Top 100 Quotes About Whitney Houston
#1. I've had offers to sign a record deal, but the people I've talked to have wanted to package me and have me meet with songwriters who've written stuff for Whitney Houston, that sort of thing. That's not at all my style.
Lukas Haas
#2. People have been kind enough to compare me to Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. I think it's amazing that they even put my name in the same sentence.
Leona Lewis
#3. Whitney Houston was a laser beam ... She always gave me better than what I asked for in the studio
David Foster
#4. Mariah and Whitney Houston were my goddesses growing up.
Ariana Grande
#5. I love Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Brandi, Sade, Nat King Cole. I like the Beatles. I listen to a lot of that.
Leah LaBelle
#6. I loved Michael Jackson and Madonna. I styled my hair like Whitney Houston.
Concha Buika
#7. I wanted to be Whitney Houston at first, and when I started taking voice lessons, my voice teacher kind of geared me more towards opera.
Megan Hilty
#8. It was sweaty Whitney (Houston) in Central Park. She knew that park pretty well. Every bush!
Kathy Griffin
#9. My favorite song is Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' because my brother used to sing it to me as loud as he could. Annoying then, favorite memory now.
Shelley Hennig
#10. My lady makes me do it. I sang Whitney Houston's "Bodyguard".
Kevin Hart
#11. I'm saying that she (Whitney Houston) looks great for a singer ... the way Courtney Love is a singer.
Kathy Griffin
#12. My dad listened to a lot of James Taylor when I was growing up. We had a couple of his cassettes in the car, and we'd go on a lot of long family car trips. It was either strange musicals or James Taylor - or Whitney Houston. It was quite the combination there.
Jessie Mueller
#13. Whitney Houston is my idol and my mentor and my dream forever, like she will always be my favorite artist, ever, on the planet. Like I don't think I'll ever feel that way about another artist.
Brandy Norwood
#14. You see the genius that Whitney Houston has as an interpreter of material, and you realize why genius can be applied to only a few interpretive performers. She finds meaning and depth and soulfulness in a song that often the writer and composer never really knew was there.
Clive Davis
#15. Whitney Houston's voice was the very first voice I fell in love with. She was the voice that made me want to become a singer.
Melanie Fiona
#16. I love jazz and pop rock and country. I grew up listening to Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Def Leppard, AC/DC, Anne Murray - if I hear something really great ... I want to be a part of it.
Natalie MacMaster
#17. I'm the keeper of the flame for Whitney Houston. She was the greatest ... and I don't want the world to forget that.
Clive Davis
#18. What if Whitney was at her top, and we brought in a name like Whitney Houston, it would sell.
Jenifer Lewis
#19. The voice of an Angel, the Heart of a Lamb, the spirit of a Lioness, the presence of a Goddess, love you R.I.P Whitney Houston.
Wyclef Jean
#20. Heartbroken and in tears over the shocking death of my friend, the incomparable Ms. Whitney Houston. My heartfelt condolences to Whitney's family and to all her millions of fans throughout the world. She will never be forgotten as one of the greatest voices to ever grace the earth.
Mariah Carey
#21. I have been influenced by the greatest artists in jazz, pop, reggae, traditional, ballards, pop, and all types of music, taking the best from each to represent my own personality. Whitney Houston, George Michaels, Sade, Phil Collins, and many others have influenced me.
Laura Pausini
#22. Whitney Houston, one of my biggest inspirations, also had that same mindset because her songs vary from R&B, hip hop, pop, and gospel.
Heather Headley
#24. I've always looked up to Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey for their outstanding vocal performances. I've always been inspired by them.
Jessica Mauboy
#25. I love Whitney Houston. I absolutely love her song, 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody.'
Hayley Orrantia
#26. I'm living three dreams:
Biggie Smalls', Dr. King, Rodney King's.
Cause we can't get along, no resolution?
'Til we drown all these haters ...
Rest in peace to Whitney Houston
Kanye West
#27. I like listening to old soul music. I like Sam Cooke. When I was growing up, the first things I was listening to was Whitney Houston and Cher. They were really big inspirations for me.
