Posted by Phil on July 29, 2011, at 15:24:38
In reply to Re: Amy Winehouse » sigismund, posted by floatingbridge on July 28, 2011, at 23:56:37
i've followed amy thru her uk forum daily for 5 years. since her death, i've seen what became a sleepy little forum welcome back 2000 people. I cried for 3 days when i found that amy died. i just had a strong connection with her as most of her fan base did. we're all wrecked.
amy was a genius and talented beyond many peoples comprehension. if you read her lyrics you know that she was more than just one of the best jazz singers in history...she was an amazing writer.
i could write a book on her and her downfall but most of it boiled down to having her first album, frank, rack up huge sales in the uk. cool
but when back to black hit big, she wasn't ready for all that comes with it.
amy was a simple girl. if it was left up to her, she would have just sung in bars in her beloved camden, had babies, and lived a simple life..ironing washing clothes. that's what she liked. that's what made it even more tragic.one thing many don't know is that amy was diagnosed years ago manic depressive. she refused treatment.
well, i'll stop here. i'm 58 y.o., when i would talk to people about amy, i see a look of confusion on their face. when i tell them i never met her but love her as my own, they are perplexed. when she died and they saw how i felt, they shut up.
there are just no words to descibe how much i, still, love amy. i'm not alone.
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