Whitney Houston has a legacy that is both inspiring and tragic. She came from the Newark, NJ area. She was related to musical giants Dionne Warwick and Aretha was her godmother. She went from singing African American church music to being the queen of pop. Sadly, Ms. Houston's inner demons took her down. She had major issues with depression and substance abuse. While being married to an abusive Bobby Brown certainly made things worse, Ms. Houston's family life was no stranger to drama outside Mr. Brown. In the 2002 Diane Sawyer interview of Whitney it was revealed her two brothers were drug users and dealers. Her father divorcing Whitney's mother for the household's young maid, and then he proceeding to sue Whitney.
With all of that drama and her untimely death at the age of 48, Ms. Houston's life mirrors that of many rock stars who also died untimely deaths. Her best legacy is that she inspired a number of other singers, such as Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson, and Christina Aguilera.
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