Like everyone else, I was saddened when I heard the news of Amy Winehouse's passing, but I was also not shocked. I almost expected it, unfortunately. In fact, I had just been talking about her drug addiction the night before she died. I mentioned that she was killing herself with drugs and that she was not going to live long (if she kept it up); the following day I heard the news from my friend's manicurist here in Brasilia that Amy had died that morning in London.
I loved her music. Her soul. Even her wacky hairdo (well, maybe not the bees nest since I could only imagine what was inside. Ew). It really is our loss that she is gone. We won't be able to sit back, relax, and really listen and feel what it is she has to say anymore. I'm sorry that her family and close friends have to suffer because she lost her battle with drugs and alcohol. Not many people do win the war with crack. I'm sad to say that Amy didn't.
Amy will be missed. Greatly. Many brazilians are huge fans of her and the notice of her death was on the local and national news every few minutes. Everyone who'd been around her, worked with her, or was a fan was interviewed, and images of her skinny-as-can-be self were plastered all over the television. I guess it's not a big surprise because she was on the news even before her death, especially because she was just in Brazil in January. People loved her. I loved her music, too. Fans in this country and around the world will sense the void she will surely leave behind.
I'd like to, then, post a few of my favorite videos from the late Amy Winehouse here to pay homage to a very talented woman, and to say again that she'll be missed and that I'm sorry she had to leave the Earth so soon.
Tears Dry on their Own...
Rehab...
Back to Black...
