I wish Iโd have read this 6 years ago. But in this time Iโve noticed that Beyoncรฉ has become a symbol of strength in my life. I listen to the music or literally just think about the impact sheโs made and use that to move me forward
"I couldnโt let my family down after all the sacrifices they made for me & Destiny's child. I was the most careful, professional teenager. I wanted to break all of the stereotypes of the Black superstar, I had one shot & I refused to mess it up"
-BEYONCร
Beyoncรฉโs voice has always been on another level. This whole movie evidently she was โpulling backโ but she showed the fuck out and as I get older I can only appreciate a 25 year old singer with such drive. Sheโs been a joy to watch mature.
So they give black people major roles or characters in these movies, and we either turn into an animal the whole movie, OR we canโt speak the whole movie lmao
Whitney Houston really did root for everyone. I know she gets her respect for her unsurpassed singing abilities and musicianship, and for me, her strength thru addiction and fame, but she really loved other musicians. I find myself sneering at people a lot of the time
As though I have some better than thou attitude that I have to keep in check and remind myself โwe all just trying our best, and what they give matters just as much as what I giveโ. But Whitney really was genuinely in the business of mentoring and guiding and lifting others up.
How do people stay in one career for 70 years? I am 8 years in and
a.) am over it
b.) feel pigeonholed
c. ) cry in my classroom for at least 30 minutes total throughout the day either from endlessness, exhaustion, anxiety, uncertainty of what I could even do next, stress
A hundred million stories
And a hundred million songs
I feel stupid when I sing
Nobodyโs listening to me
Iโve talked to shooting stars
But they always get it wrong
I feel stupid when I pray
So why am I praying anyway?
How does your energy improve so beautifully (from an already gorgeous start) when the world consistently beats you downโฆ. Iโm just motivated by her still so much.
Plus this is cute
I think one of the dictating, formative factors in what/who I listen to was summed up maybe 30+ years ago by one Whitney Houston
โI listen to singers. I very rarely listen to people whoโฆ cannot singโ
She has to ask this question because the girls will go to the show and say the songs are giving โnicheโ. Her catalog at this point is the good book
Idk if thereโs sound but Iโll say I was not surprised by her actions in the video but got uncomfortably upset when she moved the other one at the end.