In hommage to the tracks on Appetite for Destruction, over the next 12 days
leading up to the Grammy Awards Auction (Feb. 6), I’ll profile (and
poke fun at) others, like Guns N' Roses, that ascended to musical royalty and then became
fodder for this blog.
Track 5: “Mr. Brownstone” ... Dedicated to Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse was only 4 years old and an ocean away when Slash and Izzy Stradlin wrote “Mr. Brownstone” while sitting around complaining to each other about being heroin addicts. Brownstone is a slang term for heroin.
And as we’ve all read, Mrs. Winehouse, who originally signed with American Idol Simon Fuller’s company (19 Management), allegedly loves her some heroin … and some crack …. and some ecstasy … and some …. well you get the point.
Wasn’t it only a year ago that a 24-year-old Winehouse owned the 50th Grammy Awards taking home five trophies? It was a first for a British singer. Remember, how she somehow kept herself upright via a satellite link from London and blew through “Rehab” and “You Know I’m No Good”? Satellite link? Oh yeah, did you forget how she was denied a visa. Probably a heartbreaker to the airline company that would have dealt with her “locked” in a tube for six to eight hours.
And who was able to keep the tears from streaking down their face when she dedicated the Record of the Year trophy to her jailed husband, “My Blake. My Blake incarcerated.” The other half of this Sid and Nancy pair, Blake Fielder-Civil, who has been quoted as saying he introduced Winehouse to crack and heroin, had to blow kisses from the confines of his prison cell where he’s serving time for assault and perverting the course of justice.
The Grammy winning Back to Black sold 5.1 million copies in 2008.
Since grabbing Grammy gold, the singer ... with tattered tresses, fangs and looking like the evil offspring of Jim Carrey’s In Living Color character Vera de Milo and Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx ... has become a tabloid darling. Hospitalizations. Drug overdoses. Cancelled concerts. Self-harm. Hell, she even missed her own 25th birthday party.
Forget who will win the toss during the Super Bowl … what kind of action can I get on when she’ll join the list of talented, but conflicted musicians who left without an encore (Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, John Bonham, Janis Joplin)?
Slash despite a few setbacks and the help of MusiCares was finally able to kick his habit. So there is hope for Winehouse, but only if she chooses to leave “Mr. Brownstone” … and file down those teeth.
Monday (Feb. 2, 2009): “Paradise City” … Dedicated to American Idol
51st Annual Grammy Awards Live Charity Auction
When: Feb. 6, 2009
Where: Los Angeles, Calif.
Auction Time: 8pE/5pP
What's The Deal?: The items assembled represent over 70 years of
music history from
early jazz greats to rock 'n' roll legends. The auction features the
generously donated collection of producer Andy Budde, with an extensive
amount of Rolling Stones and Beatles memorabilia. Also up for bid are
stage-played guitars from David Bowie and Eric Clapton, as well as
Frank
Sinatra and Elton John signed recording contracts and memorabilia from
Bob Dylan. A 20% buyer's premium will be added to the hammer price on
individual
lots $50,000 and higher, and a 25% buyer's premium on all individual
lots of $0-$49,000. There will be an additional 3% buyer's premium
charged for lots won on Auction Network.
Register: Click here
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