Bobby wants to have a lot of kids. Five would be a definite mistake. I'm only kidding. I love kids. Kids have a way of bringing purity back to life.
Bobby's got a good heart and a good soul. We work hard at our relationship. It's easy to lose that romance, that passion you once had.
Cracking gum or sitting with your legs open were considered unacceptable, and I'd better not come back from the yard with scratched knees.
Everybody wants to put me with somebody, you know?
Fans still want to hear lyrics. I have a generation of people who know me from the 1980s and a generation from now who know me from It's Not Right But It's Okay.
From the beginning, the camera and I were great friends. It loves me, and I love it.
God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there?
God knows I work hard and put my best into it.
He's like my dad in a lot of ways. I call him my industry father. He's guided me through my career.
He's nothing like everybody says be is-that's what tripped me out. He came to my party, and he was such a gentleman.
I almost wish I could be more exciting, that I could match what is happening out there to me.
I am gonna make some noise. I just think about me and the best that I can be. I can't live up to everybody's expectations but my own.
I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside.
I coulda been a rich man if I accepted all the bribes from the guys wanting to be in this room today.
I decided long ago never to walk in anyone's shadow; if I fail, or if I succeed at least I did as I believe.
I don't deal with that stepmom madness. I tell them, You've got a mother. There are no more steps to take. Step nothing. I'm their friend.
I don't have the kind of time it takes to nurture a relationship the way I'd like to right now, and I'd never attempt to jump into one unless I had that time.
I don't really have much to complain about.
I don't worry. I know my husband respects me. My husband doesn't carry himself when he walks into a room like, Okay, let me see who I can mack tonight. He's a married man.
I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems.
I knew that whatever I wanted to do with my life, marriage wasn't going to be a part of that for a long time.
I know that I could really kill for my daughter. I know because I'm living for her, so I'm fierce when it comes down to it. And I feel the same about my husband and my family. I'm just fiercely protective. It's like, that's my lair and nobody messes with my lair.
I like being a woman, even in a man's world. After all, men can't wear dresses, but we can wear the pants.
I was scared to death. I was aware of people staring at me. No one moved. They seemed almost in a trance. I just stared at the clock in the center of the church. When I finished,everyone clapped and started crying. From then on, I knew God had blessed me.
I was the primary mover of my career. I told my people to give me a plan and I'd follow And it worked. I traveled and smiled, and it worked.
I would rather not talk about my personal life.
I'd have all kinds of conversations with Aretha and Wilson Pickett. I just remember being in an atmosphere of total creativity.
I'm eight years into this thing, man, this should be cool. You read about yourself and kinda go, Wow, that really happened to me.
I'm more relaxed now. I'm an older girl now.
I'm not crazy about arenas just because I can sell them out. It doesn't do anything for my ego at all. I want to play places where people don't have to sit in the nosebleed seats and wonder what the hell is going on.
I'm older, a wife, a mother. I know what I'm doing. I'm so glad I'm past the I-don't-know stage. I feel good. I feel secure.
I've turned down a lot of arena dates because I've done the big-arena thing. Now, I want to do something where people can feel me and I can feel them.
It was strange not to have my father there, but he lives just 10 minutes away. Besides, even if you're not together physically, the love never dies.
My mother taught me that when you stand in the truth and someone tells a lie about you, don't fight it.
No, I'm not a drug addict, and neither is my husband. If that were so, you'd get a lot less work out of me. It would show in the performances and in the work.
Nobody likes to be picked on. Nobody.
One of us has to be home when the other's away. When I'm away, Bobby's home, and when he's away, I'm home.
The last time I toured was just before I'd had my baby. I'd just come off The Bodyguard. It rocketed, I got pregnant, had a baby. Everything happened so fast. It was too much to take at the moment.
There was a lot of success at a very important time in my life. I think then I was more in wonder of what was going to happen.
This ain't about publicity. I don't want to spend the rest of my life with somebody I thought was just gonna give me publicity. I've got enough of that on my own.
