The voice seems to be gone for the most part. Why expose this loss to the public? I am just confused about the singles and album. Sure. Being a celeb seems fun. Continuing to get the attention seems fun too. How about doing guest spots? Or some acting.. of the unchallenging variety? Judging competitions like her kindred spirit Paula Abdul?

My brow is furrowed. Why is she doing this? She’s really not able to sing well enough to carry on with it.

I have heard the new album a few times, which is part of where my “the voice is gone” comes from, and may be a main reason why Oprah barely addressed the album save for “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength.” I really wanted to focus on what was covered in the interview rather than what was left out.

Not a horrible column or anything, but before you claim she’s lost her voice totally I’d think new music of hers would be high on your list of priorities. The album is cautious and calculated, but it’s a very well-done album and she sounds great on it. Can she hit those incredibly high and pure notes anymore? Probably not, although she doesn’t stretch too much, but the girl can still sing.

Otherwise thanks for the recap, I missed the second half of the interview due to DVR issues. Watching the part about “Mike” on Youtube got to me also. And I agree Oprah mostly threw her softballs, but there were some hard-hitting questions in there. When she quoted the Time Magazine piece and asked Whitney to respond, I thought, “If anyone less powerful than Oprah had said that, the interviewee might have gotten up and walked out.” Although Whitney’s always seemed to be pretty open and down-to-earth.

I have to say is pretty on point here.