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Today's Morning Edition music is from Whitney Houston singing "I Wanna Dance with Somebody," which was released 30 years ago.  

A new documentary about the pop icon opens Friday in some theaters and on Showtime next week.  It's called "Whitney: Can I Be Me?", a reference to one of Houston's favorite sayings. 

According to her saxophonist, Houston would say "Can I be me?" so often that they put music to it.  

NPR's Eric Deggans says the film "provides a compelling portrait of a supreme talent isolated by fame, dysfunctional relationships and a crushing drug habit."

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"Whitney: Can I Be Me?" opens Friday in some theaters and on Showtime next week.

Today's Morning Edition music is from Whitney Houston singing "I Wanna Dance with Somebody," which was released 30 years ago.  A new documentary about the pop icon opens today in some theaters and on Showtime next Friday.  It's called "Whitney: Can I be Me?", a reference to one of Houston's favorite sayings. According to her saxophonist, Houston would say "Can I be Me?" so often that they put music to it.  NPR's Eric Deggans says the film "provides a compelling portrait of a supreme talent isolated by fame, dysfunctional relationships and a crushing drug habit."

New Whitney Houston documentary a 'compelling portrait'

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