 03-13-2008, 12:39 PM
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iwishyoulove
 
Joined on 11-16-2006
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Her Story and She's sticking to it!!!
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Is it true that you said something about Amy Winehouse not deserving her Grammys? Did you mean that? There has been a lot of fuss about what I said, but I am sticking by it. Fans of Amy Winehouse are taking this the wrong way because they don’t know what I’ve been through. I generally try to stay out of publicity stunts or whatever, but this Grammy show struck a nerve with me, and I spoke up about it. I couldn’t keep quiet, because I felt I knew the story too well, and I am tired of it.
Too many young people are dying — in and out of the music business — as a result of the messages we send. People inside the music industry know that most of us work hard, have families, and keep it together. But outside of the industry there is a perception that music artists are all the same. The public expects us to be drug- and sex-crazed people who are crazy-looking and -acting. It’s a part of how music has always been marketed.
I had early success at the Grammys myself, but it wasn’t until years later, with Unforgettable, that I really appreciated what it meant. What I am saying to the Grammys — and to Amy Winehouse — is let a career roll for five years, then reward it. Because the other [early rewards to seemingly reckless artists] reinforce the public’s negative image of us. I don’t mean to be judgmental, but I’ve been there; I’ve done it. I was addicted to heroin; I did things that I regret. But now I feel that, in this area at least, I have paid the cost to be the boss. And then I see the music industry handing out its highest honor to someone who, when they get it, it basically means to everyone who is using that you can get away with it. It’s like the business is giving her permission, powerful permission, to throw her life away. I can’t stay silent over that. There is a point at which freedom becomes chaos, and I am talking about this because I have personally been past that point. That’s all I’m saying; that I’ve lived this, and it is not cool. People need to get the big picture here, and I am giving it.
Love and Kisses,
Keisha
Words to remember:
“Whatever you think about, and thank about, you bring about!"
-Rev. Run
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