I first photographed Amy Winehouse at the Virgin Festival in August 2004. She was flirtatious, perhaps a little nervous but all the same incredible onstage. It was amazing to hear such a powerful voice come from such a tiny frame.
I have just read on the Guardian that she has died. I wasn’t totally surprised that someone so young with so much still ahead of them would die. For a long time she was heading faster than many toward that destination. Her self destructive nature takes nothing away from her talent as a musician.
She now enters a strange hall of fame. A hall that houses the 27 Club.. Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison, Cobain.
Loss of a gifted, talented beautiful voice is a tragedy for so many fans – and loss to destructive addiction is another tragedy for those who cared and loved her personally. My heart goes to them who were hoping and praying for her to find help. Memories will now have to be content with what she already left us with of her fame, and prayers that her soul has found peace and still elevate herself.