Vanity | Prince, Drug Addiction & Dedicating Her Life To God
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- Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer, model, and actress Denise Katrina Matthews, professionally known as Vanity was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario on January 4, 1959. She was always interested in pursuing a career in singing and acting however, she was constantly discouraged to do so by those around her. That is until Prince came along. He asked her to be the lead singer of a girl group he was putting together named Vanity 6.
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She was a patient at the dialysis clinic I worked at years ago. It was a pleasure meeting her and getting to know her. Her whole conversation was always about Jesus Christ and being saved. RIP Denise 🙏
I also worked with her with home dialysis what a beautiful soul💗
Thank you both. Growing up, I was such a fan. Its great to hear these small moments of grace.
Isn’t that a HIPPA violation?!?!
@@asc3179 PLEASE go somewhere else with that foolishness...they weren't sharing anything that wasn't already public, aside from dear Denice being deceased....Troll somewhere else. These women shared something filled with beauty & grace....and then YOU bring this! Go be a light for somebody...You may need the Karma
@@asc3179 it's not
She was drop dead gorgeous.
Turns out she was even MORE beautiful within ❤
That’s what made her magical as Vanity & as Denise , she always had a spark to her .
I totally agree with you 100% all the way from baton rouge Louisiana 2021 please be safe 😊😊
She was absolutely beautiful. She was stunning actually. It is so sad that she passed away at the age she did.
When I say Vanity back in the 80’s I thought man she was absolutely stunning. Nasty Girl will forEver be my 80’s Jam.
Mine too
She's still one of the most beautiful women I've ever laid eyes on. My first crush 😍
R.I.P Vanity
Congratulations lol
she really was
I agree Vanity was a beautiful woman inside and out
I say that all the time she really was ❤️
Agreed💜
In the end, she gave her life to Christ and that' s all that matters. RIP Ms. Matthews.
Amen!
Amen 🙏
Cultist
GOD REST UR. SOUL. HONEY
Actually, her religious beliefs were a continuation of her suffering from mental health issues. She was sexually and physically abused as a child, abused drugs, had volatile relationships with men, married an eventual murderer 1 month after she met them, believed that she saw and spoke to Jesus, claimed that she was possessed by demons, and claimed that she had psychic powers. She was set up to be a very unhappy person because of how she was abused as a child. And sadly, she spent her whole short life chasing after happiness and peace but never found it.
She was the Halle Berry of the 80s.
She needs a lifetime movie.
I whole heartedly agree. I’ve made that same analogy often
I totally agree !
We deserve it! ❤️
Agreed
Nobody can play her. It’s a good idea though.
Both Action Jackson and The Last Dragon are still classic movies to this day!!
Shonuff!!!
Truth!
That definitely are. Two of my favorite movies.
Hot, hotter HOTTEST
Just The Last Dragon
I was going through job problems some years ago and I made a Facebook post about it and she encouraged me and told me to pray and let Jesus handle it. It was definitely what I needed to hear at that moment. May her beautiful soul continue to rest in peace ❤️❤️
What a memorial memory ‼️👍
@@fatonyalmitchell3281 ♥️
@@mariedavis8622 amen 🙏 live and love 💕 also Best Life positive WISHES ‼️👍
AMEN
She was one of the few who actually got saved and didn’t play and hold on to the world. Kanye 🙄🙄🙄🙄
Nasty Girl by Vanity 6 is still a banger
That's the song was 2 years after the soundtrack "Beverly hills Cop" with Eddie Murphy.🔫🩸👩🏾👩🏽👱🏻♀️😍
1000% agree
Facts
Don’t listen to it.
HELL yeah ‼️
Rest in Peace to Vanity and Prince 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
She died two months before Prince RIP Vanity and Prince 💜💜💜💜💜
I didn't know that they both died in 2016.
I didn’t know that. Seems strange.
