Rihanna: 'I'll learn from Whitney Houston's mistakes'

[MaryJane]

R&B sensation Rihanna is refusing to take her new-found fame too seriously, because she fears ending up like her idol Whitney Houston.

The Pon De Replay singer, who sang Houston's For The Love Of You to clinch a deal with rap mogul JAY-Z, is horrified by recent reports of Houston's descent into a life of drink and drugs.

And she has determined to learn from Houston's mistakes and remain true to herself.

She says, "I love Whitney Houston. She is a big idol of mine and so influential. Seeing how things can go wrong when you seem to have everything is educational.

"Whitney has made some of the greatest songs ever. I don't want what's happened to her to happen to me and that's why I don't take fame too seriously."

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