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  • @sequoyagriffin
    @sequoyagriffin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    I had a dream about Whitney. I heard her voice. She was SANGING in Heaven and her voice was RESTORED. The privilege we had to hear her voice was taken for granted while she was on earth. How joyous to hear it again someday for eternity!

    • @Chicagomademe85
      @Chicagomademe85 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      John 3:13

    • @xaviersworld6170
      @xaviersworld6170 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@Mr102185 I think the meaning of this verse is that nobody has gone to heaven and returned, but Jesus

    • @roxannemichael7574
      @roxannemichael7574 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Love to all Whitney Houston Mega fans forever , Taking Whitney Houston for granted no no no no no no no no no no no no no no never never, I think what probably happened is that we loved her too much and it was so much for her to deal with being perfect singing Amazing all the time it is a lot of work being magnificent and stayin magnificent and understanding what it is to be magnificent it could be a lot of pressure WHITNEY!!!!

    • @charlita25
      @charlita25 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow 👌👍🏽 what a dream

  • @kentwindwong5083
    @kentwindwong5083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    She was 21 YO but she seems like already in the business for 21 years. Look at her manner of response in this interview, maturely perfect.

    • @living_peace
      @living_peace 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      22

    • @jeonjungkookie1209
      @jeonjungkookie1209 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She always look 55 lol

    • @askiavance3281
      @askiavance3281 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@jeonjungkookie1209she looks more mature prob bc of the era but she doesn’t look old i don’t see what ur talking about

    • @ShevetteJackson
      @ShevetteJackson ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@jeonjungkookie1209 No she doesn't.

    • @foreverme3078
      @foreverme3078 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@living_peace 21 here. She hadn't turned 22 just yet

  • @marvinnewbill6470
    @marvinnewbill6470 4 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    Whitney was so young and pretty
    Wow!

  • @landyray2149
    @landyray2149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    She really was a princess. I honestly believe this is who she was, before everyone started using her for money and fame. Before "Whitney Houston" mania ensued she was just Nippy. She just wanted to sing beautiful music with her otherworldly voice.

    • @mezzoola
      @mezzoola 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Amen

    • @tdad8683
      @tdad8683 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      NOBODY USED HER.... she was a very powerful woman who made her OWN CHOICES.

    • @irenecrescenzo6062
      @irenecrescenzo6062 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tdad8683 TO an extent.

  • @marcopolo-xj4yw
    @marcopolo-xj4yw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    So nice. A real professional, respectful Canadian interviewer. Not looking for scandal, not comparing her to her competitors. Refreshing.. and she got the best out of Whitney.

  • @jbt6007
    @jbt6007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    She spoke from a naive place -- still so young and optimistic. The pressures of the business, career demands and her husband ended up crushing her. What a beautiful soul and monumental talent.

    • @WillWize
      @WillWize 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I don't think she imagined herself getting so large. That is definitely incredible amount of pressure that she hadn't yet experienced.

    • @ells80
      @ells80 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Don’t forget her own choices regarding each of these experiences for which she took full responsibility for in many interviews.

    • @jbt6007
      @jbt6007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@ells80 True dat. But few could can imagine the enormous pressure she was under that led her to make those choices.

    • @marcellopulidori9149
      @marcellopulidori9149 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The greatest singer of all time. Periodo.

  • @siddharthnaagar7028
    @siddharthnaagar7028 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    At 22-23, she was already so poised and articulate, considering the immediate musical stardom she garnered

    • @jeonjungkookie1209
      @jeonjungkookie1209 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      *21

    • @lenamckinley4366
      @lenamckinley4366 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      She grew up in the bussiness around celebrity's her mother sang back up for Elvis

  • @joancummins4512
    @joancummins4512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Whitney so pretty and her innocence here is so sweet! RIP Queen

  • @mouditaandrea9475
    @mouditaandrea9475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    angelic being , her beauty is captivating. she has a genuine kindness

    • @erikm8372
      @erikm8372 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How you know she was innocent? Lol. Jk. You mean youthful innocence…but nonetheless, we still don’t know… she’s 21 here. She’s not a teen.

  • @simonwebster368
    @simonwebster368 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Very interesting questions asked. Nice interviewer and Whitney looked so young, fresh, beautiful and excited for the future.

    • @roxannemichael7574
      @roxannemichael7574 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The interviewer is a very nice interviewer she really did do a very nice interview

  • @I-AM-BELIEVER
    @I-AM-BELIEVER 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    She’s a master at interviews. If you notice she pretty much kept her answers 60 seconds short. She didn’t babble and go on and on.

  • @90skid97
    @90skid97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Wow amazing interviewer, she really did that background check and well thought out questions.