Wow did not know this. Rip
@@hersheysfloyd THEY DIED AT THE SAME AGE TOO. 57
@@LYTEHOUSE7 Wow. Too sad
"She was childlike in her exuberance for God. She loved and trusted him wholeheartedly. Heaven is hers" ......That was so beautifully said!! That's how I want my relationship with Christ to be. It's hard to leave worldly things behind to pursue the Lord but I know it can be done cause hes shown me how much hes loves me even thru all my faults and mess ups. Denise is such an inspiration. May she rest in heavenly peace. ❤
Yes sister it can be done let no man tell you different. The same spirit that raised Jesus from the dead is that SAME SPIRIT that CAN and WILL keep you from sin and the world and it’s lusts. Believe that.
R.I.P. Denise Matthews "a beautiful soul" 🙏🏾♥🕊'🌹
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I was a recipient of her number. She was the sweetest and I truly miss talking to her. THAT WAS A PRAYING WOMAN!!! Thank you for being respectful.
That is the sweetest. She is an amazing person.
Praise the Lord!
That is a hundred percent beautiful what you just said be safe 2021 now 😊😊
Praise GOD 🙏
I guess prayer didn't save her.. welcome to the real world....life is what it is and prayer cant stop destiny only your decisions in life!
I loved her in The Last Dragon. I am glad that Vanity found peace.
The Last Dragon is my favorite movie of all time
Vanity was a rear beauty that was timeless. I’m glad that she gave her life to God and she was able to live her life the way she wanted . RIP Vanity aka Denise Matthews ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼😢😢🥰
It’s always about looks lol
She was a rear beauty? Why are you talking about her butt?
@@kaisercc she meant rare lol
@@vanchi7667 no its not always about looks it was just a compliment why are you crying
While I acknowledge that her rear was beautiful, I believe you meant she was "rare"!
Denise was beautiful and seemed like such a sweet person. Rip.
Since her change to D.D. Winters both in1980 B-movie such as "Terror Train" and "Tanya's Island."🚆🌴👩🏽👱🏻♂️
I DID NOT THAT DENISE WAS DEAD. I JUST HAD THAT SONG NASTY GIRL IN MY HEAD TODAY! ! ! ! MAY SHE NOW BE AT PEACE NOW. I REALLY LIKED ( VANITY) DENISE AND HER SONGS.
I was a kid then but I wanted to be seductive like Vanity when I got older. Those mesmerizing eyes. The art of seduction she mastered it that's for sure.
There was no one as bad as Vanity... She was so gorgeous.... I still have the vanity 6 album because my dad bought it... I pray she's resting in eternal peace.. ♥️♥️
I still have mine too🤣🤣🤩 and the old school Right On poster along with the Skin on Skin album. 🦋💟✝️
She was beautiful
She's in heaven. You can stop praying for that and pray for people who are still alive to make it in.
I would love to see a biopic on her life. Such a beautiful woman. ❤️
Definitely. On the outside, and on the inside.❤️
Vanity beauty is literally once in a generation on the scale she’s literally the pinnacle
The one woman Prince would die for. She was seriously his dream woman.
shes pretty BUT not that pretty. lol "once in a generation".
Say what? You sound thirsty lol
@@tatum635l Yep you're right little girls are pretty. Vanity was Gorgeous.Natursl beauty, makeup-free! Her natural beauty puts her up high on the totem pole over the rest. It's said she was more beautiful in person. Did you see her in person ?,while you're trying to discredit her beauty. Oh well some like blondes with a ton of makeup on their face.
@@JenniferBrigitteOpticalVortex 👍👍👍
I know she walked away and died to her old self and didn’t want any parts of “Vanity” She deserved that money she earned. God uses our past mistakes and lives as a testimony to further the kingdom. But being she was so strong in faith I hope she was at peace and happy in knowing she finished life doing her fathers business! May she Rest In Peace.
