Sat 23 Jul 2011
Amy Winehouse Found Dead In London: 3 Days After a Surprise Stage Appearance (Video)
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Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment just a few hours ago.
According to the UK Telegraph:
“[Metropolitan Police] say that they received a call at 4.05pm calling for help for a woman in Camden. Paramedics were called to the scene, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The death is “unexplained” but not thought to be suspicious, according to police. Sources have told the Sunday Mirror that an overdose of drink and drugs is the suspected cause of death.”
Just last month, Amy cancelled her tour after a humiliating concert in Serbia where she appeared intoxicated and incoherent onstage. This despite the fact that Amy had just completed a short rehab stint. After the Serbia incident, her reps announced that she would be going back for another short stay. I remember wondering how her team could act as if a few weeks of outpatient rehab could even scratch the surface of this woman’s years of self-destructive substance-abuse.
Ever since songs like “Rehab” on Back To Black, she’s been enabled and encouraged to keep up with this “wild, party-girl” image. We were enthralled and entertained when she delivered that drug-magnifed passion and pain in her music. We were disgusted and entertained when the drugs delivered a broken zombie shell of Amy onstage and in the tabloids.
Now both the highs and the lows are over for Amy Winehouse, just 27 years old. Even that short life must have felt so exhausting. May she rest in peace.
Three days before her death, Amy Winehouse surprised her goddaughter, singer Dionne Bromfield, by showing up onstage during Bromfield’s iTunes Festival concert in Camden. Amy didn’t sing, just hugged the excited 15-year old, danced onstage, and later told the crowd to buy her goddaughter’s album…
Watch the last public footage of Amy Winehouse…
After the jump
Amy Winehouse surprises her goddaughter, 15 year old singer Dionne Bromfield onstage at London’s iTunes Festival….just three days before Amy’s death. Dionne is also signed to Amy’s Lioness Records.
Update: Monte Lipman, CEO of Universal Republic, tells Billboard, “We are deeply saddened at the sudden loss of such a gifted musician, artist and performer. Our prayers go out to Amy’s family, friends and fans at this difficult time.”
July 23rd, 2011 at 12:56 pm
somethin bout this year…its been alil heaven and alil hell
rip amy…much luv and peace to her fam and friends
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Banko Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 1:21 pm
They told her to go to rehab but she said no no no hahahah
Death is never funny but when someone appears to run their life in such a way that suggest they would be happier dead and cant wait to get there then its only respectful to seek what little happiness you can from the joy of knowing that they are finally happy and truly at peace! A soul just found peace, cant be mad at that..
RIP
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Miss Info Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 1:33 pm
the first line of your comment is super tacky to me. but everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
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Banko Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 1:35 pm
ummmm okay…*crickets*
Banko Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 2:36 pm
How about this odd fact..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club
Life will beat you to your knees and keep you there if you let it…
jae Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 3:16 pm
how bout this known fact u shouldent laugh at ppl that die
Banko Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 4:10 pm
How about this little known fact you shouldnt pretend to be sad when someone who was apparently suicidal actually fucking dies if they arent your family…
She off’d herself! [edited]!!
Now lets see some real world karma and have that junky boyfriend of her’s who got her strung out off himself as well… Otherwise I’m not crying about this my heart hurts for her family the people her sickness left with a whole in their lives and hearts!!
Perspective is the most valuable tool in the world..
Runway Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 9:26 pm
I agree banko usually crosses lines which are at least done with some sort of bounds inside cleverness but hes wrong for side-swiping her death like that. We all know she was unstable but don’t make fun of those that struggle with substance abuse to the point they die from it .That’s why people are sympathetic to answer your ques alot of people struggle with that.
Jasperfect Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 4:00 pm
unless you know her personally how can you say she wanted to die? I’ve never been addicted to any drugs and i’m not going to pretend like I know what it’s like but people do drugs to help cope with life not to end it.
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Chris Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 4:04 pm
Not cool.
Wow RIP, I myself know the struggles of drug addiction since i am a recovering heroin addict but I’ve been clean for 8 years.
Shit is tough to kick, its hard, been arrested, went to prison, rehabs, stole from family and friends, its hard to kick and even hitting rock bottom you still want to get high.
