@Kivrin: Agree about crack. Disagree about cigarettes. The fact is Whitney can still sing, she just can't do high notes; cigarettes can give a singer a lovely husky tone, cf. Marianne Faithfull.

@SleeplessNights: letting your voice crack a little is soul. steeling yourself for the big, broadway note, and just not making it, is failure.

This is a relief. I always thought I was the only one who thought he was kinda cute. That legendary press conference last February! That terrified rabbit-in-the-headlights look! Adorable!