I can understand that sentiment, but that’s not how a true Christ-led life works. When you surrender to Him, you surrender all and He wipes your slate clean. When she decided to dedicate her life to Christ’s mission, she did so with the understanding that He would provide her with the means necessary to live and further His ministry. You cannot use the tainted fruit of a bad tree for good. 💙
You die an your gone that's it.... ALL that matters is how you lived in this life as you live every day an only die once.... faith is comforting to most who need guidance when lost ,how ever the experience is life .. we ain't humans trying to have a spiritual experience we are spirits having a human experience ... religion halts the full experience of life and when you die that's it ,its over ,there is no almighty father waiting in the wings, or a mother to boot.... wake up from this spell that has been casted by pope Gregory (gregorian calander) ..
Souls are limited an will repeat a new cycle in life some still maintain some memories of past lives most do not.... she was talented, amazing an beautiful , she lived a life that inspired an influenced ...rip vanity x
Naw, she got back on drugs before she died. The chick was a complete loser and slept with half of Hollywood
I am not religious but through my vast experiences as a grown adult (I'm age 36 will be 37 this year 2021).
I can see why Denise Matthews didn't want to have Vanity attached to her anymore. Because as the years went on, that specific energy of her past would be on her conscious. She decided to let her past self be where it was...in the past.
@@mamadouaziza2536 shut tf up u not perfect
I remember being so happy to see someone who looked like me, not blonde , blue eyes.. but a dark hair , mixed beauty.. RIP Denise...
She was beautiful. May she continue to rest in peace.
Proud to call her my Pastor, in Chicago Bless her
What church would that be I'm from Chicago south side?🤔
She's dead. What church she pastor?
In the 80’s Denise was our girl. We had posters of her with Vanity 6 on our wall. She was absolutely stunning. I was hoping she would get the help she she needed for her kidney disease, but it was too late. RIP Queen❤️❤️❤️
I admire her for taking a better turn in her life. She had a testimony which is a gift that she left on earth. R.I.P. DENISE Matthews
It's sad to hear about anyone's loss. I am glad she found her true peace in the end. Before her death. She will always be a beautiful soul...RIP, Vanity, Denise..
Rest in Eternal Peace Denise ❤️
Vanity was beautiful. I have vague memories of her as a child. She is also a huge cautionary tale and the reason that fame is not all it's cracked up to be.
I agree.
This instrumental is perfect for storytelling
She was gorgeous!!! RIP Denise Matthews!! ❤❤❤❤
Fun-Fact: She was working with Rick James first, Prince saw her and stole her from Rick James. Prince wanted her to work with him instead……
She went from 1 Super freak to another freak 🤷😅‼️
Fun fact fact all 3 are R.I.P
@@dette3000 really ⁉️⁉️ sorry 😐 to hear 🙉 that ‼️ thanks 😊 for fun..... Not 🚫 so fun fact
I wanted her to work with me! Jesus wanted her to work for him
Rick had the girl group The MaryJane Girls. Prince had Vanity Six.
Vanity was SOOOO BEAUTIFUL!!!!! I love her song Nasty Girl ...written by Prince of course.
Well she got saved and renounced it !
She’d rather be remembered for her love of our Savior…😔…that’s what I love her for. Her strength and endurance, her willingness and readiness to meet her “Father” knowing that time was near.💜🙏🏽
This one really got me emotional. I need to get my relationship right with Christ.
Pray and ask Christ Yahusha(Jesus) in your heart. Ask Him to help you to live for Him. Repent of all sins and read His word. He will change your life and heart as He did me. He is an amazing God and He will never leave nor forsake you if you truly seek Him with all your heart. 🙏🏽❤️
Wow, I was thinking the same thing after watching this. people who have a relationship with god make me slightly jealous. I mean the way they speak about him and take about what's in the the bible and how they know he real makes me cry.....Its so beautiful and it make me imagine how my life could be if i really allow god in and learn more.
