Amy Winehouse: My Lady “Back to Black”
A Taliswoman Short
Published in
Nov 10, 2022
They say that game recognizes game — I know nothing about that. I can, however, say with certainty that pain recognizes pain.
Like me, she got called crazy a lot.
I lived in California when Amy Winehouse’s Rehab came out in the States. She was mesmerizing to me; a pastiche of so much that fascinates me (very much including her vulgar swagger) coupled with a voice that hit me like a punch to the gut.
In interviews, she was visibly vulnerable. By turns cocky & flippant, then fragile, sometimes in tears. It resonated with me. She resonated with me.
She was one of two famous singers who it pained me to see because I knew they wouldn’t last long (Elliot Smith was the other).
She is my Taliswoman of pain.
