Like father, like daughter…
The recent tragic death of Amy Winehouse has done two things; it has filled retail shop fitting units with her albums and brought her father, Mitch, very much into the public eye. Obviously, the tabloids have been eager to get photographs of the grieving family and Mitch has been on hand to provide them with some suitable soundbites about the government not doing enough to tackle the drugs problem. He’s even planning to set up a foundation in his daughter’s name to help young addicts.
Now I was never a huge fan of Amy or her music, but there was no denying the girl had some talent, even if she then decided to waste it. What I didn’t realise was that her Dad had released his own album of jazz covers, long after his daughter became famous. Hanging onto her coat-tails? Absolutely; give the album a listen and you’ll see what I mean. The guy has a decent enough voice, but no better than the thousands of amateur or semi-pro singers in jazz clubs up and down the country who never get a chance to make their own record. There are even some, rather cruel, people suggesting that Mitch will probably try and cash in on his daughter’s death by recording a tribute album to her, featuring artists like Mark Ronson who worked closely with her during her career, but also himself in a prominent musical role.
I’m trying not to be unkind, and trying to think that perhaps projects like the album and the foundation might be just what a grieving father needs to get over the death of his daughter, but part of me can’t help wondering if Mitch is a bit worried his own faltering musical career will come to an end now that he’s no longer the Dad of a successful recording artist?
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August 02 2011 07:33 am | General