As the circumstances surrounding her death continue to be investigated, celebrities are continuing to post tributes to Amy Winehouse.
Celebrities, including those who knew her well, those who appreciated her music and those who worked with the talented singer, have shared their thoughts and posted tributes since news spread of her death on July 24 at age 27.
“Amy changed pop music forever,” Lady Gaga posted on Twitter. “I remember knowing there was hope, and feeling not alone because of her. She lived jazz, she lived the blues.”
Russell Brand, who has admitted to having drug and alcohol problems in the past, wrote a touching 1000-word tribute on his website, which he titled “For Amy”.
In it, he wrote about his relationship with Winehouse and his own addictions.
“Now Amy Winehouse is dead, like many others whose unnecessary deaths have been retrospectively romanticised, at 27 years old,” he wrote.
“Whether this tragedy was preventable or not is now irrelevant. It is not preventable today. We have lost a beautiful and talented woman to this disease. Not all addicts have Amy’s incredible talent.”
Another of Amy’s close friends, Kelly Osbourne, took to Twitter to explain her hurt at the singer’s death.
“I can’t breathe,” she posted. “I’m crying so hard I lost one of my best friends. I love you forever Amy and will never forget the real you.”
Singer Tony Bennett, who worked with Amy in March this year described her as “extraordinary”.
“She was an extraordinary musician with a rare intuition as a vocalist and I am truly devastated,” said in a media release.
“She was a lovely and intelligent person and when we recorded together she gave a soulful and extraordinary performance.”
Mark Ronson, who also worked with Amy and helped co-write some of her most successful songs, said he had lost his “musical soul mate”.
“She was my musical soul mate and like a sister to me,” he said. “This is one of the saddest days of my life.”
Winehouse’s fans are also clearly mourning her death. Seven hours after news of her death was made public, Amy’s second studio album, Back to Black, made a return to the charts, five years after its original release.
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