@@thefactsaccordingtogabbie149 you will not regret it if you trust him. You can have that relationship just like they have! I will be praying for you. ♡♡♡
It’s life changing!!!🙌🏾
Amen 🙌🏾 🙏🏾... I need to do the same
I grew up listening to Vainty,she seemed like a sweet spirit, talented ,beautiful and real,I am so happy before she left this earth she found peace and was saved gone but never forgotten,Rest in Sweet Peace,,🦋🌹🦋🌹
I remember working at Kinko's Copy in Fremont back in 1997, and she came in to get some prints made. I didn't recognize her at first, but then we started talking about Jesus and how she was a born again Christian. She introduced herself as Denise, and then the more I looked at her I blurted out "Action Jackson!". She laughed and said yes that was her. I was in shock because I was in love with her growing up. I really liked her in The Last Dragon. Rest in Peace Denise, I will always remember our exchange.
I met Denise at a visiting church I attended once. I was a HUGE fan of the movie, “ The last dragon”, and at the time thought she was one of the most beautiful woman in the world. When I was introduced to her, I was starstruck. I remember her being so kind. She looked at me smiling, and opened up her arms to signal a hug. You could feel the genuine love and kindness that exuded from her. She was even more beautiful in person, than any movie I would ever see her in. Her spirit was absolutely radiant and that matches with her physical beauty, was something I will never forget. It broke my heart to hear when she passed 💗
Beauty can be a curse, she lived so fast, and died so young. That sounds cliché but it's true in (hellywood) that life will destroy your soul. Rest in peace Denise.💖🙏🏾 (Finally).😑🌹
She died in her 50's. That's not so young. Most people don't make it past their 50's.
And it drastically AGES U, 2
Dat's Why Iin hang wit people like dat.
"U hang wit 9, U will be 10...."
Beauty is not a curse...although being beautiful will bring the evil of lust that some people will super impose their behavior on someone who is beautiful, therefore the curse is truly the devil inside of those types of people who will do that
I absolutely love Denise and to this day she is one of the most beautiful woman I’ve seen. If you haven’t and can check out her book “Blame it on Vanity.”
Thank you!
GOOD BOOK!!!!!!
May she Rest In Peace.🕊🥀
I ordered the book from the UK cosy me 80 pounds but good book
She was the most beautiful, stunning, out of this planet woman I’ve 3ver seen, her beauty was unbelievable
She was so beautiful and I am so happy to know that she left this world in inner peace. Everyone wants to be a celebrity but don't realize that they're selling their soul. Your soul doesn't have a price tag on it because it's something that we're so blessed to have. Why do u think satan wants it?
Very True.........Preach and Amen! Now, stay away from that JAB!
I’m not a lesbian but when I first laid eyes on her I was like wow… She was stunning, sexy, and very talented..
Halle is beautiful but there’s no comparison at all…
Agreed vanity all day
@Mira M you digging a little too deep trynna be fake woke. They both were two gorgeous biracial black mixed race women it’s no shocker they getting compared
@@vminajj1267 its like MJ and the Purple one always getting compared to.
@Mira M what does halle riding for women of all shades have to do with anything and they were both gorgeous women of mixed black and white race and praised for their beauty thats why
Growing up in the 80s, I thought Denise Katrina Matthews aka Vanity was one of the most beautiful and talented women I had ever seen. I always thought she and Prince were connected. The song Romantic Voyage always gets to me. 😔🙏🏾♥️🕊️
Yes she was very beautiful with a kind heart may she rest in paradise
she was one of the most beautiful
Yes! I love Romantic Voyage song too!
Denise paid for my cat's surgery around 2008. Denise was a lovely woman.
I didn’t know this but I have mad respect for her. I’m glad she was able to touch and help so many people. May she Rest In Peace.
One of my favorite songs by Vanity was a song she did as a solo artist called Pretty Mess. The video was nice too.
