This is an excerpt from an article in The Telegraph about Amy Winehouse's life and death.
Amy Winehouse: 1983-2011
Amy Winehouse, who has died aged 27, ticked all the right boxes for a self-destructive wild child of pop, having bags of “attitude”, a drink and drugs problem and a no-good man; yet underneath the ratty beehive hair-do, oversized plastic earrings, kohl-encrusted eyes and tattoo-covered arms, she was also an addictive and engaging performer with a natural deep voice who sang with a jazzy, passionate energy.
Pathetically, Amy Winehouse’s hopes for her life with Blake Fielder-Civil seemed touchingly conventional and domestic. “I’ve always been a little homemaker,” she told an interviewer. “I know I’m talented, but I wasn’t put here to sing. I was put here to be a wife and a mum and to look after my family. I love what I do, but it’s not where it begins and ends.”
In late 2007 Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch was reported to have taken the precaution of writing her obituary, fearful that the end could not be far away.
6 comments:
One of the things we NEED to solve - addiction.
Heartbroken. I loved her music so so much. What a horrible loss.
I agree, Froggy. Addiction has ruined too many lives and families.
Such a waste of incredible talent.
Well as you know Auntie Flame I was a HUGE fan of hers. I was shocked to hear it. Her voice, every time I listen to her cd's and some bootleg recordings , just sends chills to my spin. That's talent. Just sad.
So sad.
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