Remembering Amy WInehouse on her 40th birthday

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Genre spanning, bringer of jazz/rhythm/soul/blues/doo-wop back to the main stage with her 2nd album, Back to Black. Debuting in 2006, B2B was a stark difference from the woman who won an Ivor Novello award for "Stronger than Me".

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[willardwright]

She truly was one of the best. I'm still mad thinking about how media treated her.

[healthypanda]

The aughts were so fucked.

[__onthebound]

It is so bard to remember her in the bloody ballet flats. We made fun of her here and I joined in. I wish I had the hindsight I have now. I didn't die in my own withdrawal and I didn't understand. I was also pushing away all my own shit because it was so hard without booze.

I had no idea until Amy and Nelsan Ellis how dangerous the detox can be. I wish they were both here, having been in the right place to prevent their deaths

[healthypanda]

I think we are the same age, and I've been on ONTD since 2005 - I can think back to some of the stuff I said then and cringe so hard. It doesn't excuse the stuff I said then, but I was much younger and there's been a lot of growth since then. I know it's the same for you too. And I'm glad that you're here with us <3

[__onthebound]

I'm 39. I've been here forever. Lots of periods of inactivity (and activity). But I remember it. We all said horrible things. I didn't know better