Whitney Houston Told Destiny's Child to Stay Together
In an interview with HuffPost Live, Michelle Williams said that Whitney Houston told Destiny's Child to stay together back in the day. Watch Williams talk about it in the video below, starting around the 12-minute mark.
Destiny's Child ran into Houston in a hotel in Los Angeles. According to Williams, Houston's husband Bobby Brown "was in the hotel lobby and he said, 'My wife loves you girls!' She comes and starts singing 'Say My Name,'" the Destiny's Child single that peaked at No. 1 on the Hot 100.
Williams said that she "stayed normal, cause it's nerve-racking for me when someone sees me and they freak out, so I don't do that to other people." Once she got back to her room, it was a different story: "I got the pillow, put it up to my face, and just went into convulsions, and screams of joy." Unsurprisingly, Williams remembers Houston "killed it" when singing one of Destiny's Child best-known tracks.
Houston did more than sing -- Williams remembers her "encouraging us. She said, 'Y'all stay together, stick together, love each other.'" The group released their last album together in 2004, though they recently reunited for Williams' single "Say Yes." Williams released a new album, Journey To Freedom, this year, and is starring in a new reality show, Fix My Choir, with gospel star Deitrick Haddon.
Michelle Williams has learned to ignore the haters
After years of being compared to her former bandmates, Beyonce and Kelly Rowland of the hit girl group Destiny’s Child, Michelle Williams has finally carved out her own lane and is walking proudly in it, owning every single step along the way.
With her new album, Journey to Freedom, doing well and a hit show, “Fix My Choir” on Oxygen, Michelle is so busy she can’t be worried about who isn’t in her corner or who doesn’t believe in her abilities, but this new-found confidence took time to achieve.
“Being free from negative thoughts, it’s a daily process. I can’t read comments on blogs because people will tear you down and make you feel worthless because unfortunately, a part of you might believe what was said,” she told Huff Post Live.
People can sure get vicious online, something most recently experienced by her close friend Beyonce who has the Internet exploding with the recently bizarre footage of the singer swaying lifelessly back and forth at a basketball game.
Michelle also has experienced quite a few harsh criticisms herself along the way, but is refusing to continue to allow it to bog her down.
“I was guilty of attaching my self-worth according to how people viewed me. So I encourage people not to attach their value to your career. Attach your value to how you treat people; not to what you have in the bank,” she advised.
This is something she is passionately urging others to do in her new show, “Fix My Choir,” which airs Wednesday nights on Oxygen. On the series, she and gospel artist Deitrick Haddon go around the country helping to restore broken choirs in need of major repair, both emotionally and professionally. Being that Michelle grew up in the church, it was a no-brainer to attach herself to this wonderful opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. Her goal is to make sure that they too realize their worth and not stay down the path that she was on emotionally.
“[I tell them] you’re here for a reason, you have a purpose. [We] want to encourage them and let them know, there’s still a place for you,” she said.