I was lucky I kicked the drug, the people in rehab told me you cant quit for anyone else, it has to be for yourself but they didnt know me.
I heard my mother talking to my aunt on the phone crying how she thought I was gonna die and that if I did she wouldnt be able to take it and she made my aunt promise to take care of my two younger brothers if anything happened to her, I walked outside and cried and told myself right then I wont ever touch dope again and it will be 9 years come Jan.
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Banko Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 5:09 pm
People want me to feel sad that a person who had soo much positive shit to look forward to just ended it all while there are millions of us out there without shit to live for or look forward to that keep putting one foot in front of the other on faith…shit you got me fucked up..
You saw you were hurting the people around you and stopped…. Just stopped!!! I know people who had drug problems who just stop! It was hard to kick but your love for the people who love you and realization that they really love you was the first step… either Amy didnt think she had the same, didn’t care or couldnt see it because she mocked rehab and never stopped…
I love how people are trying to make my take some sorta wish that this poor girl was dead, THATS crazy to me!!
binary star Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 4:21 pm
we can always count on banko for the arrogant know-it-all dickhead perspective on any topic.
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Banko Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 4:56 pm
hahahahahh YEZZZSIR!
jae Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 5:05 pm
wel im not fakeing to be sad,usually when sumone dies its human nature to be sad but to make fun or be happy that sumone died is sumthing i dont understand but w,e dude go throw a party bout it i dont give flying friz bee,even if its under their hands its like your mad ppl are sad its a respect thing
Banko Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 5:36 pm
WAIT WAIT WAIT so me finding the irony in her own line and chuckling off it means that I am happy she dead? WUH WUH WUH WHAT? Did I ever express joy in her death in a way that made it seem I hated her and thought it was good? When did I ever make fun of it?
anyone who is leading a life like that isnt exactly chasing a distinguished long life!
jae Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 6:53 pm
banko said “did i ever express joy in her death” then why did u say this before “they told her to go to rehad but she said no no no ” com on son.com lol
*Future* Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 9:55 pm
You’re a dick.
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Flowdini Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 7:33 am
fact , her dad was on a flight to ny , half way on the flight , he hears his daughter died. , they couldn’t just make a u turn , so he had to land , and get a new flight , back , to burry his daughter. i am a father , and she may have did it to her self ect… but how about being all alone when ya daughter dies for 10 + hours. hold that , have some respect for her family at lest
Chris Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 1:39 pm
It just aint right, maybe I was raised differently but thats just me.
I didint know her, her passing away didnt affect my life in any way yesterday but its just the right thing to do, you say RIP, you feel sorry for her family and thats it, life is the most important thing and someone lost their life, making jokes about it is a dick move imo.
No need to makes jokes about someone losing their life.
Unless you are an addict or were an addict, I’m a recovering addict, if you never experienced it then you cant talk about it, its not as easy as just stop, I tried to just stop many times but I had the will to stop, some cant, it wasnt easy to do and I still struggle at times thinking about shooting a bad of dope when I see it in movies or on tv or I hear a song, DMX Then There was X album I hear that shit and first thing I think of is shooting dope in my car.
July 23rd, 2011 at 1:01 pm
smh…RIP Amy!
She looks stunning in that black and white photo above.
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July 23rd, 2011 at 1:01 pm
Back to Black wasn’t her debut album–it was Frank in 2003.
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Miss Info Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 1:06 pm
yup, right. fixing
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July 23rd, 2011 at 1:05 pm
I ride for you Amy…Damn it. I hope there are lost recordings we can hear.
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July 23rd, 2011 at 1:10 pm
Damn
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July 23rd, 2011 at 1:14 pm
has mark ronson made any remarks yet?…might say i’m crazy, but he was the first person i thought bout when news broke of her death..
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July 23rd, 2011 at 1:28 pm
Disturbing to see old photos of her when she was a healthy somewhat chubby young woman. RIP.
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July 23rd, 2011 at 1:59 pm
this is sad.. RIP AMY
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July 23rd, 2011 at 2:14 pm
yea i mean like sumone should of tryed to help her before this happen , u kno very sad tha happen,
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July 23rd, 2011 at 2:14 pm
If this is the last thing she ever does in her role as Godmother, I hope it deters Dionne from ever following the same path.