"Under the Influence" is my favorite and "He's So Dull" is my favorite Vanity 6 song.
Mechanical motion was my jam with Morris Day.
Imma listen 🎧 to it ‼️👍 thanks 😊 sharing
Yes she was looking so good in that video
Her testimony is powerful. Look what God can do!!! She died a believer that’s what matters.
"Under the Influence" is my favorite Vanity solo & music video. May Denise continue to Rest in Peace 💛💙💜❤ Thank you for posting this.
Vanity was most boy crush when i was growing up. What a beautiful woman inside and out. Thank you for this 🙏🏾
Taimak from the last dragon was definitely mine. Foine
Please don’t laugh but I found his little brother Leroy so damn cute and I thought he was my boyfriend 🤦🏾♀️
I met this beautiful soul in Central Park in the 90’s. I revealed to her my dreams of becoming a singer which she gave me her blessings a name to go by & her autograph. I love you Vanity RIP
Vanity was so beautiful definitely top baddie of the 80s r.i.p.
She is in his presence now. No pain, no suffering and she as promised will soon be with those that love him.
She was my idol in the 80s, she became a great inspiration to be when she dedicated her life to Christ. I spoke to her on messenger once, she was cool, down to earth and even funny. I miss her spirit. Rest well Denise
Good. In the end, she ended up going home with the Lord to live in peace happily ever after. And that is truly the end.
“Nasty Girl” is my song 🎶 🎶
Vanity was soooo beautiful 😍😍❤️ may she continue to R.I.P.
i had the pleasure of meeting her and taking a picture with her back in the day at church. when i tell you that lady was in love with christ! she was such a nice person also and i loved hearing her preach. may she rest in peace.
This hit me hard as I was a big fan of hers. You will never be forgotten but you will be missed. Love You!
What a tragic beauty. Her husband has a story that is equally as wild. Thank you for this.
Her husband murdered three people.
Her EX husband is a piece of garbage, and in jail for life.
She stated that God gave her the man she married. But that man turned out to be a murderer.
@@harperstacey9604 What was his name ?
April West did you not watch the video? Yes god gives us a lot of signs, and it’s also up to us to do something with those signs to which she divorced him a yr later.
The Last Dragon movie still a classic!!
I know I got that on my Prime Video app
That's one of my favorite 1980s Movie Ever between Leroy & Laura💕
Always!!
Sho' Nuff..
@@clarencesimmons8580 check out the cornball.
he ain't no cornball. he's my brother.... and he's the master!
Heaven is HERS. That’s absolutely right! She had a veritable hell to pay, throughout her time spent on earth. Now she is free. RIP, Denise. 🙏🏿😇
She definitely lived the true meaning of being SOLD OUT for CHRIST!
Spiritual goals!
I don’t think Denise would think she had a sad death… yes she was young but I believe she was at peace with God
Amen!
Yes! One of the few who really got saved.
She was a beautiful lady and she went through so much but the best thing of she gave her life to God 🙏
I hope you do another Life and Sad Ending stories on Big L, Big Pun, Nate Dogg, Shakir Stewart, Chris Lighty, Michael Clarke Duncan, Lee Thompson Young, etc.
Great suggestions! 😉
@@JuicyPopEntertainment I love all of your videos. Thank you.
Right not to mention the ones we lost in the last year
Rest in peace Vanity.
I miss her.
You know she renounced that name right? She wouldn’t allow anyone to call her what she used to be
She was insanely beautiful. Not many women can touch her beauty nowadays. A true natural beauty
Your right on that I wish their was doe
Yes, she was stunning. May she rest in peace🙏🏾♥🕊'🌹
4:21.. Every man in her background was watching Her! She was Such a Beautiful Woman 🥀 Yet, what was Even More Beautiful was her Love for God and Jesus🙏May She Rest in Heaven ❤️
It only looks like the one guy on the left is looking at her.
