Whitney Houston's Mother Cissy Breaks Silence on Singer's Death in New Interview

Posted on Mar 30th 2012 5:10PM by Sarah Chazan

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Since Whitney Houston's untimely passing, both her daughter Bobbi and aunt Dionne Warwick have spoken to members of the media about the fallen icon. But one person who's remained silent throughout this mourning period is Houston's own mother, Cissy. Now, the gospel singer is breaking her silence, in a pre-taped interview with New Jersey station My9 during their 10 O'Clock News on Monday, April 2.

The interview, taped at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, NJ, where Whitney's funeral was held, finds Cissy still grief-stricken over her tragic loss and looking for solace the best way she knows how. "I have my moments," Cissy tells My9. "I'm not there yet. I don't think I'm any more courageous than anyone else. I am a true believer in God, if I could bring her back I would, but that's not possible."

Despite the tabloid firestorm surrounding Whitney's death, Houston refuses to dwell on her daughter's many problems -- instead, remembering all that was good about the legendary singer. "I'm very proud of my daughter," says Cissy. "She accomplished a whole lot in the short time that she had here ... she was a very wonderful person. My children are my whole life. She was very special to me ... she was my only daughter, and a good one. Looked out for her family."

So does Cissy feel any responsibility for not stepping in to help her troubled daughter before Whitney's many vices eventually took her life? According to Houston's mother, no. "I know I did the best I could," she says. "I don't blame myself. I know I did the best I could for everything."

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April 02 2012 at 2:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

bdes

Dear Mrs brown
you have the perfect solution,
what matters is ,she was incomparable re her assets
ability to please all who heard her
anda legend,
let us only remember as what she achieved,

All else pales into oblivion,
she will be missed in body
but shall live forever in her spirit, where
her talents, dominated,

life mr Whitney does not end in death of the body,which is a reansient case for our conscience,

if you get a chance, read the tibetan bood of the dear
and Egyptian book of the living and the dead,

these are the most comprehensive explanatios of this state,
you do not know how to communicate ,the way you did,
but forms of communication, alien to us, are well known,

Bless you and the family,

April 01 2012 at 9:02 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Mommie Dearest

from the day our children are born we do the best as they travel through life good or bad we take care of them help with the struggles everyone goes through we can't be with them every minute but we try to keep the balance the bond intact we will always love them as she Whitney sang in that never forget song I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU a song that will be in our hearts forever no matter how she died her face will shine

April 01 2012 at 7:36 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

rifflemanwhiteboy

DEAD DEAD DEAD! We Will Each be DEAD Someday! I Promise!

March 31 2012 at 6:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

rifflemanwhiteboy

Can We Please Get Some NEW Interestinrg Stories Already? Gotta Be More Chicks with Some Problems! Or Dudes or What Ever, This Chick is DEAD Gone and Played Out Already! Old News! She Aint Comin Back! Somebody has done Something Interesting out There!

Same Ole Story Ova & Over & Over Already! Nothing NEW, She is DEAD! Just Gon Forever!

March 31 2012 at 6:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

sammychaz

I just can't get enough info. on this crackhead!! Please keep writting more.

March 31 2012 at 5:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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rifflemanwhiteboy

There are NOT any New Stories about this Gal, She Did Drugs and Budweiser Just Like us! Only Now she is DEAD! GONE! Not Comin Back with That Amazing Voice! She Gone Dude!

I Will Keep Doing my case of Bud Now & some Sweet Lines Jus lik Tha Gal & Amy Winehouse, DEMI Moore Me And Some of You!

March 31 2012 at 6:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

buknekkid

Really?????????? Isn't it time that stories about this drug addict alcholic go away? I think so. But on a brighter note, she has been clean and sober now for over 7 weeks.

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March 31 2012 at 5:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

CMEL57

Enough already. She is dead and buried. Let her RIP. She was a drug head and got what she deserved.

March 31 2012 at 4:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

AL-Concetta

Let it rest already.

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