Today, it's hip hop. Hip hop has taken over. With every race, creed and color, it's taken over. It's what it's about.
When I decided to be a singer, my mother warned me I'd be alone a lot. Basically we all are. Loneliness comes with life.
When I did Saving All My Love, I was going through a terrible love affair. He was married, and that will never work out for anybody. Never, no way. Forget about it.
When I heard Aretha, I could feel her emotional delivery so clearly. It came from down deep within. That's what I wanted to do.
When you're older, you learn what it's about to relax and enjoy. You're not so young, not so eager. Some of the mistakes you made are gone. They're over!
Whose business is it if you're gay or like dogs? What others do shouldn't matter. Let people talk. It doesn't bother me because I know I'm not gay.
You don't have a baby based on that publicity madness. People don't live like that. Especially black people who were raised in families with morals and standards and integrity.
You go according to what people dictate. They like it; they want to hear me. I put the tickets on sale and they bought them.
You see me onstage, you see me on the video. But you don't see the people here in this house. You don't see us sitting back watching TV, drinking a beer, just coolin' out.
You've got to realize that we've got to get up and brush our teeth. We've got to wash our behinds. There is relativity here.
In January 2007, Whitney went on a date with a singer almost half her age. Whitney, 43, was seen leaving Beverly Hills restaurant ‘Maestro’ with Ray J, the 25-year-old brother of singer Brandy.
In October 2006, it was revealed that Whitney was living with drug counsellor Warren Boyd, paying him $1300 a day to help keep her clean and sober.
MISCELLANEOUS : AWARDS & HONOURS - NOMINATED & WON 1988 Distinguished Artist/Humanitarian Award-National Urban Coalition 1988 Outstanding Achievement in Humanitarianism Award-The Government of Switzerland 1988 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters-Grambling State University 1988 Favourite Female Vocalist-People Magazine Reader Poll 1988 Americas Greatest Smiles-American Dental Hygienists Association 1990 Appointed by George Bush Points of Light Contributing Leadership Award 1990 The United Negro College Fund Founder Award - The Frederick D. Patterson Award 1990 The Songwriters' Hall of Fame Hitmakers Award 1990 Essence Award for the Performing Arts 1991 The American Cinema Performer of the Year Award 1991 The Music Award - American Black Achievement Awards 1992 The Childrens' Diabetes Foundation Brass Ring Award 1995 VH-1 Honour-for Whitney Houston Foundation for Children 1995 Distinguished Achievement in Music and Film/Video - The 2nd Annual International Achievement in Arts Award 1997 The Triumphant Spirit Award-Essence Magazine 1997 The Top Contribution To Gospel By A Mainstream Artist-Gospel Music Association 1997 ASCAP Pop Awards - Count On Me
BRIT AWARDS - NOMINATED & WON 2000 Best International Female
WORLD MUSIC AWARDS - NOMINATED & WON 1994 Best Selling American Recording Artist of the Year 1994 World’s Best Selling Pop Artist 1994 World’s Best Selling R&B Artist 1994 World’s Best Selling Overall Recording Artist 1994 World’s Best Selling Recording Artist of the Era
FIRST ANNUAL GARDEN STATE MUSIC AWARDS (NJ) - NOMINATED & WON 1988 Best Music Video - I Wanna Dance With Somebody 1988 Best Female Vocalist, Rock/Pop 1988 Best Single Rock/Pop - So Emotional 1988 Best Single R&B/Dance - So Emotional 1988 Best Female Vocalist, R&B/Dance 1988 Best LP R&B/Dance - Whitney 1988 Best LP Rock/Pop - Whitney
MTV AWARDS - NOMINATED & WON 1986 Best Female Video of the Year - How Will I Know
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS - NOMINATED & WON 1987 Favourite Female Musical Performer 1988 Favourite Female Musical Performer 1989 Favourite All-Around Female Performer 1989 Favourite Female Musical Performer 1993 Favourite New Music Video - I Will Always Love You 1993 Favourite Female Musical Performer 1993 Favourite Actress in A Dramatic Motion Picture 1996 Favourite Female Musical Performer 1997 Favourite Female Musical Performer 1998 Favourite Female Musical Performer
