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I don't think she is that good. She sounds rather similar to Billie Holliday, and as a songwriter she ain't no Cole Porter, whose great anthem I've Got You Under My Skin must be the greatest tribute to heroin ever written.
Being a singer, a musician, a recording artist is a demanding calling that requires meticulous attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to work as a team.
Winehouse's problems seem to mirror those of the young Anita O'Day, who herself did jail time for drug offences and had a lifelong problem with heroin, but even O'Day had a long period of stability in the 1950's when most of her best work was recorded.
Simple fact is that she has a severe drug problem that threatens to derail her career. Will she be the next Whitney Houston or will she be the next Anita O'Day? You be the judge.
