She added that she felt that Houston approved of her decision. “I actually sat there and asked her up above: ‘What would you want me to do? Do you understand why now?’ Feeling her yes, that was my clearance,” Crawford said. “When I felt complete in my being that I could have the confidence to stand up and lift her legacy out of the trash, to elevate it and put it back in her hands, while also honouring our friendship... that’s when I felt ready.”