A Tormented Soul

I was absolutely shocked to hear about the sudden death of Amy Winehouse.

Don't get me wrong - we all knew that she was on a self destructive path that was only gonna end up one way, but I didn't expect it to happen this soon.

Such a waste of a truly talented singer and songwriter. Without her breaking the mould of the Christina's and Britney's dominating the charts, other soul/jazz singers like Adele and Duffy would never had made it big. She paved the way for everyone to come.

I wasn't initially a fan - it wasn't her voice that annoyed me - it was that hair! But there was no denying the raw, soulfulness of that voice. "Rehab" was the turning point for me and I really started to love her after the release of the "Back to Black" album. All her songs - so raw and deep, written from true experience and from the soul. It's always the most tormented singers who have the most soulful voices.

Such a sad, sad story. She was so young as well. You keep reading how she's joined the "27 Club" or whatever it is they're calling it. It's not age that all these people had in common - it's alcohol and drug abuse.

I'm so sad that she wasn't able to get out of that dark, dark place that she was in. That she couldn't fix up and try to revive her career with more fabulous music. Such a waste of talent. British talent. She was her own worst enemy and it was awful to watch her throw away and destroy her career such a long time before the drugs and alcohol finally killed her.

If that is the cause of death - of course, nothing has been confirmed yet.

R.I.P

xoxo