Amy Winehouse

Amy Jade Winehouse was truly a diva with many demons (Rolling Stone, 1). She was born September 14, 1983 to Jewish parents in the town of Southgate, a suburb of London, England (Biography.com, Amy Winehouse). Winehouse’s career started at a very young age. At just 16 years old her talents were already being discovered when a classmate of hers passed on a demo (Rolling Stone, 1). She grew up surrounded by Jazz music, in fact many of her relatives on her mother's side were Jazz musicians (Biography.com, Amy Winehouse). James Taylor and Sarah Vaughn were huge influences for Winehouse and helped to shape her music style (Biography.com, Amy Winehouse). During her career she won five Grammy Awards for her 2006 album Back to Black (Biography.com, Amy Winehouse) for songs like “Rehab” and of course, “Back to Black”. Unfortunately, this iconic diva also had her own demons. She struggled with drug and alcohol abuse for many years before dying tragically from alcohol poisoning on July 23, 2011 at the age of 27 (Biography.com). The world was saddened by the loss of such a young and talented artists. Many artists spoke out and paid tribute to her such as George Michael who said “she was one of the greatest singers of our time” (Biography.com, Amy Winehouse. …show more content…
People often tend to return old habits because they are familiar and make them feel safe. The protagonist in the song is a woman who was recovering from a breakup and is now back in her old habits. She “goes back to black” (Winehouse, Back to Black) because she feels like she never really got to say goodbye. She says “we only said goodbye with words” (Winehouse, Back to Black) suggesting that there was business left