Nothing much I can add to all these tributes, it's one of those mornings where you wake up, turn on the news, and you have to double check because you're sure the news announcer just said something that you can't quite believe.
Everybody loved her voice, for some years it was THE voice in music, an incredible range and quality which no other singer had. She was such a beautiful person, I was actually lucky enough to see her perform once at Wolf Trap National Park, Virginia, which has an outdoor arena, it was a magical hot midsummer evening, and she sang all her amazing hits under the stars.
I'm sure the Grammys will stage a great tribute to the exquisite Whitney tonight in LA, which is held at the Staples Centre and only a mile or two from where she died, she had many many Grammy nominations and awards in her career.
God bless her very greatly.
Regardless of how she went out a legacy is cemented once it's there and there's no taking that away. Most talented artist always do have that tragic flaw as history shows. Far from her only great song I'm still amazed by how she took a simple song from Dolly and blew it out of the stratosphere. Definitely took what it meant to cover a song and make it yours. Like Aretha she was such a commanding seemingly flawless presence that we let her take the title of diva without any regrets. Unlike Mariah who was compared earlier, she didn't dumb down her pipes to fit into a more urban less soulful market. Not until her most recent work when years of drug use came into play did she ever have to hold back. I seriously have to wonder how Bobby Brown outlived her and she had to go so early just because of a wrong turn and bad influences. Remember before everything went downhill how she carried herself with a class and poise that many miss the point on today. I'd say the closest in classy vocals, great range and pipes and class would be Leona Lewis. 
