Wasted Talent

So, Amy Winehouse has been found dead in her Camden flat at the infamous age of 27. Everyone is shocked, no one is surprised, some care and others don't give a shit.

I didn't realise how much I cared until 'Rehab' came up on my Ipod shuffle on the bus earlier. Hearing the trumpets its forgivable to dismiss it as another blues-y, soulful pop song. But listening to what she has to say, you learn that she wasn't 'just another crackhead'. She knew she had a problem but she was terrified, and by then it was too late. She clearly wasn't the greatest role model to date, but she was an ill addict.

She may have made her choice, but wrong decisions are easy to make. Everyone knows. Unfortunately some life style choices are more destructive than others, and as she said herself, 'drugs is a losing game'. She lost, and I hope at least it can be a lesson to her fans out there that she did deserve to have. She was talented, emotional and raw and I hope it's these things that she does get remembered for. But I guess that's not reality. Maybe at least the eyeliner then.

My personal favourite. Soundtrack to many - a - dark moment.

'There is nothing scarier than the blank page'

The start of anything is intimidating but its time I jumped back on the ink-stained horse. I can't promise that these posts will be interesting or entertaining, but I'm hoping they'll be at least insightful.

I've been talking to a friend about starting one of these for a while now as peer pressure is finally getting to me - 'everyone has one'. She showed me loads of blogs that are doing really well in the world of...well, blogs...and I thought if some of them can do it, why not me? Granted most of them are rich, beautiful and of celebrity status but hey - a short, generously - sized ten brummie has got to start somewhere.

I'll mostly focus on music and being a student, because these days the two topics tend to be all I know. I'll also aim to leave you with my favourite song of the moment. Like this...

So yeah...enjoy!