Ronnie Spector pays tribute to Amy Winehouse
Written by admin on July 28, 2011 – 11:52 am -Ronnie Spector has told Rolling Stone of her devastation at hearing of the death of Amy Winehouse.
Ronnie, who overcame her own problem with addiction in the 1990s, said:
| She had such a great soul in her voice and her lyrics were so amazing that I couldn’t help but sing one of her songs. I was so happy to see an artist like Amy, because she reminded me of my youth. |
Ronnie also told how she was horrified when she saw footage of Winehouse’s disastrous final concert appearance last month:
| “When I saw her two weeks ago on TV and she was all drugged out, drinking and stuff, I said, ‘Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it! Don’t become like I was 20 years ago! I cleaned up. You gotta clean up!’ And two weeks later, she’s dead. I’m devastated.” |
Winehouse was inspired by the great hits of the Ronettes and also by Ronnie Spector’s image, including the heavy eye make-up and beehive hairstyle.
The admiration was mutual, with Spector including “Back to Black” as part of her live act in recent years:
Ronnie Spector- “Back To Black” (live)
Ronnie also told how Winehouse was present at one of her shows earlier this year:
| “Amy came to my show in London about six months ago, and she was so shy. She was hiding behind somebody, but I could see the hairstyle and I knew she was there. That was all I needed. When I sang ‘Back To Black’ I could see the tears in her eyes and there were tears in mine.” |
A studio version of Ronnie Spector’s “Back to Black” cover will be released shortly with proceeds going to the Daytop Village treatment centre for drug addiction.
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