Warning: This article contains discussion of drug and alcohol addiction which some readers may find distressing.
Amy Winehouse's final conversation before her tragic death has been revealed.
The incredibly talented performer, best known for her hits 'Back to Black' and 'Tears Dry On Their Own', sadly died from alcohol poisoning at the age of just 27 in July 2011.
Winehouse struggled with alcohol and drug problems throughout her short life, but is remembered as one of the greatest singers of recent generations, with her close friend Dale Davis comparing her to Kurt Cobain, another superstar who lost their life far too soon.
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As we approach 15 years since we lost Amy, her former bodyguard, as well as Davis, have opened up about the final conversations she had the night before she sadly passed away.
Winehouse had been battling addiction in the wake of her marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil breaking down, and it seems as if she was sadly reflecting on her own talent and fame shortly before her heartbreaking death.
Her bodyguard, Andrew Morris, shared the final words he said to her, in which she was clearly struggling with the fame that her powerful voice and stage presence had brought her.
He said: "She was showing me some clips on her laptop and she was singing. She said, 'Boy, I can sing' and I said, 'Damn right you can sing'.
"She said, 'If I could I would give it back just to walk down the street with no hassle'."
Winehouse was found dead at her Camden Square home the next morning.
Davis, who was a long-time confidant of the London singer, spoke to her the night before her death, where she also suggested that she was watching YouTube videos of her performances.
He said: "I talked to her at 11.30pm, three hours before she went to bed for the last time, and she was on good form.
"Amy said, 'Dale, I've just been watching myself on YouTube and I can sing, can't I?' I replied, 'Of course you can sing! You're the best... you know.'
"I'm glad she went to bed with that thought. She needed to appreciate she could sing because she was very humble.
"Even at her level, a person can never see it in themselves. They probably think, 'Is the adulation real or not?' But to me, Amy is the first star of the millennium.
He also opened up about his first thoughts on Amy, and why her character was so infectious.
Davis said: "When we first met, she didn't say much because she was quite an awkward character. But when I started working with her, you could see the love in her.
"If she liked you, she really liked you. If she loved you, she loved you hard. She was a warm, beautiful, generous person who made me feel special right from the off.
"I was out with her two nights beforehand. And she used to ring my house regularly around that time to speak to my wife (now ex-wife) and son. However, she did tell my ex that she didn't think she’d see 28.
"There's an element of Kurt Cobain in her. They both had very short careers but were massively impactful."
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Topics: Amy Winehouse, Music, Celebrity, Mental Health
James Moorhouse