What at first seemed like a coup for the St. Lucia Jazz Festival, held May 5-10, turned instead into what will surely go down in history as one of the most bizarre performances ever witnessed at the event, as the train wreck that is Amy Winehouse’s career just keeps chugging along. The erstwhile island resident was set to play the main stage on May 8th, but according to the U.K’s
Telegraph, she instead spent the less-than-an-hour she was on stage pacing, waving her arms and sucking her thumb. Other shenanigans Ms. Winehouse got up to (other than singing): repeatedly taking off and putting on her shoes, throwing a piece of chewed gum into the crowd and flashing her underwear at the audience multiple times as she played peek-a-boo with her dress. After announcing that she was bored — I guess flashing just isn’t as exciting as it used to be — she stopped singing halfway through a song and walked offstage, roundly booed when she failed to return. Her PR team began damage control immediately, blaming her poor showing on the weather (a downpour) and a lighting failure. I guess all publicity is good publicity, as they say, but may we recommend booking an understudy next time? I hear Milli Vanilli is available, and they’re probably more reliable.
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What at first seemed like a coup for the St. Lucia Jazz Festival, held May 5-10, turned instead into what will surely go down in history as one of the most bizarre performances ever witnessed at the event, as the train wreck that is Amy Winehouse’s career just keeps chugging along. The erstwhile island resident was set to play the main stage on May 8th, but according to the U.K’s Telegraph, she instead spent the less-than-an-hour she was on stage pacing, waving her arms and sucking her thumb. Other shenanigans Ms. Winehouse got up to (other than singing): repeatedly taking off and putting on her shoes, throwing a piece of chewed gum into the crowd and flashing her underwear at the audience multiple times as she played peek-a-boo with her dress. After announcing that she was bored — I guess flashing just isn’t as exciting as it used to be — she stopped singing halfway through a song and walked offstage, roundly booed when she failed to return. Her PR team began damage control immediately, blaming her poor showing on the weather (a downpour) and a lighting failure. I guess all publicity is good publicity, as they say, but may we recommend booking an understudy next time? I hear Milli Vanilli is available, and they’re probably more reliable.
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