So, as the world has heard and witnessed, we lost another great artist this past weekend. Whitney Houston. Wow, what a talent! I still remember that first album and how she 'shook up the world' with that huge beautiful voice. One of the things I enjoyed about her and her work, was the fantastic balance of creativity and simplicity. Her performances were based more on the song than on the elaborate stage settings and array of dancers. When she sang a song on stage, you were focused mainly on her singing the song as opposed to being distracted or just entertained by everything happening around her. Simplicity. But then when you consider the choices she made vocally within a song and the bold chances she took within a song, my God! Her creativity shone through.
She definitely gave birth to a generation of singers who allowed their vocal talents to be a dominating trait as opposed to just an image leading the way. There's nothing like listening to a song and being moved to goose bumps or tears or whatever, but just to feel something from that song. She did that continually. Within the past month I had actually went back and checked out her performance of the Star Spangled Banner that she did at the Superbowl. Again, her simplicity and creativity finding a perfect balance to create one of the greatest vocal performances of that song.
People will speculate about how she handled her later years in and out of the spotlight, but the fact remains that she was first and foremost a human being. Who knows how any of us would handle fame and fortune. And really, does it matter? She handled it the best way that she knew how. At the end of the day, she inspired many, entertained many and was able to touch the world with the talent that God blessed her with. I can only say that it was a job well done. Way to go Whitney!
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