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It's a shame, the girl really did have a significant amount of talent. 27 years old, and with the media storm that was her life of the last 4 or 5 years, I don't think we need to speculate as to how she died.
Anyone see her last performance before the tour was cancelled? You Tube. Trainwreck.
Yeah, I did see it when it started hitting the net. What a painful sight (and sound). Really, really shitty. She put out some good material with The Dap Kings and had (IMO) the best female voice of the last decade.
Actually is a shame. I really liked her style and her voice, but she was a fucking trainwreck.
Sidenote: am I the only one who finds the title of this thread a little insensitive? I mean, it doesn't really matter because it's not like her loved ones or anyone that knows her reads this message board, but still, seems like it could be a little more respectful.
I heard about this yesterday as the news was breaking. Very, very sad, even if we all saw it coming from a mile away. Say what you want about her lifestyle if you must, but man oh man, did that girl have a set of pipes on her.
I haven't seen footage of her last show, and frankly, I'm not sure I really want to.
The parallels to Janis Joplin are eerie. Such a tragedy.
Hey Quacker, I'm just curious - what other parallels are there besides the fact that they were both 27-year old female singers with very soulful voices, who also did a lot of drugs and alcohol? Not that that isn't enough of a coincidence, but sadly a party-hard, live-fast-die-young lifestyle isn't exactly a rarity among musicians.
Hey Quacker, I'm just curious - what other parallels are there besides the fact that they were both 27-year old female singers with very soulful voices, who also did a lot of drugs and alcohol? Not that that isn't enough of a coincidence, but sadly a party-hard, live-fast-die-young lifestyle isn't exactly a rarity among musicians.
The coincidences I see besides the many you named are:
The up-and-down quality of their work. Of course doing the quantity and severity of drugs they were into explains both of their difficulties in maintaining a successful career.
They both had difficulty with being in the spotlight. That might have been a factor in how immersed they became in their drug use.
Probably the biggest difference I see between the two is that JJ had to rebel against her family and upbringing in order to pursue a career as a vocalist. Winehouse was raised by a family that supported and encouraged her musical interests.
I suppose there will be some post-humously released AW material since she had recently been recording. It would be hard to imagine that it will be able to match Pearl in critical acclaim. That album is a masterpiece.