I agree with you, partially. I think what really broke her was the last tour. Just recording albums and doing some appearances on tv would have been fine, and she could have done it that way. But, since the way the industry makes money is no longer in record sales but most of the revenue comes from tours, she was pushed out there way too soon. I blame Clive Davis for that, he should have known better. Her voice wasn't ready for a grueling tour schedule. You could see it even in her live performances even though she sang well, her voice had suffered and it was hard to picture her doing a big tour and sing every night, especially songs in her catalogue that demand that incredible range. I saw her last tour live in Helsinki and while she sang many singers under the table that night and it was a beautiful moment I will cherish forever, everyone could tell she was struggling and we held our breath at the high parts we knew she had to sing. We carried her through with love and I have really never been in a show where it was that tangible. The love and compassion and appreciation, not just for the music but for surviving through all that she did. So in my mind, because the issues she had on tour were so widely publicized and her voice was there and then not there again... I think that in the end having to endure that, both personally and publicly, it broke her spirit. It's a sad fact that had she just kept recording music and not gone on that tour, she might still be here.

@@soundslike1life I agree with you. In my way of seeing it, was pure cruelty. I love Whitney forever . I wish that I could have been there for her as you were, but for me this was only a dream that never came true. One day I hope to see her in a better place, no frontiers, only peace and happiness. THANK YOU.

@@soundslike1life she had to support her habit and that’s about it.

I believe if she had not touched the drugs she would be alive today.

she couldn't retire, they got her by the neck. they gave her fame and fortune, in exchange of her soul. Don't get intoxicated with fame and fortune. One has to be clever, and intelligent. Be discerning about the contracts you are signing.

Lol he was in shock that she hugged him look at his face at the end wondering if they are still filming

He’s Molly Meldrum, famous in the Australian music industry. She would have been interviewed by him before over the years.

He seems to be a respected and warm reporter. In the '80s he interviewed Michael during the Bad era and he was the only one that Michael would let do a full interview on around that time besides Ebony/Jet

Exactly

lifetime of pain? what are you insinuating. Ofcourse everyone gets tired for working hard all their life. It's the fame and fortune that can destroy your well-being.

@@brianismine2898 what is your problem?..im not saying anything whitney didnt openly admit on oprah. Your just reaching for a moment and wont find it here. Leave my comment alone . Hater

@@tasibho that's it you admitted it. How could you even say it's been a lifetime of pain it was for her and she had been struggling everyday when she was still alive. you dont know anything and you are looking at a very tiny hole of the room. You dont know anything girl. But one thing is clear, she chose to die the way she did and she made wrong choices for her remaining life.

@@brianismine2898 well you know just about as much nothing of her life either. Your just popping your damn gums looking to insert yourself where no one is looking for you. Create your own comment and leave me alone . Girl bye!

She was tired in general…and how you gone assume she struggled EVERY DAY…think outside the box

Well on camera . How many times have we seen her embrace an interviewer? Usually that stuff is edited out hunn. I’m sure she hugged plenty of journalist .

Wtf. That was an awkward hug.

Sorry to burst your bubble but Whitney loved and trusted Oprah, an American interviewer, more than any of them. Nice try trying to shade my country. Get over yourself.

She looks drugged here. Speak truth.

@@jak30341 Idc that’s your opinion.. I said and meant what I said

@@jak30341 i honestly think at this point it wasn’t cocaine at least but definitely some indica and a perc

She was really ethereal.... I think she was a visiting Angel ❤️

She still had it ..she didn’t loose her voice and she probably even wasn’t unhappy…just tired ..you don’t know how many interviews and business stuff she had to do before this …YALL need to think outside the box and stop assuming all the time

@@theoptimistquartz8559 Not to mention the amount of promotion as well as the criticism she got for the performance in New York 2009 because her voiced crack when she was crying.

@@Broadwayriah those people are traders and a disgrace..they disgust me to the core

@@theoptimistquartz8559 Yes she did lose her voice. In 95 she had been upset by the change in her voice due to overusing it. Imagine how she felt in 2007. If you're a real admirer you need to understand the struggle she felt. Even if her voice was still better than many today's singers, she knew what she had lost and it was too much for her.

