so down to earth . A classy lady and a gorgeous lady. I miss her music. I really felt she could have transitioned into jazz . Such a beautiful spirit.
I love that Phyllis had a style of her own but she really worked hard to understate her beauty as she got older.
She was a class act man...
Bnizzofashizzo yes
She is so gorgeous.
And she looks like you can smell her perfume.
I always knew she was beautiful and talented but I never knew how personable and funny she was. She was really a hoot! Its just so sad she became so depressed that she ended her own life. Im just glad Im old enough to have had opportunity to enjoy her work. The kids these days are really missing out because there are few real singers being played on popular radio.
I 💘 this woman she was my giant baby doll and so beautiful. her 🎶 you could feel thru ur bones.
I don't know why it makes me so full to see people post things I had to do with but THIS IS DIVA WEEK for Video Soul of the first year I worked at BET. I loved that we were able to honor PHYLLIS and PATTI and GLADYS and CHAKA and PATTI that week! YAY. And Phyllis was such an exquisite presence and performer!
Beautiful Phyllis Hyman. RIP
You can tell she was sad but used a lot of humor to mask it. She was struggling and trying to push threw
Read her biography "Strength of a Woman" that has her relatives, lawyer, manager speak on how Phyllis was bi polar and ruined her opportunities with Clive Davis, Steven Spielberg, Bill Cosby and Mtume who wrote her biggest hit "You Know How to Love Me".
She had many chances to make money but earned a reputation as being difficult and worse.
The Best Female Vocalist in The World .......Bar None!!!!!!!!
Such a classy lady... I remember watching this back when BET was Great LOVE Donnie Simmson 😍💜😍
Rip Ms Phyllis what a amazing voice
This was 1991 and video soul for urban artists so Phyliss was taking a shot at Janet and Paula who were selling but vocally...well they are great entertainers.
RIP Phyliss. Clive gave Whitney her position because Phyliss refused to sell out.
Bless their hearts. Many of the young talent today can't hold their in interviews. However, their are exceptions. Chrisette Michele, Jill Scott, IndieArie and Ledisi come to mind. They reflect that there is intellect as well as musical talent.
Phyllis used excellent grammar and diction in her interviews as well as in her song styling. Rare.
She was Georgous!!!! Its so sad to watch this...
Abomb110285 why?
R.I.P. Phyllis Hyman..Beautiful Voice
One of the best singers Miss Legend Phyllis Hyman .
Seeing this interview for the first time, she's stunningly beautiful 🔥🔥 beautifully covered from head to toe yet still sexy... Female artiste these days feel they gotta show all ... Things and times really changed.... Rip beautiful 🙏🎶🎼🎵💕
man she had style
I could definitely feel her pain! In Spring of 1985, in my early twenties, I did take an overdose of extra strength pain relievers while intoxicated! Anxiety and depression had a hold on me. God spared me,and today I am extremely better and on a renaissance mission to further advance the treatment of mental illnesses! I love snd miss you, Phyllis. Help is available for mental health issues. There's a toll free number. I can't remember it right off! Please: get help because life is precious and worth living! You couldn't have told me that at the time I wanted,and could have died during my overdose. God saw fit to allow me to live! When you have a purpose: then life makes sense! We have to go through some intense pain in order to find that purpose! It's all worth it!
Wow i wasn't born until 90 and my brother 97 but wow god has you here for a reason!!!
One of the greatest "ICONs' all time...
Beautiful she had that 💯❤️ and spoke so beautiful also and style she definitely had that 💯💯🙏🙏
What a beautiful spirit. Gone way too soon.
Love her. So sophisticated. Also love Donnie Simpson. I miss Video Soul.
I would love to see Jill Scott play Phyllis Hyman in a biopic. Jill Scott would be a great choice. She would do Phyllis Hyman justice. Jill Scott even said playing Phyllis Hyman would be a dream role.
***** Jill Scott is still young. She is only 42 and she have aged beautifully. Jill would make a great Phyllis Hyman.
I think Jazmine Sullivan would be better option to play Phyllis.
Jackee Harry from Sister Sister and 227 would be a good actress choice.
