Rest in peace, Whitney Houston. A beautiful woman with a truly huge gift for singing, but a sad, sad life.

I was in a recording studio doing a session when I first heard Whitney Houston sing — we were on a break, watching TV, and her first MTV video came on. I remember being blown away by how bright and positive and full of life she was — and that amazing voice.

It’s so sad that she couldn’t find a way to defeat her demons.

Here’s that video. What an instrument she had.

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