@@lougomes2912 when people say she lost her voice I take it as they think she sound a mess and the way they make it seem just makes it so disrespectful..I love Whitney to death but don’t make her seem like a terrible person and you don’t even know her story and then you’re making assumptions at that…not cool .. at the end of the day she still sounded good and she got her self together mentally and physically and got closer to God and build a better bond and connection with her daughter… she loves her supporters to death and for them to turn on her like that …well some of them… is disrespectful and disappointing… yes she has taken some roads that has lead to her regret but that doesn’t mean you use it to put her down all the time and make assumptions and add false stories to down this TALENTED GREAT SPIRITED BLACK WOMAN Yeah there are going to be haters out there plotting on her downfall and all I know but that doesn’t mean that people play around with her Death and disrespect her as a black woman and disrespectful her family and friends and child, etc it’s disappointing, disgusting, SICKENING, and just remind yourself of how much you hate your life and how jealous you are of other people and Whitney has went through it she went through so much is unexplainable but she cried out to God and fought demons and used strength that she didn’t even know she had and so much more…I will always love Whitney and she will always her her supporters too👑🤎✨✊🏼🙏🏼🙌🏼

True word

Yesyes yes sayitin public

You are right🙏🏻

What rubbish! She died a premature death from drug abuse leaving her young daughter motherless. Stop trying to romanticize it. 🤦‍♀️

@@radiance65 you’re both right though! It’s just two different perspectives which are truthful in their own way... Sending love ❤️🙏🏽

@@lavern1402 nice response ♥️

thank you, well said. what she said about her daughter is so sad. Her loss is one i still feel often. her talent really just touched the whole world

Molly Meldrum was our Aussie music guru. He's a beautiful fellow who truly loved music and respected the artists who created it.

@@romy4858 I can totally tell and you can tell all the artists feel totally at peace with him. ❤️

Whitney was Dionne's twin born after 23 years. Lol 😄😄

Not at all more like cissy she's the voice

@@alfunzsean5381 No way. She looks like Dionne and John Houston, I see Cissy in Whitney on very rare occasions.

yeah. she seems like Dionne's daughter

Dionne's her cousin.

The GOAT indeed.

Drugs????? Naw come on now as if thats the only issue she had this woman was in an evil industry it wasnt just drugs ok dont put that just on her she wayyy more going on than just drugs ok.

👍👍👍

Her and her godmother, "Reeree" Franklin.

by mentioning Elizabeth you already do what she hated the most !!! You are getting in her business !! To you and all of us she was the great Whitney Houston !! It's just like those morons here who mention " i miss you Nippy". it's not ours to be that familiar

For having illness. The lady is A CHAMPION. Would you pull a sickout being obligated to earn millions for freeloaders and paying public?

amen

that would be the drugs 👍

Amen 🙏🏾

That was sweet

@@josmith2031 the stress

contracts, contracts , contracts. you cant just walk away when you owe people millions.

@@whitneysource And she was taking care of everybody, her brothers, their families. Her mother. It was too much.

I like your comment :).

She did it not only for herself she was the bread winner for many she felt responsible she gave her all for ❤️

The interview was broadcast on the 'Sunday Night' program but has been '''locked away in the Channel 7 vault ever since.''' ...... meaning yes you would have seen it when you did,but was put in their archive's (Vault) and probably forgotten about for years until it was discovered again

Bingo!

I was at her last concert in Sydney and the performance was just bad. I love Whitney and I'm still glad I went cause I got to see her in real life and see her perform live at least once. But she wasn't really ready to tour again most of the songs she didn't even really sing them she basically talked them instead. The back up singers had to keep covering for her she was constantly going back and forth to a table she had on stage to reapply make up and drink from a bottle. The only time she actually really sang was the belting part of I Will Always Love You it was like she put all of her energy into one minute of performance. The whole concert performance wasn't up to the professional standard that it should of been especially by a performer of her calibre.

@@lancekerslake2488 She wasn't mentally and physically ready for that tour. Her team made the worst decision ever.

For one she was taking care of too many people and her family didn't make it any easier on her brothers had no real talent they screwed up their own lives and depended on her to carry them all the money she gave was never enough for them they didn't protect her they sat by and watched her fall scared to do something to help they were jealous too Gary screwed up his basketball career and didn't try to do anything else I'll just lean on Whitney bunch of users

His name is Molly Meldrum , he is an Australian icon . He has interviewed every star on the planet and was the host and star of the most successful and important music show in Australian history “Countdown “. He is responsible for launching many legendary careers . ❤️

@@sarisgiatsios729 Isn't he one of the rare interviewers who got to speak with Michael Jackson? I think so

@@emily-clark Yes you are right.He interviewed Janet a few times too,very respectful Guy

Be careful how you live your life because every mark will show. No drama then there’s no drama.

@@annab8189 Yea, but that's just messy tabloid journalism. His intentions were to try and make her look bad. True, she displayed some questionable behavior at times but for him to seek it out and add bits/pieces to his interview was in poor taste. She was human, we ALL make mistakes. No one is perfect and to have that expectation of someone is both unfair/ unrealistic.

So true. And it's easy to forget that people with great success still have flaws and problems.

But she left behind a beautiful legacy of music that will outlive all of us. Her music makes people smile. I believe that's how she would want us to remember her.