Amy Winehouse is reportedly Back to Crack, as Perez tactfully put it. Once again she has bloggers in a frenzy, with reactions like lalate’s “let’s hope it’s not true.” AllThingsScorpia describes her as “the horrific accident where you don’t want to look but you can’t help yourself.” Amy Winehouse’s personal public life has been documented: mugshots, tabloids, drug videos and all.
Yet something sets her apart from Paris, Lindsay, Nicole, Kim, Britney (I could go on) and Mischa: talent.
Amy has won just as many Grammy’s as Celine Dion! According to the New York Times, Amy’s music “could help lead soul into 21st-century territory.” She may even be leading the retro movement that the U.K. is experiencing. There is significant substance to her fame.
In addition to substance, I think Amy’s honesty sets her apart from Britney and co.
She never claimed to be a virgin. She certainly does not hide her affinity for drugs of all types. Her words and appearance do not come off as a carefully scripted PR strategy (Paris’s interview on the “Larry King Live Show” comes to mind).
Perhaps this combination of talent and raw personality is the reason Larry King, Oprah, and top British anchorman Sir Trevor McDonald are all vying for an interview!
