I've just finished watching Amy, a fantastic documentary.
Amy Winehouse hit my music bone square on.
For me she was the most talented musical person in my lifetime - I loved her to bits, so was absolutely gutted when she died.
Without question she had enormous demons, but it's clear to me that Blake Fielder was the foil that lead to her death - he was a total ahole. Complete scumbag.
Where would she be now if she hadn't met this piece of detritus?
"Valerie" became so associated with Amy Winehouse that I heard Dave McCabe of The Zutons asked once (at interview) if the band would be doing their Amy Winehouse cover; Dave, resigned, just said "probably".
mushroom - // "Valerie" became so associated with Amy Winehouse that I heard Dave McCabe of The Zutons asked once (at interview) if the band would be doing their Amy Winehouse cover; Dave, resigned, just said "probably". //
Such is life.
When I saw Peter Green on one of the first of his comeback gigs, when he and the band had completed an incendiary version of Black Magic Woman, the great man said, with a wry smile, "I didn't know there were so many Santana fans in here tonight …"
You all just leave my Amy alone ....OK? I miss her still, and in my secret life I look after and care for her. That is all she ever needed. I cannot even watch an old performance without being choked. Another corrupted Angel.