  • @livinia296
    @livinia296 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    GORGEOUS. Honestly!!!💜 Especially her speaking voice.💕

  • @faithmapstone9982
    @faithmapstone9982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    30 years down the line Whitney Houston, sadly died. Wonderful, beautiful, gifted singer. I'm sorry your not here anymore & I hope your at peace ⭐♥️⭐

    • @tonybuc67
      @tonybuc67 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So sad. I have followed Whitney Houston since her early days and remember watching interviews like this. I knew she was going to be a superstar but if you had told me back then how her life would end 30 yrs into the future I would not, or should I say could not believe it.

    • @erikm8372
      @erikm8372 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, thank you, hmm… for mentioning her tragic death. I’m pretty sure we all knew. That happened in 2012.

    • @faithmapstone9982
      @faithmapstone9982 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hopefully your getting help@erikm8372

  • @Onyx765
    @Onyx765 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Who's the amazing interviewer lady? Just wanna tell her thank you for conducting such a professional interview and for being super respectful to Whitney😇

    • @liannemcouat4061
      @liannemcouat4061 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Her name is Ann Rohmer

  • @jambogb
    @jambogb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    💕 it's 2023 and she's still the BEST LOOKING GIRL in the whole world! 💕

  • @Spunky1991
    @Spunky1991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Rest in Peace Whitney Houston. Gone far too soon.

  • @stwaters1147
    @stwaters1147 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    We have never seen another singer come out and be compared to the greats like this. She was a born superstar

  • @nippian4179
    @nippian4179 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Queen. Thank you for sharing this rare interview.

  • @radiantlove7136
    @radiantlove7136 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    She was so gorgeous

  • @erikm8372
    @erikm8372 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Always so much presence, grace, class, poise, maturity, and well-spoken and respectful. With a hint of shade! Even here! Haha. In the best way possible. No matter what or when, take that haters… Whitney always been Whitney ❤️

  • @TheDailyBrewTarot
    @TheDailyBrewTarot 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    “Where do you see yourself in twenty or thirty years?”… that hit hard 😞

  • @JH-mg8ww
    @JH-mg8ww 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    This interview really reflects a lot after I've read and watched all these books and documentaries about Whitney. Thank you for uploading.

  • @johnm9309
    @johnm9309 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Lovely...quite brilliant at age 21!! Whitney was my childhood hero and the video kinda brings back my magical 80s and memorable 90s. She's now an angel alongside Puff Johnson whom you both touched humanity and we are mighty grateful 🙏...

  • @mwelb5251
    @mwelb5251 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Her skin is just FLAWLESS!!!!

  • @cg.7578
    @cg.7578 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    She sounds so humble and kind

  • @deedeemccall7693
    @deedeemccall7693 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Very smart at a very young age

  • @omeccaasep8045
    @omeccaasep8045 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    She was beautiful on the inside and out!!!

  • @soundseeker63
    @soundseeker63 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Kind and gentle soul, with a beautiful body and spectacular voice (both speaking and singing). She was truly angel-like in her youth, before all the more negative aspects of stardom started to get to her. I know it's not realistic because we live in an imperfect world, but I wish she could have stayed this way forever. 😍

  • @teemoore9142
    @teemoore9142 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Graceful, Maturity, Fearless, Whitney is an angel forever 💛✨

  • @lpri
    @lpri ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Oh gosh a young, intelligent and beautiful Miss Whitney Houston ❤️💯

  • @davidmusicmaker
    @davidmusicmaker 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Excellent interviewer, very prepared with lots of pertinent questions. And the questions are brief, which allows Whitney to speak her mind at leisure.

  • @doristucker2732
    @doristucker2732 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    She had a beautiful soul may she SIP😇

  • @jameshill8960
    @jameshill8960 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Beautiful stunning Whitney ❤

  • @bryanbaker9945
    @bryanbaker9945 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You were the best voice that there ever was! Thank you for that, but more importantly you also were a brave voice for addiction. I’m sorry you suffered from it, but thank you for living your life out loud.

  • @leon8160
    @leon8160 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    So lovely and humble. Sometimes we have to take our own advice 💜

  • @Dedicated2WendyWilliams
    @Dedicated2WendyWilliams 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Ive neverrrrr seen this thank u so much for this

  • @tonysarrio8940
    @tonysarrio8940 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So beautiful. So sweet. Greatest of all time.

