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Start here. let me go to david first, my colleague, about this. you grew up -- you have a personal history. tell us what your reaction was and how you think all this tragedy fits in or doesn't fit in with her life. >> i grew up in newark. with her life. i grew up in newark, almost so many people my family had some acquaintance with members of her family. she was the pride of newark. i grew up in newark during the 80s, was infested with crack and drugs and all sorts of violence. here we had this beautiful young sister who had a voice that was made of crystal. she represented the city. for a y...

They took a poll on her once remarkable voice, largely off the radar in resen years. last night the gram miss, many artists played tribute. >> no way around this, we've had a death in our family. >> when the truly great artists leave us, their legacy lives on. we love whitney houston. >> i want to say to whitney up in heaven, we love you whitney houston. >> the great stevie wonder. kay coins and david, i don't know where to start. tell us what your reaction was how you think all this tragedy fits in or doesn't fit in with her life. i grew up in newark, almost

Press, she battled drug abuse for years including cocaine, marijuana, and pills. they took a poll on her voice and she was largely off the culture radar in recent years. the grammy's artists paid tribute to the singer. let's listen. >> there's no way around this. we have had a death in our family. >> when the truly great artists leave us, their legacy lives on. we love whitney houston. >> i just want to say to whitney up in heaven, we all love you whitney houston. >> the assistant manager of people and david wilson is managing editor of thegro.com. i don't know where to start here. let me go t...