Jsimm100 Yess Jazmine would be a perfect choice for Phyllis Hyman.
I think Chrisette Michelle should play her especially because of her voice.
I think KEKE Wyatt should play her. She can sing and really looks like her.
I remember so clearly when this album was out. So many great hits. I was in my 20s then. Never would I have imagined music descending to the garbage it is today.
😂😢
Love her and the music
She was one beautiful and sexy woman
Wow! will forever miss her! Thx for posting!
Donnie Sympson is such a sweetheart😚
Now I am not speaking vocally wise, but I declare Jasmine Sullivan looks just like Phyllis to me! Especially here.
Um,.... WHAT! Maybe if you tilt your head to the side and squint. If you do that then they could be second cousins 😉
Um,.... WHAT! She sure does!
Na Jazmine has almost all her mannerisms. Including voices that favor. They even interview the same.
Phyllis was legit funny though. Thanks for uploading.
Sure do miss Phyllis Hyman...she graced us with that sultry, unique voice and delivery...although she left behind such a wonderful musical legacy, still miss you my sista💕
Thanks Shy for passing it on and thanks Retro rhythms for posting. Oh this was absolutely fabulous and yes, a wonderful early Xmas gift.
Did PH look fabulous or what. She was working the whole ensemble. And tried her best to be nice.
I loved her so much!
i wish she didnt commit suicide she was so talented
Look at Baby Donnie!
The green-eyed bandit Donnie Simpson is 65 now
Omg she was such & amazing singer & beautiful stylish woman. See a little Marsha Ambrosia.
BRING BACK DONNIE SIMPSON!!!!!!!!!
Avitas3000 yes
What a classy, gorgeous woman! So sad what happened to her
FASHIONISTA!!!!!! STUNNING!!!
Thanks for sending this to me girl! Now you know!!! I am so loving this!
Ugh! ..I love her ...she just omg ..PERFECT!
Gorgeous woman and voice, I'm a 49 year old white dude but I loved her, wish she was still here. I fell in love with her when I was 18 and she released "You Know How to Love me"
You know what I loved about Video Soul than the obvious? the what I call "over donnie's shoulder" zoom shot. a signature of the show in my eyes cause when it happened, the subject dropped science within seconds of the zoom.
Gone waaaay too soon.
I remember watching this at 8 years old
oh boy oh boy!! i almost fell out of my chair when i saw this posted. yeessssssss! :)
You're welcome, Safiya. Thanks for the shout-out:-)
If they did do a biopic.....they'd have to search long and hard for the right singer with the height and impossible beauty that Phyllis possessed. Lip synching to her music (a la Angela Bassett in What's Love Got to Do With It) and not recording new vocals would also seem to be the correct route to go. I certainly would watch it when and if it got made.
I’ll do it
based off not only talent but look and personality i would say jazmine sulivan. jazmine is a little darker but everything else about her including height is very similar to phyllis. i'm not sure if shes ever acted though. but thats the only person i can see.
@@KingAlone516 Phyllis was a very complex woman. I would prefer a regular actress opposed to a singer. Maybe an unknown Broadway actress. I think Tracee Ellis Ross could play her. Phyllis' voice also can't be duplicated. Having the actress lip sync to her original recordings would be the best choice.
I'd love to see the actress Paulette Braxton in the role as Phyllis. She has the beauty, height, and her complexion is similar to Phyllis. I hope Phyllis's estate will permit the use of Phyllis's actual recordings.
Keke Wyatt.
I wish she could have worked with Roger Troutman.
????
A very beautiful classy woman she was one of the best that ever did it it was so heartbreaking to hear about her passing you never know what people are going through if you guys out there know someone that seemed that there troubled depressed reach out n get them help
rip ms. hyman
One of my fave artist & im 21 *
@famousfuture" beauty can be a curse as well as a gift"...Very true.
