I woke up this morning to messages from friends back in London and a busy twitter stream referencing the passing of Amy Winehouse from a suspected drug overdose. Whilst I can not say I’m entirely surprised by the news it is saddening to lose such a talented vocalist at such a young age.
Love her or hate her Amy came to symbolize a fresh new British sound that exploded all over the world a few years back and was adored by both music aficionados and fairweather fans alike. Paradoxically it was also this meteoric rise to fame that brought a bunch of hangers on and guaranteed she was constantly in the limelight (courtesy of the nice people at News International amongst others).
Winehouse joins “The 27 Club“, or in the words of Cobain‘s mother ‘The Stupid Club“, with the likes of Joplin, Hendrix, Cobain and Morrison. Her musical legacy will be the often played tracks from ‘Back To Black‘ as well as a bunch of stellar guest performances for the likes of Mark Ronson.
The sad thing being that if you cancelled out external influences we had every right to expect her to be ever present in our lives offering fresh cuts and collaborations over the years with that gorgeous voice.
We chose to remember her looking young and fresh eyed like in the video above, fresh and somewhat naive, before the fame tornado hit her life.
Rest in Peace Miss Amy Winehouse, hope the after party is great.
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