Monica & Brandy sat down with E! on the set of their music video “It All Belongs To Me” [Yesterday, Monica tweeted a pic from the video set] to discuss their memories of Whitney. Monica was definitely more open to sharing, but it was clear that Brandy is still too emotional to talk about it.
Monica responds to being compared to Whitney Houston:
“She told me, ‘I never met anybody that I saw myself in,’” Monica recounted. “And the fact that I was signed and discovered singing ‘The Greatest Love of All,’ you know…it’s just been a rough week, overall. But I recognize that she and I both, outside of music, had a lot in common. And our love for God and our belief in Christ was one of those things and it’s kept me strong and kept me fighting for what it is she loved, and that is family first, music and the rest is second.”
Monica also remembered Houston as a “jokester” and “hilarious.”
“The other day she came in, and her, mine and Brand’s song, and she walks up to me and she goes, ‘You killin’ that run at the end.’ You know she kept sayin’ it, and she was like, ‘And you know I know you stole that from me, right?’”
The singer shared that Whitney was at the top of her list when it came to supporters and provided her with profound advice of allowing her love to lead her and to be OK with who she was.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t as easy for Brandy to speak …
Brandy responds to when Whitney surprised her, Monica and Clive during an interview last week:
“Yeah it was a surprise, it was great to see her,” said Brandy, referring to the moment E! News cameras caught on tape last week. During that session, Houston (who had been linked to Brandy’s younger brother, Ray J, in recent weeks), was seen passing a note to Brandy.
What did it say?
“I’m going to just not say what it was and just keep it to myself for my own personal reasons,” said Brandy, fighting back tears.
“It’s just so unfortunate. Whitney meant everything to me—everything. She’s the reason that I sing. It’s crazy, so crazy.”
Brandy also confirmed that she reached out to Bobbi Kristina and was with her the other night, but didn’t reveal any more.
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