Late R&B icon Luther Vandross's niece Seveda Williams opens up about his life and timeless music, including two re-released albums ahead of upcoming documentary ‘Never Too Much’
The late R&B icon’s niece Seveda Williams opens up about his life and timeless music, including two re-released albums ahead of documentary ‘Never Too Much’Janine Rubenstein is Editor-at-Large at PEOPLE and host of PEOPLE Every Day podcast, a daily dose of breaking news, pop culture and heartwarming human interest stories. Formerly Senior Editor of music content, she's also covered crime, human interest and television news throughout her many years with the brand.
"Most people assume it, but if you look at the lyrics of his songs, everything is not romantic. So it's about loving yourself, loving your mom, loving a situation that you're in. Everything’s not autobiographical.”, a highly-anticipated documentary about Vandross’s life and career to be released in January of 2025, 20 years after his death.
“I recently viewed it again and I enjoyed it a lot. I’m willing to stand behind it,” says Williams. “It's not going to be for everybody. I think it is very inclusive of everything and you'll get to see it and come up with your opinion. It doesn't hide anything. It hits many layers of who he is or was and how he got there and what happened for or to him.
And according to Williams, who was by his side in the end, he never stopped doing what he loved. “He was singing up to the last minute,” she says. “I hope people see him as human, a man who had a great career, but a man who lived a life.
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