[NEW YORK (CNN) -- Whitney Houston is trying to put an end to rumors that she and husband Bobby Brown are abusing drugs.] 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. |
Being around people like Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack. . . had a great impact on me as a singer, as a performer, as a musician. |
Bianca didn't really need any help out there; she was beating us by herself. |
checked him out when he wasn't even looking. |
Contrary to belief, I do the hitting, he doesn't. He has never put his hands on me. He is not a woman-beater. We are crazy for one another. I mean crazy in love, love, love, love, love. When we're fighting, it's like that's love for us. We're fighting for our love. |
God Bless the U.S.A. |
God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there? |
Growing around [great musicians], you just can't help it. I identified with it immediately. It was something that was so natural to me that when I started singing, it was almost like speaking. |
I almost wish I could be more exciting, that I could match what is happening out there to me. |
I Am a Bird Now. |
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 believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside. |
I Bow Out. |
I decided long ago never to walk in anyone's shadow if I fail, if I succeed at least I did as I believe. |
I don't like it when they [media critics] see me as this little person who doesn't know what to do with herself -- like I have no idea what I want, like I'm just a puppet . . . . That's demeaning to me, because that ain't how it is, and it never was. |