Amy Winehouse: Another Great Loss
The latest in an unending string of music biz casualties is the sensation, Amy Winehouse. At the age of 27, like many artists that have preceded her, she used her addiction to substances and alcohol to rebel against the fame she was greeted with.
Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London home at the age of 27. Her years of cocaine binges, chain smoking and alcoholism had unfortunately caught up with her before she had the chance to make things right in her life and her career.
Winehouse grew up with an interest in 1960’s girl music groups. This inspiration is clearly heard in much of her music as she was heavily influenced by a sound that was clearly different from much of what is heard in the musical landscape today. Her beehive was also a giveaway.
She was very different in the fact that she went against the grain and did not allow herself to be packaged in the same respect as many other artists in her age group. Her music was also much broader in its intellect and its reach; her sound could appeal to a much larger age group than most of her musical peers.
Unfortunately, the business labeled her being in the pop category when she was clearly much more.
Winehouse’s music provided a much needed new sound for the current generation and a walk down memory lane for prior generations. The current generation needed and still has the need for creativity beyond the run-of-the-mill and cookie cutter sound of the modern music industry. Past generations will be introduced to a soulful voice singing meaningful and autobiographical lyrics, excellent instrumentation and a melody rather than just beats with a heavy baseline. Much of the music of today is wrought with little more than acoustic sounds and vibrations; Winehouse differed from the norm.
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