Stop drinking
Most people are moderate drinkers, but you get the feeling Amy Winehouse drinks a lot, and that leads to a lot of other things that may not be helpful to the singer’s voice. She’s got a beautiful coarse voice and that distinguishes her from others who try to copy her, so this coming New Year, she should stop drinking.
Stop doing drugs
It has been documented throughout history that performers are hindered by their use of drugs. Some think that doing drugs is necessary to live the rock star life, but Winehouse is not a rock star, she’s a blues and soul singer and she doesn’t need the use of drugs to create more demons for herself. If she kicks the drugs out of her regimen, she will come out the better for it –one would hope.
Stop dating losers
As the New Year comes, most people should follow this resolution, but none other than Winehouse. She has a habit of attaching herself to the loser boyfriends. She needs to weed out the crap and find someone who would be good for her. she doesn’t necessarily need to start dating a church going goodie-goodie, but there are a lot of good guys out there who would be interested in helping her come out of her troubles.
Listen to your loved one’s adviceWhen you are a big star and everyone expects something from you, it’s hard to tell who’s out to help you. But there has to be people in her circle who give her good advice, especially her father and mother. Parents usually have the best ideas about what their children should do, and Winehouse should grow up and stop rebelling before she completely destroys her life.
Learn to love yourselfAbove all else, this coming year Winehouse should learn to love herself. There has to be a level of self-hatred which leads her to doing the things she does. She needs to get herself a guru and learn to be in touch with herself and love herself.
Express yourself through your music not your hair
Winehouse’s hair gets a lot of attention, it looks like she killed an animal and placed it on top of her head. This New Year she needs to express herself more through her music instead of her hair. She needs a new hairstyle and more music.
Write about your pains don’t hold them in
There is nothing worse than an artist who holds everything in instead of putting it out. What makes an artist come across as sincere to the audience is when they write their own material and show what they are going through. Music, when it is sincere, is a shared experience with the fans. She should write more of her own stuff and put it out for her fans.
Make more music
Winehouse does not have enough music out there. Sometimes it’s good for an artist not to put out music every month, but she needs to put out more music than she currently does. Fans want more from her even though she is going through problems right now.
Stop cancelling showsFans hate it when they pay for a ticket and the show gets cancelled. Winehouse has cancelled a few shows during the past year. In 2009 she needs to stop cancelling her shows and frustrating her fans. She needs to set herself the goal of finishing a tour without a bump in the road.
Get a stylist
Winehouse needs to get herself a stylist for the New Year. It is okay for a starving artist to look like she hasn’t got anything in her closets, but once you’ve made it, you should not continue to look like a starving artist because it is an insult to others who are struggling to get that much needed record deal. Winehouse needs to change the wardrobes. She shouldn’t scarify her personality, but she can do much better than she is doing right now.
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