  • @gatbos
    @gatbos ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you Miss Whitney for bkessing this eorld with your Voice and Spirit.
    May you rest in the Highest Abode🙏❤️

  • @carolynjohnson9515
    @carolynjohnson9515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Pure, innocent, beautiful and talented ❤

  • @sandraann-qm3xb
    @sandraann-qm3xb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My beautiful whitney rest in peace my queen and tell your beautiful baby we miss her

  • @pmmk24
    @pmmk24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    She was always a beauty and so poised ❤ Miss her ❤️Music has not been the same for me since that awful day on 02-11-2012😢

  • @TeKeyaKrystal
    @TeKeyaKrystal ปีที่แล้ว +4

    my heavens , though her face is very youthful , i would've never guessed she was only 21 in this interview .. such maturity and composure

  • @nomibe2911
    @nomibe2911 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    21 years old and dominated straight out the gate

  • @Larabaggley
    @Larabaggley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The queen always beautiful person inside and out with the best voice ❤️

  • @Guardian__Angel
    @Guardian__Angel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    She was lovely. Graceful and poised.

  • @daking589
    @daking589 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I got a chill when the interviewer said “20 or 30 years down the line.”
    Who could’ve ever predicted that in 30 years Whitney would be dead.

  • @cher_sh
    @cher_sh หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Queen of Voice contol beautiful personality, phenomenal articulate singer. ❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉

  • @loveubobby
    @loveubobby 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Her facial expressions when the interviewer is getting out her question is priceless...Its a shame the industry "gets rid of you" when they feel you cant produce them money or you step out of line...Miss her madly, I guess thats why I'm here watching...

    • @foreverme3078
      @foreverme3078 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's like Whitney is waiting for some type of disrespect and Whitney look is "you better not try me"

  • @Angela-ix2ff
    @Angela-ix2ff 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    30 years down the line , little did she or anyone know she wouldn't be here 30 years later. So sad. Breaks my heart.

    • @tonybuc67
      @tonybuc67 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🥺🥺🥺

  • @kawanferreira5968
    @kawanferreira5968 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Omg I’m 21 years old and i see so much of myself in her

  • @Sunflower-fw1et
    @Sunflower-fw1et ปีที่แล้ว +5

    She was a gorgeous girl 😮❤

  • @steffieho
    @steffieho ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I still miss you Whitney .. after all these years.. ❤

  • @theyowoman
    @theyowoman 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So beautiful

  • @19rode75
    @19rode75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love that women, miss you nippy 💜💜

  • @whatsupwithdjpodcast
    @whatsupwithdjpodcast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Interesting. This interview took place in 1985. The beginnings of her career and the interviewer asked her all the questions she'll be asked over her entire career... sadly Whitney's answers will change dramatically.

    • @alazjaw.8968
      @alazjaw.8968 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      duh that’s what happens as humans get older

    • @ells80
      @ells80 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alazjaw.8968Facts

  • @aniapietruszczak9684
    @aniapietruszczak9684 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    ' why to pursuit a career rather than stay doing background vocals..."- OMG

  • @mariej.richard5114
    @mariej.richard5114 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I see what Robyn saw so cute pretty … we love nippy

  • @cattillman7705
    @cattillman7705 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Amen momma!!!!!!!

  • @Bushwick2678
    @Bushwick2678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great Woman ♥️ She is missed dearly ❤

  • @EleniAspridi
    @EleniAspridi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No words for her voice

  • @circuslife888
    @circuslife888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    21-year-old Whitney Houston
    No Number 1 Hits
    No Mansions
    No Millions in her bank account
    No Millions of fans around the world
    Didn't she almost have it all?

  • @marcopolo-xj4yw
    @marcopolo-xj4yw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A real star.

  • @sirjazlivs
    @sirjazlivs 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    She adopted so many of Aretha’s mannerisms in her interviews.

  • @jamesbaker9720
    @jamesbaker9720 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great interviewer✅

  • @cleopatrajones90
    @cleopatrajones90 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    She was so nonchalant with her talent lol

  • @JH-mg8ww
    @JH-mg8ww 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    See how she sat. It's exactly the true Whitney. But yeah, Cissy Houston would beat her badly for that.

    • @ralphkramden2089
      @ralphkramden2089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh puleeze🙄 Actually, this interview shows she was raised well with ❤️ and discipline.

    • @comeagyn
      @comeagyn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ralphkramden2089 Cissy wanted that ever so slight masculine or non girly side to never come out of Whitney. Whitney wasn't sitting like "A Lady" in this interview. No judgement, just an observation in comparison to what the old-school World considered "sitting lady like". I'm sure Cissy would have corrected that if she was there. We know she was raised well, however, Whitney was also raised with a strict mother. Its a fact is not an opinion. Cissy was grooming her to be who became. Cissy is a performer, and a woman from another era, so for a woman to sit here like this; very relaxed, very casual. I'm certain Cissy would have wanted her legs crossed like a lady and her posture a little straighter. But WE Love Whitney as is. That was part of the woman's problem she could never just be herself.