Such a tragic waste of someone who was once such a beautiful girl and could have gone so far and done so much good. My heart goes out to her parents who did their best to try and save her and stop others from thinking hers was the lifestyle to lead.
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July 23rd, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Normally I just don’t give a fuck about things that ABSOLUTELY should not be treated as a ‘shock or surprise’…. If anyone can say w/a straight face that this wasn’t exactly the lifestyle/deathstyle she was determined to live, that person(s) is just a god damned fool w/it.
A huge misconception about treatment is that sobriety would have anything to do w/the ‘people/programs’ in place to help the addict. Ask about it; NO ONE gets help until they make the conscious choice to help themselves 1st.
I have two kids and this is on the record for them… That shit is cliche’; William S. Burroughs did more drugs than EVERYBODY and he died an old as man…Amy chose that abyss.
I’m emo right now because I really, really was looking forward to one more tortured, triumphant soul record out of her before she fulfilled her inevitable ‘Old Time Rock’N'Roll’ prophecy. And whether you like it or not; this shit here; was inevitable. PEACE
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July 23rd, 2011 at 4:36 pm
She was just 27 it’s sad that her life have to end so young.She have a beautiful voice that will be miss.R.I.P AMY WINEHOUSE
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July 23rd, 2011 at 8:56 pm
Alot of people on here judging Amy Winehouse were all tears when Michael Jackson died. Didn’t he die of a drug overdose? Wasn’t he also abusing drugs and had a very checkered history? Yes. But the same people talking about she’s a damn fool and they have no sympathy Amy her probably didn’t say the same in his case.
Addiction is not clear “you can stop tomorrow” type shit. Addiction will creep up on someone. And by the time they realize it, they are trapped by it. And usually behind addiction is a large amount of pain anguish that the person is trying to numb through the use of drugs, alcohol, gambling, food, sex, work, money, etc.
And yes, while some people are blessed enough to get their lives together, some unfortunately fall victim before they get that chance.
And while this may not be surprising, I don’t believe it’s right for people to say that this was inevitable. Tina Turner, Ray Charles, Russell Simmons, Stevie Wonder, etc have all dealt with addiction. And with the help of a strong support system, they were eventually able to beat it.
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Runway Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 9:38 pm
I wouldn’t go as far as to compare Amy to M.J addiction problems. Every person is an individual and their catalogs,fans, experiences are different. Obviously MJ was a pop icon. The public out cry will be more visible. But I will agree with you substance abuse is a life long battle no fame or money can help you with that its an i have internal battle.
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SavannahChitlinPimp Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 10:55 pm
It’s not so much about the visiblity of the public outcry. It’s the reactions. It’s exactly like Felicia said, you weren’t seeing people having these type of reactions. People were at very least respectful to just say RIP and keep it moving. But with Amy Winehouse, it’s “fuck her she deserved it. I saw this coming. It was inevitable.” I just think it’s messed up some people have this “ha ha I knew she’d die” type response when it comes to Amy Winehouse. Yet MJ, Pimp C, and ODB all had long histories of drug abuse and no one responded that way. People need to have some empathy for others. Because at the end of the day, she ain’t seeing these remarks. Her family and loved ones are.
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Runway Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 12:47 am
You know what you make a good point at first i didn’t fully get what you saying. The court of public opinion doesn’t have sympathy and isn’t always fair. I think it simply rests with the public perception, people got to see her drunk and disorderly in public. I don’t know about the other artist or if the media ever captured them gone like that publicly. I’m Just horrified that it got to that point but you’re absolutely right people will crucify one person and glorify the other person especially when it suits their needs by Judging with substance abuse and abuser
Felicia Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 9:45 pm
I love your response to this article. I have witnessed drug addiction first hand in the form of my biological mother. Chemical dependancy is the worst and most difficult habit to kick. Some are fortunate and some are not. May you rest now Amy. I am sorry that she wasnt able to really enjoy her success. So talented, so young.
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Mike Reply:
July 23rd, 2011 at 11:08 pm
Michael Jackson’s impact and the timing of it was what made people sad.. If you say you saw him dying then you would be the only person who did..
We could see her falling victim to this for a long time now.. Having been told to clean up her act by I’m sure many who loved her and choosing not to listen is on her.. Sucks to die young but it happens..
