Written for Kurrent Music
Published June 11th 2017
Whitney Houston blog
The latest music documentary about legendary singer, Whitney Houston, has definitely opened up my eyes to her life. “Whitney: Can I Be Me” tells the story of the singer’s life with behind the scenes footage (never released before) and the words of the people closest to her and the singer herself.
I went to a special one-time-only showing of the documentary in a lovely theatre, but it didn’t attract too much of an audience, so the planned DJ was cancelled due to lack of interest. Then again, I already wondered if you would be in a party mood after seeing the documentary in the first place. It was no secret she wasn’t feeling too happy and her life didn’t end that well either.
There have been many documentaries about artists that have made me walk away with the wonder why being artist couldn’t be more like having a regular job / career. Actually, to a certain extend it is, but it is like Whitney says in the film, it’s the fame that makes it difficult. That’s the part you can’t turn off, at any time, and it impacts the rest of life.