I wanted to be Vanity growing up. The Last Dragon will always be a Classic movie. RIH QUEEN.
This is the most comprehensive clip on her life that I've seen on here. Great job!
Amen, she changed her life around for the better. I'm glad she was able to start over and give her life to God. May she Rest In Peace🙏🏼💗🙏🏼 love you Vanity
THIS WAS A BEAUTIFUL tribute to Ms. Denise. Excellent Job. Well done.
One of the most stunning women i have ever seen in my life! RIP beautiful....
🙏🏾🙏🏾 She is greatly missed.
What a life to live.
I wanted to be her as a child.. she'll always be Laura Charles to me ❤
Vanity: first dime🪙 I ever saw.
That’s sad. She was beautiful. An icon of the 80’s. I’m glad to know she was saved. RIP Denise.
I met her in the early 90s she wanted me to go to her church. I met her at a pet store in Fremont, Ca. my sister worked at, she asked where I was going ... I tokd her I was going to the thrift store after and she asked to go with me I thought wow She must be lonely. It made me sad. I felt I could easily be her friend she has a sweet innocent goodness. She was a very sweet person. I wanted to go with her. But my sister said I didn't know her and not to go. I wish I wouldn't have listened to her and gone. But I k we she would call and worry my mother.
I wish I could have helped her she needed a true friend. I shouldn't have listened to my big sister I was young.
I am glad she Denise had turned to Christ. ❤ RIP See you in heaven my sister in Christ.
Yes she stuck up for Prince when I asked if she thought he would make it to heaven?
She said we all are sinners that needed a savior and I agreed.
She stayed stunningly beautiful till the day she passed. She lived a life of pretty privilege that pretty much killed her. She was taught at a young age that her beauty and sexuality was her currency. As a woman I'm sorry she had to go through that. I'm happy she got reborn and died happy. I loved her when I was young, she was everything. I loved and respected her more by the time she passed. I actually emailed her earlier that year before she passed.
So I guess being "pretty" is not always a privileged existence now is it?
Get outta here with that "pretty privilege" crap! If you don't like the way you look take it up with God!
@@lorrainejurdana-land3782 exactly my point
@@TheBLACKboard65 ok so u can calm the fuck down because you clearly missed the whole point of what I said! Pretty privilege is real even of you don't like that fact.
@@marceejohnson4113 what was your point? Please define privilege? Seems to me that being ‘pretty’ didn’t work for her. Privilege means you get by on doing nothing. It is an overused and misused word.
Pretty inside, pretty outside. She seemed like a nice person. People used the fact that she was pretty and loyal against her out of jealousy. Maybe Prince was fearful that she would and could get more ‘d’ than him. That’s not privilege.
RIP Denise! God let her shine her light on this world and he's called her back home now. May she live on through the lives she has touched.
Brought tears to my eyes tears 😢
I had the honor of meeting her. She was a phenomenal evangelist and preacher of the Gospel!
I absolutely loved this woman's femininity. She had a fearlessness on that stage that nobody else during that time of the 80s had the guts to portray and make it look easy. While Im a fan of Nikki Sixx, I really think she would've been good with Slash from Guns'N'Roses. Either way, she will ALWAYS be remembered as one of the best to ever do it. Get ur rest Queen 👑
love Sixx AM's- lies of the beautiful people.
its a shame the way Vanity and Nikki both treated eachother :( they both deserved the best and then they met while at the darkest times of their lives.
I thought the way Nikki portrayed her in his book was very disrespectful. It seemed very one sided. He downplayed her talent and at one point said "she claimed to be a backup singer or something for Prince". It's like dude she fronted Vanity 6! Was signed to Motown and had a ton of acting roles. Apparently he could be the only star in his world. I grew up liking Nikki but after hearing that lost all respect for him. He just seemed very misogynistic and full of himself. R.I.P Denise Matthews 💗
@@blahblah606 alot of the times when dealing with an addict, ur not getting the real person, u get the drug fueled, selfish, cold version of the person. He was on mind altering drugs at the time so many things he may have said or done, he wouldn't have done sober. It's not an excuse because it's wrong to treat anyone unkind but being that I have dealt with drugs first hand, u can make ppl hate u cause ultimately, u hate urself at that time.