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bboycult Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 1:11 pm
Yo..fire shots; say names (no need for cowardice behind a keyboard)! And please be realistic; the type of drugs, combo’d w/the alcohol x’s the pace (years) at which she was obliterating herself with = Inevitable! I work in the substance abuse field and if you are going to last (meaning not let tragedy consume you)…you have to put on your big boy jeans and realize that some people (adults specifically)will choose to walk that path,regardless. Don’t talk to me about lack of compassion/sympathy!?! I am speaking to 2 groups of people right now. The entire families that drown in the wake of someones personal addiction, exhausting every resource (monetary, mental)that they have; trying to save someone who doesn’t want to be saved…and the youth; who see a lot of ‘superficial sentiment’ as yet another reason to continue this disgusting cipher of American Pop Culture Idolatry! I live this everyday sun. I’m the people that help the living get up off their knees after a personal tragedy like this. It’s called ‘Tough Love’..and I fully understand that years may pass before anyone sees the ‘love’ side of my words/actions. Price I am willing to pay 100%.
Do I read like my words wouldn’t be the same for ODB, Mike, Screw, Billie , Bird, Jimi etc…!? C’mon Son.
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Runway Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 2:19 pm
so what you’re saying is “she didn’t want to be saved shes an adult she did it to herself ” ? “I don’t have sympathy even prematurely cause its tough love” ? or “what about the families that suffer through the addicts addiction” ?
I don’t know what type of substance abuse counselor you are but let me know where you work at so i never send a loved one there!! you sound outrageous and belligerent. How you poke your chest out to defend your stance during a persons death is beyond me. You stand there proud I will happily feel empathy for her death cause it was tragic and quite frankly any one going through that type of conflict deserves human empathy. Like i said people are quick to judge a substance abuser because its a scary mantel to stand on. And from a professional stand point lets hope you don’t apply the same logic at work with people that really need your help.
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bboycult Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 3:17 pm
Is it harder to stand on your side of this issue or mine? There will always be the contrary opinion… I hope to never see you or your loved ones either homie.
SavannahChitlinPimp Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 7:28 pm
Apparently, you figured out you were one of the people I was talking to, so my “shot” was too veiled bboycult (happy now
) I am speaking to people in general who a very fucked up lack of any type of compassion for someone’s who’s died. If the shoe fits, put it on. Yes addiction is fucked up. But this “well fuck her she died, it’s her fault, whatever” is cold, callous, and honestly, unnecessary. You call it Tough Love. Who are you directing this Tough Love to? As I said before, I don’t understand why the girl isn’t even cold in the ground yet, and people can’t just say RIP and keep it moving (or shut the fuck up.) The only people who are seeing these comments now are the same families that have already been “drowning in the wake of someone’s addiction.” If one of your people that you are speaking to dies, God forbid, are you gonna go up to their family and say “hey, well they were asking for. It was inevitable. Whatever. I have no sympathy.”
By the way, most heavy drug users DO NOT die from overdose, but from other problems related to said drug use that usually won’t occur until later in life, FYI. So, again, her death at such a young age wasn’t as “inevitable” as you make it out to be. Unfortunately not everyone can beat addiction before it beats them.
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bboycult Reply:
July 25th, 2011 at 12:00 am
Aiight..I see that mine is not the popular opinion and I am certainly not looking to the internets for the solution. Why should I just say RIP or shut the fuck up when the problem/issue is greater than that!? Simple people like you have watched a couple of episodes of ‘Intervention’ and think it really always goes down like that; Let me clue you in…that point where the therapist asks the family to come prepared for the reality that their loved one will look them ALL in the eye and tell them to “go suck a dick!” before walking out and choosing the drugs over them..HAPPENS; but that doesn’t make good television for self-righteous morons like you does it?! That’s too big for an hour long episode ‘Mr. Pimp’. I stand right @ that point; for the family. You. Don’t. Know. About. It.
You can crucify me if you want; I’m just showing you the bitter pill; I didn’t create it. I work in a team and we do important work because we understand there is a time for them/and there is a time for me.
I don’t hate you for NOT knowing; don’t hate me FOR knowing, capice!?
