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Amy Winehouse - Filthy-mouthed, down-to-earth diva or Pure Talent?

A somber week comes to an end. This week destiny had written a tragic ending for what Russel Brand calls "Pure Talent".  Her dichotomous public image of critical and commercial success versus personal turmoil proved to be controversial. The New Statesman magazine called her " a filthy-mouthed, down-to-earth diva ". Was it about Winehouse or the music? asks Sasha Frere-Jones in his tribute to the lady who had made American soul a viable category. Russel Brand shares his friendship with Winehouse on his blog and recalls watching her perform for the first time, after years of seeing her as " just some twit in a pink satin jacket shuffling round bars " So now I knew. She wasn't just some hapless wannabe, yet another pissed-up nit who was never gonna make it, nor was she even a ten-a-penny-chanteuse enjoying her fifteen minutes. She was a fucking genius... ...Publicly though, Amy increasingly became defined by her addiction. Our media thou...