Beyonce has belatedly issued a statement about the death of Whitney Houston, following the real-time reactions of other celebrities on Twitter.
Beyonce was one of the main people from whom fans wanted to hear upon the news of Houston’s passing on Saturday (there’s since been an autopsy and a speculated cause of death).
But now there’s a well-considered and detailed reaction from the 30-year-old, in lieu of the usual hastily-typed reaction sans punctuation or capitalisation on a social network.
“The loss of Whitney Houston is painful,” said Beyonce in a statement.
“I remember meeting Whitney for the first time when I was 15. She was the ultimate legend. The ultimate woman. Not only was she confident, poised, stunningly beautiful and intelligent, but she was sincere and kind. She took the time to make everyone feel like they were very important to her.”
“I, like every singer, always wanted to be just like her. Her voice was perfect. Strong but soothing. Soulful and classic. Her vibrato, her cadence, her control.”
“So many of my life’s memories are attached to a Whitney Houston song. She is our queen and she opened doors and provided a blueprint for all of us. God bless her.”
“There will never be another like Whitney Houston
She was one of the best”
I believe that she was a great singer and people just hateing because they want be like her.l love Whitney Houston and her music. I feel bad for.her 18 year old girl have to live the rest of her life with a mom :)
Her agent wrote that! Beyonce is not that eloquent. I think she expressed her thoughts about Whitney and then let her agent or someone extremely gifted in the written language clean it up for her. However, her comment arrives right before the burial of our greatest singer ever to grace the microphone.
Beyonce, you’re awesome — just so you know. But, Whitney, you will always be the greatest!