Thanks for posting, Rhythms this is a great find here on TH-cam. If memory serves me correctly, Patti Labelle makes an appearence during this interview, right? I'm so glad that someone has an interest in Phyllis's music. I hope you post part 2 of the interview soon.
yup she came with the flowers for her
Why Ms Hyman why?? That voice was so spirited and all this stuff about her being lonely and not having a man...I don't understand that either because she wasn't an ugly woman! She was tall but there are tall women who have boyfriends and husbands (like Aisha Tyler and Lisa Leslie). Gonna start listening to her music more often now, I think she would like that.
It just doesn"t make any sense! She was so beautiful!
When you're depressed you always try to hide it because you don't want people to worry about you yet at the same time you do, you just want them to really catch it without you saying anything. I tell you man beauty, money, fame, and having a lot of friends is great but at the same time you can still feel lonely as ever.
Well I wish I could've done something for her before it got to that point.
Creed Justice Tbh with you, I wish I could too...
Mental illness is just that , a simple man couldn't fill the void Ms Hyman had I believe salvation could of came in children adopted maybe or being a advisor for young African American talent getting into the industry she had a purpose beyond music it's a shame she took her life before she realized the magnitude of her importance to her community.
Phyllis, was a bad bish.....
miss phyllis was not a bishh how dare you you better respect this classy lady or dont comment at all lol
Wow she was beautiful 😍 😍
@sugaresplosion It's on Amazon. You can download it there for 99 cents, and they also have the rest of the album, as well.
Jasmine Sullivan looks like a chocolate version Of Phyllis
She sure does
Espesially in the cheeks and eyes!
I’d have given Donnie Simpson the BIZNESS back then OMG
Diva
They were on together for a few seconds during Patti's segment.
Our first owned television network was sold out 😕🙁😭! Was the owner Bob Johnson? What most people won't do for money! Mr. Bobby Caldwell song " what you won't do for love"! Someone needs to make a song about what most people will do for money 💸💰!
🌹💖🌹
Aunty Phyliss better read Janet and Madonna down for their "singing"
sware84 lol
does anyone know who else was interviewed during this diva week? I know there was Patti, Whitney and Mariah buy who else?
wow i love how she was tryna be nice talkin bout "people who sing" and sell records vs divas like her...im sure she would cringe at the chicks on radio now lol but her diva status is unquestionable
...thanx 4 posting retrorhythms
@TONIO2K8 YAsss tell it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She was tall,I think she probably didn't feel attractive,she was very fine,don't know why she took her life,great singer,I remember hearing the news
this makes me think, after al the acalades and support of being the best suicide is when you feel alone people are so alone and thats why we have to love on another
It was the same episode. I'll have to check and see if the two of them were on simultaneously later in the show. I have posted part two now!
@sugaresplosion Yes, that's the name of it!
When she says singers who are more focused on selling records, does she mean like Whitney and Mariah?
+jammyjammer2015 i think so she didnt like Whitney houston.
I disagree with that I listened to the guy who wrote her biography and he said she had bitterness toward whitney. Yes I agree with her feelings for clive she didnt like him. She was so manipulated and used. Actually the interview is on youtbe you should give it a listen
Whitney and Mariah could actually sing. I think she was referring to people like Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul, who were both really hot at the time. They weren't very good singers but they had other things in place to help them sell huge amounts of records in spite of their limited vocal ability.
No. I think she probably meant the industry in general. Think Milli Vanilli. That kind of throw away garbage music was rampant back then. Lots of one hit wonders and videos were more important than the damn songs back then. And lip synching went buckwild.
Brother Saleed missed on "Don't Want Change the World" video or maybe videos have evolved into a much higher art form.
I can see Jill Scott
playing Phyllis Hyman only if Jill can stop that fake personna Phyllis appear to be a genuine person whether good or bad
2) I can see Chrisette Michelle as 1st choice
definitely the look and she appears to have a soft vulnerable side and she could probably pull off the way Phyllis speaks
3) Someone mentioned LaLa Anthony not to sure about that she can't sing she probably couldn't pull off the height
None of those ladies you mention measure up to Phyllis... Except Jazmine Sullivan
Lot of woman there - Woo, wee! What a waste. Great personality, great sense of humor, etc.
Phyllis looks great. I wish that Donnie had then made love to phyllis...
What was Donnie wearing smh
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And they want me to beleive this women commited suicide smh