NAACP IMAGE AWARDS - NOMINATED & WON 1991 Outstanding Female Artist 1991 Outstanding Variety Series or Special - HBO Presents Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston 1994 Entertainer of the Year 1994 Outstanding Female Artist 1994 Outstanding Music Video - I'm Every Woman 1994 Outstanding Album - The Bodyguard 1994 Outstanding Soundtrack Album, Film or TV - The Bodyguard 1994 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture - The Bodyguard 1996 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture - Waiting To Exhale 1996 Outstanding Performance in an Educational/Informational Youth or Childrens' TV Series/Special - Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 1996 Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special - VH-1 Honours: Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans 1996 Outstanding Female Artist - Exhale (Shoop, Shoop) 1996 Outstanding Song - Exhale (Shoop, Shoop) 1996 Outstanding Album - Waiting To Exhale 1996 Outstanding Soundtrack - Waiting To Exhale 1997 Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture - The Preacher's Wife 1997 Outstanding Gospel Artist - The Preacher's Wife 1997 Outstanding Album? - The Preacher's Wife 1998 Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special - Classic Whitney: Live From Washington D.C. 1998 Outstanding Television Movie/Mini Series/Dramatic Special - Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella 2000 Outstanding Song - My Love Is Your Love 2000 Outstanding Female Artist - Heartbreak Hotel
SOUL TRAIN MUSIC AWARDS - NOMINATED & WON 1987 Album of the Year, Female - Whitney Houston 1987 Single of the Year - Greatest Love of All 1988 Album of the Year, Female - Whitney 1988 Best Music Video - I Wanna Dance With Somebody 1989 Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single, Female - Where Do Broken Hearts Go 1992 Best R&B/Soul Single, Female - All The Man That I Need 1992 Best R&B/Soul Album - I'm Your Baby Tonight 1993 Best R&B Single, Female - I Will Always Love You 1994 Sammy Davis Jr. Entertainer of the Year Award 1994 Best R&B Song of the Year - I Will Always Love You 1994 Best R&B Single Female - I Have Nothing 1995 Soul Train 25th Anniversary Hall of Fame Award 1996 Best R&B/Soul Single, Female - Exhale (Shoop, Shoop) 1996 Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year - Exhale (Shoop, Shoop) 1998 Quincy Jones Career Achievement Award 2000 Artist of the Decade
EMMY AWARDS - NOMINATED & WON 1986 Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - 28th Annual Grammy Award Telecast 1988 Outstanding Musical Performance in a Sports Program - One Moment In Time (performed at the Special Olympics)
In September 2006, Whitney filed for divorce from her husband, Bobby Brown.
Whitney’s 26 American Music Awards, remains a record for any artist.
Whitney has two brothers - Michael and Gary.
Whitney sang The Star Spangled Banner at the 1991 Superbowl. Her version of the national anthem shot to #20 on the Billboard Charts.
As at March 2007, Whitney’s debut album Whitney Houston remains the world's best selling debut album by a female, with over 24 million copies sold. Whitney also became the first female album to debut at #1 on the Billboard Charts.
Whitney was ranked #61 on VH1's 'Greatest Women of Rock N Roll' list.
Whitney’s height is 5'8" (1.73m).
Whitney was a model prior to becoming a singer and has appeared on the cover of Seventeen magazine.
Whitney began singing at the age of 11 in the gospel choir, 'New Hope Baptist Junior Choir'.
As at March 2007, Whitney’s version of I Will Always Love You is the best-selling single by a female artist of all time. It sold almost nine million copies.
Whitney auditioned for the role of Sondra Huxtable on The Cosby Show.
In 1987, Whitney releasesd her 2nd album Whitney. Number 1 singles include I Wanna Dance With Somebody and So Emotional.
The Whitney Houston Foundation for Children is a non-profit organization focusing on cancer and AIDS.
She is the daughter of singer Cissy Houston and cousin to singer Dionne Warwick.
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