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Vocal coach: Houston's voice was 'horrible' in 2004

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    Teacher says Whitney was working hard to return to form before her death

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Are we're joined by doctor Jimmy forced the brown that's her in the upper right.

Former Newark mayor Sharpe James in the lower left and I -- -- Whitney's voice coach in the lower right.

Jerry is not a fact that she told you admitted here that she had done things that hurt her voice.

Yes who the obvious that this she's having vocal problems because of extracurricular activities and so you knew it those -- extracurricular activities were did you.

Well you know I heard the rumors you know -- what when when I've worked with their I was there to to bring her voice go into concerned about what she had done in the past.

I was more concerned with what she's doing at the moment and what she was going to do in the future -- you're still smoking despite everything wasn't -- Yeah that's true that's an -- -- -- very -- out that ravaged her voice she was still smoking.

You know addicts have -- have an interest in history they get better slowly.

And you can expect overnight miracles all I knew what she was getting better over time and that's that's why was with the how bad was her voice in 2004 -- sort of working with a what us it was horrible I mean her voice was -- both in her speaking voice -- -- -- worth -- -- of course.

She barely had any notes whatsoever and it and I was very concerned by a flood of low and behold after doing some exercises with her voice using my system.

It was begun returning -- is very happy to hear that.

-- she rude -- you did you push you around -- treat her entourage.

You know I have a very special relationship with my students and on the teacher associates a different situation which was very respectful me.

She did exactly look forward to do and she gave when -- percent to me.

I've never seen her views are on -- she's always been very very very nice to people on the other hand she's a very willful lady.

She's very powerful very charismatic.

Such a strong character.

She was an alpha female.

And people would have would would jump to her commands but I've never seen being decent anybody.

And with missions it was very nice very respectful how about prescription drugs.

Nothing know nothing about that problem.

So when you spoke to her and she told you that she was the cause of her own.

Throat being ravaged.

Did you wink and -- that we all know we're talking about.

-- -- us you know everybody makes.

Difficult choices in their lives and Johnson made some very difficult ones that and -- and and and a lot of destructive consequences.

That's holder that that everybody was were there to -- -- And that we realize that uses very special person that the world needed her to come back into -- -- and to share her gifts with the world.

And she understood that you realize you -- responsibility and I try to instill.

Or that inspire you do -- A mayor Sharpe James Jones the first time we have ever -- said.

Very on how marvelous if she would come around and send.

And children her daughter with the senator Joseph -- early -- in a church -- of Essex -- college -- -- called virtual -- and bring about my daughter -- the last song and you would get nervous.

And bring out this slim young attractive young lady and how wars was so unique so magical -- the crowd become hysterical.

And then of course from those early -- she took off at 85 and that the world has never heard of what site is beautiful glamorous.

And and and -- no rookie star and have church honestly.

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