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I'm probably the last one who should be making judgements on the demise of a pop star. I've willingly followed many artists who've found themselves dangerously close to trainwreck territory, though none as sadly or as publicly as Amy Winehouse. Like Britney Spears's disastrous MTV Awards performance a couple years ago, Amy Winhouse's St. Lucia comeback show was the talk of the blogosphere. From Stereogum :
If her bemused stage movements, inability to figure out the sound system, unintentional underwear flashing, and general confusion weren't enough, heavy rains were finally enough to make Amy Winehouse ditch her comeback attempt at the St. Lucia Jazz Festival on Friday.
Rolling Stone wrote a much longer piece on the whole mess:
Winehouse has spent the past few months on the tropical island as she looks to rebound from a tumultuous marriage and a well-publicized drug habit that threatened to derail what looked to be a promising career following the Grammy-winning success of her second album Back to Black.
the singer took the stage at this weekend’s St. Lucia Jazz Festival to disastrous results, struggling to get in sync with her band during the opening number and at times...looking completely disinterested.
Weather aside, why does there have to be this fascination with damaged goods? Do we like it when our artists fail, especially women. And privacy? Forget it Feministing said of Rihanna after being allegedly attacked by her boyfriend, Chris Brown :
Celebrity culture currently thrives on depicting the stories of women's demise. We have seen this with Amy Winehouse, Britney Spears, among others. There is an obsession with making spectacle of women. So, all the more reason to keep her name out of the initial press materials
Several sites linked to the actual video of Amy's aborted St. Lucia show, something I've yet to watch and don't feel al that comfortable with linking to.
Related links:
British "It" Girls: A New Trend, A new Set Of Obnoxious Media Standards (from Jezebel)Amy Winehouse Comeback Gig Cut Short (from The Guardian UK)One More Reasons To Love Lily Allen, And Another To Fear Posh Spice (from Mamapop)Why Does Amy Winehouse Still Get Performing Gigs? (from E! Online)