Rebecca Ferguson
#28. I tried a couple of pop writers - none of the big, big, big ones - but it didn't work for me. I do have a commercial voice; I'm not quirky. I'm very normal and that's probably why I like people like Barbra Streisand and Whitney Houston. It's no-nonsense. They sing well, and that's it.
Jessie Ware
#29. Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston, I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song, and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.'
Dolly Parton
#30. My introduction of Whitney was that if there's going to be one performer for the next generation who combined the beauty and lyric phrasing of a Lena Horne with those Gospel fiery roots of an Aretha Franklin, it would be Whitney Houston.
Clive Davis
#31. Whitney Houston and Ella Fitzgerald are my musical mothers. I learned everything I know about true R&B, pop and jazz singing from these stunning performers and unparalleled musicians.
Ciara Renee
#32. I even went to the source of all wisdom, I went and knelt at the great Queen of Drag's feet and asked her how to find love.
She backhanded me in between verses of Whitney Houston and told me if she knew, why in fuck would she be here ?
John Goode
#33. When I was really little, I loved Whitney Houston. I thought she was the prettiest thing in the world.
Valerie June
#34. I come from a strong religious background, and I had a very conservative upbringing. So I was nervous, and confused. Here I was wanting to be Whitney Houston, so why did I have to dress in lingerie to do that? I didn't get it.
Nicole Scherzinger
#35. I wanted to bring back that big, ballad type of music that we used to love so much. Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, when they first came out, that's what I grew up singing.
LaToya London
#36. I'd rather spend my time looking at the sky than listening to Whitney Houston.
Robert Smith
#37. One of my biggest inspirations growing up was Whitney Houston, so I was devastated to hear about her passing. I'm from East Orange, New Jersey, and started singing at New Hope Baptist Church, so she was like my fellow Jersey girl.
Naturi Naughton
#38. From her gospel-singing mother Cissy Houston, her legendary pop-diva cousin Dionne Warwick, and her Queen of Soul godmother Aretha Franklin, she [Whitney Houston] inherited gifts for skillfully interpreting lyrics and endowing them with new depth and jeweled nuance.
Aberjhani
#39. Growing up, I was in all the musicals and everything ... I'd come home from school and bash out a few Whitney Houston songs.
Mallory Jansen
#40. The very first time I had Whitney Houston on my show, however many years ago, I thought, "You are 'the voice.'" You are the voice, that was my name for you.
Oprah Winfrey
#41. Whitney Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You" was constantly on my FM Walkman radio around that time. I think that made me cry because I associated it with absolutely no one.
Tina Fey
#42. As a little kid, I used to lock myself in my room and put on my Whitney Houston CD's and pretend to be her and try and hit every single note that she hit. I used to dream that one day that would be me.
Ricki-Lee Coulter
#43. Whether looking at pop music, hip-hop or R&B, it's rare to find an artist who hasn't been touched or affected by the power and soul of gospel music. In fact, many of today's popular artists such as Whitney Houston, John Legend, and Katy Perry started their careers in the church choir.
Marvin Sapp
#44. There was an edge of, 'Go away kid, you're bothering me'. I've kicked myself a million times since. I could've discovered Whitney Houston.
Billy Joel
#45. Although becoming a singer was my plan A after first hearing Whitney Houston when I was 17, I started off with plan B by going to the teacher-training college that my dad went to. It was a slow coming of age.
Toni Braxton
#46. I think the best singers in the world, historically, are American. Britain's got its fair share, as well, but some of the greatest singers, ever, whether you're talking about Whitney [Houston] or Mariah [Carey] or Aretha Franklin, are from the legacy here.
Simon Cowell
#47. Whitney Houston rear-ended a city bus with her sports car, but no one was hurt. She said she didn't know what happened. One minute she was concentrating on the big white line, and the next, boom!
Jay Leno
#49. 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.
Whitney Houston
#50. I've got a good man. He takes care of me. I don't have to be scared of anything because I know he will kick every ass ... disrespect him and you've got a problem.
