Amy Winehouse’s friend Dale Davis has revealed they spoke just hours before her tragic death at the age of 27.
He The singer died tragically. alcohol poisoning at his Camden home in July 2011.
Dale, 57, is an accomplished bassist who met Amy in 2003, when she was just 19, and joined her live band, later becoming musical director.
She said he had been “her favorite person”, providing her comfort and support and said the couple had looked out for each other as she rose to global stardom.
speaking to SunDale revealed that his last conversation with Amy took place just hours before she died, and he recalled the touching words they shared.
Amy Winehouse’s friend Dale Davis has revealed that they spoke just hours before her tragic death at the age of 27 (pictured Dale performing with Amy at Coachella in 2007)
The singer tragically died of alcohol poisoning at her home in Camden in July 2011 (Amy pictured in 2008).
Dale, 57, is an accomplished bassist who met Amy in 2003, when she was just 19 and joined her live band, later becoming musical director (pictured left in September).
He said: “I spoke to her at 11.30pm, three hours before she went to bed for the last time, and she was in good shape.” Amy said, “Dale, I just watched myself on YouTube and I can sing, right?” I replied, “Of course you can sing! You’re the best…you know.”
He added: ‘I’m glad you went to bed with that thought. I needed to appreciate that she could sing because she was very humble. Even at his level, a person can never see it in himself. You probably think, “Is flattery real or not?” But for me Amy is the first star of the millennium.”
Dale said that when he heard the devastating news that the talented star had died, he found it hard to even comprehend, but added that Amy had said she didn’t think she would live to be 28.
He said: ‘I went out with her two nights before. And she used to call my house regularly at that time to talk to my wife (now ex-wife) and my son. However, she told my ex that she didn’t think she would see 28.
He compared her to another iconic singer who died tragically early, also aged 27, and said: “There’s an element of Kurt Cobain in her.” They both had very short careers but had a huge impact.
‘There is a certain mystery when they don’t have the opportunity to age. When they are young, they throw this enormous spirit into the air and you don’t see so many defects.”
Dale now leads The Amy Winehouse Band in honor of his late friend, who tours the world to preserve her “important legacy.”
He said Amy was “a warm, beautiful, generous person who made me feel special” and added that when she loved someone, “I loved you so much.”
Dale’s comments come on the heels of the release of Back To Black, a biopic about Amy’s life, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and starring Marisa Abela as Amy.
Speaking to The Sun, Dale revealed that his last conversation with Amy took place just hours before she died, and recalled the touching words they shared (pictured alongside the band in 2003).
Dale said that when he heard the devastating news that the talented star had died, he found it hard to even comprehend, but added that Amy had said she didn’t think she would live to be 28 (pictured performing together in 2007). )
Dale now leads The Amy Winehouse Band in honor of his late friend, who tours the world to preserve her “important legacy” (pictured, his second remaining with the band in September).
The film premiered in London on Monday and the first reviews came in, with film critics calling the film a “bad piece of cinema” and an “impersonation of the Saturday night star.”
The film has been teased for several years after Amy’s estate signed a deal to make a biopic about her life and career in 2018.
However, the biopic generated widespread controversy before its release, with many accusing the project of “exploiting the singer’s legacy” and “capitalizing on her trauma.”
Fans have taken to social media to protest the film, saying they will boycott it because they believe people should “let it rest.”
Amy’s grieving friends have also spoken out against the biopic, believing it is too soon for such a film to be made and angry that the film’s makers did not consult them about Amy’s life.
They claim executives working on Back To Black have not been in touch to ask about their memories of the late singer, raising fears the film is inaccurate.
While Amy’s friend and musician Neon Hitch called the film “ridiculous” and “in bad taste”, saying: “I feel very strange.” Could everyone please let Amy rest?’
Dale’s comments come on the heels of the release of Back To Black, a biopic about Amy’s life, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and starring Marisa Abela as Amy (pictured).
The film premiered in London on Monday and the first reviews came in, with film critics calling the film a “bad piece of cinema” and an “impersonation of the Saturday night star.”
The biopic generated widespread controversy before its release, with many accusing the project of “exploiting the singer’s legacy” and “capitalizing on her trauma.”