Salamu
I don’t usually update my blog twice on one day but the
death of Whitney Houston really shocked the music world.
I was a fan of Whitney, but I also never realized that there
were so many fans. But looking back I can see why.
Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross and Gladys Knight were the
first iconic black female singers and they had a generation of followers.
Because the African American’s are so community and family focused the younger
generation wanted to follow and love the same type of music their parents did,
but they needed a new role model. And along came Tina Turner.
She was the icon for her generation, and like the generation
before, the new generation wanted to do the same and needed a role model and
along came Houston.
Although I hate Valentine’s Day (see post below) I am not
opposed to romantic music. Her cover of Dolly Parton’s I will Always Love You
is a rare occasion where the cover is better than the original and I Have
Nothing is a decent love song about what love is actually about. In fact that
whole Bodyguard soundtrack was very good.
But as with all high profile people, the public will focus
on the negatives.
There are rumors that she died of a drug overdose and then
people will say: she had all the money in the world why do this to yourself?
Let me tell you something, you don’t know what demons she fought
on a daily basis. And yes all of us have demons, trust me I know, it’s just
that some of us can fight them better than others.
That does not mean you all need to go and find a hammer to
help crucify her. If anyone has a bad word to say about Houston I’ll tell them
the same things I tell people about Michael Jackson.
Judge her by her music not by her character, that’s God’s
job.
And
Can you honestly say that you have no demons that you face
on a daily basis?
Mei jua daima kuwa kabla yenu, na vivuli nyuma yako!
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