Whitney Houston
#51. My mother sang with me in her stomach; I sang with Bobbi Kris in my stomach. I believe the child starts to develop within, and whatever you read, whatever you think, whatever you do affects the child.
Whitney Houston
#52. 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.
Whitney Houston
#53. I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems.
Whitney Houston
#54. Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe.
Whitney Houston
#55. Sometimes you'll laugh
Sometimes you'll cry
Life never tells us, the when's or why's
When you've got friends, to wish you well
You'll find your point when
You will exhale
Whitney Houston
#56. I broke my heart for every gain, to taste the sweet I faced the pain.
Whitney Houston
#57. She's my teacher, my adviser, my greatest inspiration.
Whitney Houston
#58. Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be.
Whitney Houston
#59. Never let your heart take precedence over reason, otherwise you will have problems.
Whitney Houston
#62. 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.
Whitney Houston
#63. I like being a woman, even in a man's world. After all, men can't wear dresses, but we can wear the pants.
Whitney Houston
#64. When I decided to be a singer, my mother warned me I'd be alone a lot. Basically we all are.
Whitney Houston
#65. I would stay in my room for days, for days at times, just trying to get it together, to know what my next phase was going to be.
Whitney Houston
#67. I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside.
Whitney Houston
#69. 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.
Whitney Houston
#70. 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.
Whitney Houston
#72. 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.
Whitney Houston
#73. I've always been a thin girl. I'm not going to be fat, ever. Let's get that straight. Whitney is not going to be fat, ever. Okay?
Whitney Houston
#74. You can fool people. You can fool anybody anytime of the day, but you can't fool yourself. At night, when you go home, you've got to be straight up with you.
Whitney Houston
#75. My mother taught me that when you stand in the truth and someone tells a lie about you, don't fight it.
Whitney Houston
#76. I was aware of people staring at me. No one moved. They seemed almost in trance. I just stared at the clock in the center of the church. When I finished, everyone clapped and started crying.
Whitney Houston
#77. I think over the years, being a mother, I've matured in so many ways.
Whitney Houston
#78. I almost wish I could be more exciting, that I could match what is happening out there to me.
Whitney Houston
#80. 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.
Whitney Houston
#81. I've never felt like this in any other country. I feel at home, I feel wonderful
Whitney Houston
#82. Crack is cheap. I make too much money to ever smoke crack. Let's get that straight. OK? We don't do crack. We don't do that. Crack is whack.
Whitney Houston
#83. God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there?
Whitney Houston
#85. I'm the kind of person, if, if I have a day that is nerve-wracking, or my week has been bad or something's going down, I won't eat. Some people eat, I don't eat. And it shows in my physical frame.
Whitney Houston
#86. I've got some good saints out there - that's right - that pray for me constantly. You've gotta have that! You do.
Whitney Houston
#88. I am not self-destructive. I am not a person who wants to die.
Whitney Houston
#89. I wish to you, joy and happiness. But above all this, I wish you love
Whitney Houston
#90. There is a known correlation between denial of one's sexuality and a propensity to self-destructive behaviour.
Peter Tatchell
#91. I'm a person who has life and wants to live, and always have.
Whitney Houston
#92. I'm just fiercely protective. It's like, that's my lair and nobody messes with my lair.
Whitney Houston
#93. I'm proud of being a mother, a wife, a daughter, and a sister, and a lover and a friend We're all God's children.
Whitney Houston
#94. If I should die this very day,
Don't cry ... cause on Earth
We wasn't meant to stay.
Whitney Houston
#96. I'm an old-fashioned girl. And I love gospel. I like things that lift me up, inspire me.
Whitney Houston
#97. When you're feeling full of doubt and fear has got you in a bind, love will save the day.
Whitney Houston
#98. My mother was the first singer I had contact with. She sang constantly to us around the house, in church.
Whitney Houston
#99. My name is not Susan, so watch what you say. If you still need her, then be on your way.
Whitney Houston
#100. I have priorities. Maintaining my daughter is my first.
Whitney Houston
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