let sleeping stars lie

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A great musical icon has recently kicked the bucket. And that is sad. What is even sadder is that whilst the woman’s body is barely cold, the media is already trying to open every bottle of worms they can find or fabricate on her. Whitney Houston is one of the greatest vocalist’s to have ever lived. She was beautiful, talented and troubled. Three things the media loves to find in a celeb , particularly post-mortem. Marilyn Monroe, Kurt Cobain,  Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Heath Ledger and now Whitney Houston. And in the same way that a media frenzy erupted when these talented powerhouses died, and the conspiracies and speculations surrounding their deaths spread like wildfire. Monroe was killed because of her relationship with JFK. Cobain was murdered. Jackson’s doctor is to blame. Winehouse was finally sober and the Illuminatti drugged her. Heath Ledger was killed by Scientologists. Houston was a lesbian and killed herself to escape the lies. Bla bla bla. Who cares? Why can’t we just afford the dead some respect, some of them who barely respected themselves? Why can’t we appreciate their legacy and be done with it.

 I consider myself to be quite the Elvis Presley fan. I consider him to be the King of Rock n Roll; I know that his career took a tacky sequined turn for the worst. He put on a lot of weight, took too many drugs and met his timely demise in the shitter. Stuff of fairytales, I tell you.  But his death doesn’t need to be anything more than it was. A  tragic end to the life of a beautiful, talented and troubled star. And when I think of Elvis, I remember him at his best and appreciate his legacy. So yes, who cares that the King was found in undignified circumstances, let his success override his lowest moments.

So back to the wonderful Whitney Houston. Was she an incredible talent, yes. Did her life, career, sobriety take the wrong road to nowhere, yes? But was she a card-carrying lesbian willing to end her life to escape the lies of her sexuality and public persona? I don’t know, but I also don’t really care. Whitney Houston may not have died with much dignity, but if she died with some secrets , I’m all for burying them along with her.