Today mark the first anniversary of Amy's demise. I couldn't put up a nice tribute. I just CAN'T. It's so hard to describe it into words. The pic above is the best I can do really.. But I want to share something that my friend wrote at the forum. He wrote it straight to the point, eloquently.
Courtesy of pearljo.
Legend--a modern story that has taken on the characteristics of a traditional legendary tale.
Hell no. She only put our two albums. The rest of her time was spent doing drugs and alcohol, roaming the streets of Camden. She couldn't even put on a decent concert because of her lifestyle. Elvis was a legend, John Lennon, Bob Marley, Janis. Amy was as legendary as my plumber. I couldn't stand that junkie.
A year after death, should the word legend even be discussed? Who knows? Maybe it's too soon. But the comparisons of Amy with Janis are everywhere. Was Elvis a legend? Of course. Bur over his career, very few of his songs could have matched Amy's genius. Of course there were his movies. {{cough}}
If Leonardo De Vinci had lived life close to the edge(maybe he did)and only painted the Mona Lisa, would he be a legend? Yes.
The insanity that Van Gogh lived made his paintings shine even brighter and it sealed his status of legend.
So, it's the negative with the genius that mix together to form a legend. And you can't say she was the best singer(subjective) in history but if you grouped the best singers together at one place and Amy arrived, they would say "we were wondering when you would get here."
Mega stars saw genius in Amy, we fans knew that early on. She could walk into a photo shoot with twenty rock stars and your eyes were drawn to her. And in her short career, she didn't kowtow to any of them. She earned her respect. She knew she was good.
Besides the great performances, there were the unbearable ones. What's ironic is that many people saw the other part of Amy and saw a life filled with pain and chaos, and sublime beauty. But at most of these shows they knew what they were seeing probably the most honest, raw, and real performance of their life.
Her lifestyle will not be talked about that much as the years roll by. Only here voice, her writing, her legacy. A kid, in 60 years, will be as excited as we are now to score an Amy album.
So, is Amy now or in the future a legend? Yes. I think she defined the very essence of legend.
Would that impress her? Not in the least, Amy couldn't be bothered. Only one of her most adorable traits that added fuel to the fire of the legend, Amy Winehouse.
Tomorrow, millions of fans around the world will honor her memory in their own way. Beneath the tears of focusing on a songbird gone too soon, our hearts, out thoughts, and our feelings will remind us that we were blessed to have her. A legend that will live in our hearts forever.
So Amy thanks. your music changed music, but it was all of you that changed our lives.
Hell no. She only put our two albums. The rest of her time was spent doing drugs and alcohol, roaming the streets of Camden. She couldn't even put on a decent concert because of her lifestyle. Elvis was a legend, John Lennon, Bob Marley, Janis. Amy was as legendary as my plumber. I couldn't stand that junkie.
A year after death, should the word legend even be discussed? Who knows? Maybe it's too soon. But the comparisons of Amy with Janis are everywhere. Was Elvis a legend? Of course. Bur over his career, very few of his songs could have matched Amy's genius. Of course there were his movies. {{cough}}
If Leonardo De Vinci had lived life close to the edge(maybe he did)and only painted the Mona Lisa, would he be a legend? Yes.
The insanity that Van Gogh lived made his paintings shine even brighter and it sealed his status of legend.
So, it's the negative with the genius that mix together to form a legend. And you can't say she was the best singer(subjective) in history but if you grouped the best singers together at one place and Amy arrived, they would say "we were wondering when you would get here."
Mega stars saw genius in Amy, we fans knew that early on. She could walk into a photo shoot with twenty rock stars and your eyes were drawn to her. And in her short career, she didn't kowtow to any of them. She earned her respect. She knew she was good.
Besides the great performances, there were the unbearable ones. What's ironic is that many people saw the other part of Amy and saw a life filled with pain and chaos, and sublime beauty. But at most of these shows they knew what they were seeing probably the most honest, raw, and real performance of their life.
Her lifestyle will not be talked about that much as the years roll by. Only here voice, her writing, her legacy. A kid, in 60 years, will be as excited as we are now to score an Amy album.
So, is Amy now or in the future a legend? Yes. I think she defined the very essence of legend.
Would that impress her? Not in the least, Amy couldn't be bothered. Only one of her most adorable traits that added fuel to the fire of the legend, Amy Winehouse.
Tomorrow, millions of fans around the world will honor her memory in their own way. Beneath the tears of focusing on a songbird gone too soon, our hearts, out thoughts, and our feelings will remind us that we were blessed to have her. A legend that will live in our hearts forever.
So Amy thanks. your music changed music, but it was all of you that changed our lives.
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