@@blahblah606 Nikki Six was lucky to have a woman like Vanity. I heard about how he treated her and got very angry. Vanity was beautiful inside and out n deserved so much more in the men she dated.
The second I heard 'Nasty Girl' on the airwaves, I immediately went out & bought the Vanity 6 album. She has always been a part of my life & I will love & miss her til the day I take my last breath. Heaven is hers...
I met her in Dallas on her promotional tour many years ago. I was working with a photographer who was photographing her.. I was up close and personal.. I have to say, she was very nice and truly one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen..still to this day. Her skin was flawless. Her smile was beaming.. her figure was amazing..she really was a Star.. I can totally see why.
Such an insanely beautiful woman who went through more than any of us could imagine
She was such a beautiful woman went through alot of terrible things in her life that she didn't deserve to go through no one deserves the trauma she went through she is now with God RIP Denise your safe now.
she went through so much in her life.
I didn't initially like Vanity, but I grew to love her work particularly as an actress. I was elated when she became saved and turned her life around. RIP and may God bless her soul.
I remember meeting and helping her at my former church. She was a guest speaker for our women’s conference. She was very polite and nice. She had a passion for Christ like no one I had seen. She was on fire for God and it was apparent. She had to go to dialysis 3 times a day when she was there but you couldn’t tell because her energy stayed high for God. Rest in Heaven. 🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾
This woman was SOOO Fine.
Bernadette Stanis, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Denise Matthews were my first childhood to young man crushes.
R.I.P. Denise; Rest Easy, Queen.
She’s at peace now. And so is Prince. 💜
R.I.P. Denise Matthews aka Vanity 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾☮️💜💯
I met her before at a church here in N.C beautiful Queen.
I totally love Denise Matthews, may she enjoy eternal companinionship and communion with the Lord Jesus Christ.
She lived the true meaning of being SOLD OUT for JESUS CHRIST! ❤
I met & spoke with ms Matthew's at a church in Richmond in 2014..she was speaking that service.. she was very passionate of her love for Jesus.. afterwards we had a big luncheon and she went and tried to make her way to all of us there..I asked her what was it like to be working with prince. She said" it's like looking at satan and she left it at that.. she was very kind and a sweet soul.. may she rip..
Vanity dated Andre Cymone right after she left Prince and if that wasn't Satan, what is cuz Prince lived with Andre when they were coming up and they were like brothers.
Wow!! Let me ask you this just to receive clarification. Did she say working with Prince was like LOOKING at Satan or did she say WORKING??
Either way that made my mouth drop 😮
And all this means nothing now. She walks in fields of Glory now, seeing things we can't comprehend. Bless her.
Praise God for saving her long enough to save her soul! And then many other souls after. RIP Denise. You were beautiful inside and out. Meet you in Heaven my sister in Christ.
Learning about how tragic her early life was, made me very sad. She was so talented and beautiful! I loved listening to her singing, especially Mechanical Emotion and some of her other songs! Drugs become the downfall of many people, but abuse from a parent; the person that you're supposed to trust and learn from; the people who are supposed to love and protect you, is just horrible! It's Evil! I'm happy that she sought out God and turned her life around! Another Angel is singing in God's Heavenly Choir!
Thank you so much for creating this. I've felt a deep connection to Denise Matthews after I discovered her only about a year ago (I know-- SUPER late to the game!), but as both a former addict as well as a woman of God, I feel like her story should be more widely known. She was a GOOD WOMAN-- one of the best. Did I mention talented and beautiful, to boot? RIP, sweet Denise.