    • @roseroyce15
      @roseroyce15 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@comeagyn You have no idea what Cissy would've "wanted.". Don't believe everything you read. This girl was doing an interview in jeans and sitting just how her mother would've expected her to in jeans.

    • @TeKeyaKrystal
      @TeKeyaKrystal ปีที่แล้ว

      what ?

    • @trollkilla7681
      @trollkilla7681 ปีที่แล้ว

      haahahhahaahahahahahahaahhahahahhahahaahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@@ralphkramden2089

  • @Dtalian
    @Dtalian ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Boy, were they right about her!!!😁❤

  • @EleniAspridi
    @EleniAspridi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I m in love with her

  • @yonkcity
    @yonkcity 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    At the time she was just 21 years old. Geez.

  • @EleniAspridi
    @EleniAspridi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    She is usa and speaks so perfect english

    • @AmandaabnamA
      @AmandaabnamA 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Her parents and grandparents made her speak that way and she went to a catholic private school

  • @soulovelee_2433
    @soulovelee_2433 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    7:08 "20 or 30 yrs down the line"😢.. well, she didn't get to see that 30 year mark

  • @AdrienaSamuels-g8t
    @AdrienaSamuels-g8t 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Look. Like. She. Could. Of. Been. A. Straight. Model.

  • @mals12
    @mals12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We are talking about the greatest voice the pop world has ever heard and she asks the question "why didn't you stay doing back up" - bit of a stupid question isnt it

    • @foreverme3078
      @foreverme3078 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No way. That's not what she meant. The interviewer gave Whitney all her due props before she asked that question. But to be honest, it was a silly question

  • @potritaalfaro4039
    @potritaalfaro4039 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    El guardaespalda !!
    Gran voz !!!
    D.E.P. la originaria de New Jersey

  • @christophermoore4262
    @christophermoore4262 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @doristucker2732
    @doristucker2732 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    SIP 😇

  • @moisesaraujo4881
    @moisesaraujo4881 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Boa noite com Jesus;TE AMOOOOO

  • @kraziisexiikooljackson4457
    @kraziisexiikooljackson4457 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Teresa her mom would've been so proud!! 💙💙💙

  • @NgomusaBelovedNCY
    @NgomusaBelovedNCY 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Waze wamuhle weWhitney wabantu!

  • @9ine_598
    @9ine_598 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    🥺

  • @EleniAspridi
    @EleniAspridi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I jealous speaking so perfect

  • @Aleakwe
    @Aleakwe 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    👑💜

  • @EleniAspridi
    @EleniAspridi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So sweety

  • @Datgirl0922
    @Datgirl0922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    ❤❤

  • @londontravellers22
    @londontravellers22 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    she's a big sister I never had

  • @adamsey_mame9043
    @adamsey_mame9043 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    She's only 21 y'all ‼️ 1995 my mother wasn't even married lol

  • @talteezie
    @talteezie 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Who is the person who conducted the interview?

  • @AnnaPL07
    @AnnaPL07 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why didnt you choose to do backgrounf vocals....yeah, why?

  • @fooel7630
    @fooel7630 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    7:10

  • @ogenevieve
    @ogenevieve 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "As she did."

  • @jdmj1991
    @jdmj1991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So based off of that interview Oprah did with Whitney’s brother, she was likely already experimenting with those drugs. I hate that Whitney is not still here today. I truly hate it.

  • @timtrillwood2060
    @timtrillwood2060 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was more than likely driving her in Toronto when she did that interview, hauled her and those lovely long legs out of the limo for a week, she always gave me her hand to do that. Her manager was also with her. Lovely woman!

  • @walendxweg
    @walendxweg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    40 Août 2022 🧩👖🌑♦️📒🎲🐺🌬🎲 01:57 🎲 Effectivement et Absolument " 🐺reconnaissables " 🪞👏💐💎💋

  • @narvelljones9571
    @narvelljones9571 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sounds like Teresa graves looks like Teresa graves

  • @VV-Hope
    @VV-Hope 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why...? 😢

  • @50000DSI
    @50000DSI 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ~🦾💰💫💫💫💫💫💰🦾

  • @the_queen_redeemed
    @the_queen_redeemed ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She looks tired

  • @SandraHolden-w5z
    @SandraHolden-w5z ปีที่แล้ว

    to bad it wasyour brothers were so helpful with drugs

  • @reneclaasen6706
    @reneclaasen6706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Whitney was her own worst enemy.. What a waste of an exceptionally gifted talent.. Just say no to drugs, kids..