July 23rd, 2011 at 9:17 pm
If anyone is interested, I wrote a few short words about her. While this isn’t so shocking, it is still terrible nonetheless and a simple ‘Rest In Peace’ wouldn’t suffice: http://modrockers.tumblr.com/post/7980659098/to-the-woman-i-loved-dearly-but-will-never-meet
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July 23rd, 2011 at 9:48 pm
I know a lot of people that know someone whom they are just waiting to get “that” call about because its been a long hard abusive road to sobriety but when those get the call, it is never any easier. We may have expected this to happen if she didnt clean up but its sad and its breaking her loved one’s hearts right now. She respect like we showed to ODB’s loved ones and Pimp C’s loved ones. They too were found dead of drug overdoses.
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July 23rd, 2011 at 9:56 pm
very well written ms info
i hope that others [fill in the blank on that materialistic hype] will take note and make necessary changes
always promoting the materialistic things of life like that’s where it’s at
be careful of those that you choose to follow just because they have a musical talent does NOT mean they should be your role model
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July 24th, 2011 at 7:38 am
i am very sad becasue it was such a waste of what looked to have been an unmeasurable amount of potential talent , gone. self inflicted or not , a father lost his daughter , and had to deal with it alone for 10 hours till he could be with his family. i am sad because the world is so cynical , and people love to pop shit via internet blogs , shit they wouldn’t really say aloud , they say so freely , when really , if your heart is as dark as your comments , it should be u in the box … rip my beautiful Amy , loved u then , now , and always …
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July 24th, 2011 at 9:44 am
Ok, so some drug addict dies, and she makes your page, yet the 92 teenagers that lost their lives in the Norway massacre don’t?
Where are your prioritys Info?
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July 24th, 2011 at 12:47 pm
RIP, Amy.
I dreaded this would happen yet still can’t believe it. I always thought she’d ride it out like Keith Richards, for example. What a talented albeit troubled girl. I hope she’s finally at peace.
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JFK Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 2:45 pm
Exactly what I was thinking but Keef is probably the toughest guy to ever sling a guitar. At least Amy got to perform with Keef, though. Anyone know why she wasn’t able to perform stateside in the last couple years? Was it still an issue with her Visa?
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Londoner Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Yeah, Keith is tough as old boots, isn’t he? Not sure about her Visa though. That sounds like a feasable reason however.
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SavannahChitlinPimp Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 7:31 pm
Perfect example of why people saying her dying young from drug use is inevitable is bull. How many rockers, artists, singers, actors, mailmen, cab drivers, etc. have dealt with addiction and beat it later in life?
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Garfield's Lasagna Reply:
July 27th, 2011 at 4:40 pm
Funny thing, Keith Richards went on record in press few years back to say that AW needed to chill out with her public image, slow down on the blatant drug usage and act responsibly. If an o.g basshead like Keith Richards thought outloud that a new female singer with only two released albums is doing too much drugs, then her fate was sadly met on Sunday.
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Londoner Reply:
July 27th, 2011 at 5:53 pm
Yeah true but I think we’ve all kind of jumped the gun, guys. The post-mortem has NOT ruled that Amy died from drugs or alcohol. Apparently there was no drug paraphenelia (hope I spelt that correctly) in Amy’s bedroom where she was found dead. As far as I’m aware, the coroner’s report has ruled Amy’s cause of death as unknown so it appears, unfortuantely that Amy’s reputation has gone before her.
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July 24th, 2011 at 3:09 pm
R.I.P Amy Winehouse. She was a brilliant singer and her lyrics are real. from what I’ve heard, personally she was down to earth, intelligent and single minded. also she was down with people in hip hop like Snoop Dogg. but like many great people she had low times, this one was just too low. It seems to me that she didn’t realise how good she was or how precious life is at the time. its like f*ck that last concert, keep going. KBO as Winston Chuchill would say. such a huge waste. very sad
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July 24th, 2011 at 7:25 pm
Miss Info you are so right,”We were enthralled and entertained when she delivered that drug-magnifed passion and pain in her music.” I always appreciated the rawness she brought to her music. Her voice was SO powerful. One of favorite songs by Amy Winehouse is “Me and Mr. Jones”. She literally goes in on that song… Ha!
RIP Amy Winehouse!!
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