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The interview, taped at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, NJ, where Whitney's funeral was held, finds Cissy still grief-stricken over her tragic loss and looking for solace the best way she knows how. "I have my moments," Cissy tells My9. "I'm not there yet. I don't think I'm any more courageous than anyone else. I am a true believer in God, if I could bring her back I would, but that's not possible."
Despite the tabloid firestorm surrounding Whitney's death, Houston refuses to dwell on her daughter's many problems -- instead, remembering all that was good about the legendary singer. "I'm very proud of my daughter," says Cissy. "She accomplished a whole lot in the short time that she had here ... she was a very wonderful person. My children are my whole life. She was very special to me ... she was my only daughter, and a good one. Looked out for her family."
So does Cissy feel any responsibility for not stepping in to help her troubled daughter before Whitney's many vices eventually took her life? According to Houston's mother, no. "I know I did the best I could," she says. "I don't blame myself. I know I did the best I could for everything."
Remembering Whitney Through Photos
- Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner
- Whitney Houston in Concert
- Whitney Houston and her mother, Cissy Houston
- Whitney Houston Salutes Clive Davis
- Whitney Houston: Glam at the Grammys
- Whitney Houston Live in New York
- Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown in Happier Times
- Whitney Houston's Family Day Out
- Whitney Houston Shines at the Grammys
- Whitney Houston Knocks Out the National Anthem
- Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown: The Early Years
- Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston: Fallen Friends
- Whitney Houston's First Grammy Win
- R&B Quiz
- 1. The scenario that best describes your love life is:
- 2. You'd most likely lure your lover into the bedroom with the tagline:
- 3. You realize your lover is cheating on you. Your reaction would be to:
- 4. Your preferred word choice for hitting a high note is:
- 5. You don't leave home without:
- 6. Which of the following statements would you most likely tweet?
- 7. If a fan were to take a picture of you with their camera phone, you would most likely react by:
- 8. The old school R&B influence that best describes your taste in music is:
- 9. Your idea of doing something risky in a music video is:
- 10. Seated at your Thanksgiving table would most likely be:
- Chris Brown
- Mary J. Blige
- Erykah Badu
- Trey Songz: Through the Years
- Trey Songz
- Trey Songz & Mary J. Blige
- Bruno Mars, Stephen Hill & Trey Songz
- Trey Songz
- Trey Songz, Tyrese & Johnny Gill
- Disappointing Album Covers
- Missy Elliott, 'Da Real World'
- Foxy Brown, 'Chyna Doll'
- 50 Cent, 'The Massacre'
- R. Kelly, 'R. Kelly'
- E-40, 'In a Major Way'
- Drake, 'Take Care'
- Tyrese, '2000 Watts'
- Chris Brown, 'Exclusive'
- Lil Wayne, 'Lights Out'
- Ciara, 'Evolution'
- Lucky Artists
- 10. Christina Milian
- 9. John Legend
- 8. T-Pain
- 7. Ashanti
- 6. Ja Rule
- 5. Pitbull
- 4. Cassie
- 3. DMX
- 2. Lil Wayne
- 1. Lil' Kim
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