By TYLER PATRICK
Laying unconscious submerged in her bathtub, pop star Whitney Houston was found dead inside on the eve of the 54th annual Grammy awards. Houston was reportedly preparing for long time friend Clive Davis‘ pre-Grammy party at the time of her death.
News broke of Houston’s death shortly before the party, which was held in the same hotel where Houston was found. The party on the first floor continued with Houston’s body still upstairs. At the event, several celebrities mourned the death of the pop icon.
Although Houston was once known as one of pop music’s greatest voices, her addiction to drugs and a bad marriage to singer Bobby Brown, tarnished her career. In an interview with Diane Sawyer in 2002, Houston was quoted saying she would never do crack because it is too cheap and she makes too much money, followed by her infamous statement “crack is whack.” Any rational person watching this interview can tell that this statement was simply a cover up on the pop star’s problem.
Houston should be an example to all on how drugs are not the way to go. Drugs took a star with tremendous talent and destroyed her. This also relates to fellow stars, Michael Jackson and Amy Winehouse who both died in 2009. Winehouse and Jackson also lost their credibility as stars after public drug problems.
The most ironic part of these stars’ deaths were the changes of people’s attitudes towards them once they passed. Before their deaths, they were ridiculed for their actions and then a 180 degree change occurred when they died. Almost immediately, the stars were praised for their work and called legends. Even people who did not like them were found crying and saying they were gone too soon. Praising a star after he’s dead when two days prior one was insulting him is preposterous.
Whitney Houston lost her-self from drugs and in return she lost her career. Although she attempted to regain her success several times, she was constantly in and out of rehab for cocaine. Two days before Houston’s death, she took the stage with friend Kelly Price and, for lack of a better word, Houston was awful. Houston was off-key, looked like a wreck and seemed strung out on something. It is awful to have to make negative accusations against someone beloved by many, but the truth is in the numbers.
Whitney Houston’s death was a sad loss, but it was inevitable from her drug problem. Drugs can kill anybody that uses them. They do not discriminate against race, gender, fame, sexual orientation or age. Houston’s death should be a message to all people, both famous and not, that a long life without drugs is the smart choice.
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