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"Ronnie Spector has said that she is &amp;quot;devastated&amp;quot; by the death of Amy Winehouse. The Ronettes star told Rolling Stone that she saw herself in the &amp;#039;Rehab&amp;#039; singer. Spector said: &amp;quot;I haven&amp;#039;t been this sad in a long time, about anyone in this business. I tried to go grocery shopping for my family, and I was walking like a ghost in the aisles. I could think about nobody but Amy. &amp;quot;When I saw her two weeks ago on TV and she was all drugged out, drinking and stuff, I said, &amp;#039;Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it! Don&amp;#039;t become like I was 20 years ago! I cleaned up. You gotta clean up!&amp;#039; And two weeks later, she&amp;#039;s dead. I&amp;#039;m devastated.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Amy Winehouse was so special, says Lady GaGa &amp;gt; Amy Winehouse was a special singer, says Paul Oakenfold &amp;gt; George Michael: &amp;#039;Amy Winehouse the most soulful vocalist the UK has produced&amp;#039; She continued: &amp;quot;Every time I looked at her, it was like I was looking at myself. She had my beehive, my eyeliner, my attitude. She had such a great soul in her voice and her lyrics were so amazing that I couldn&amp;#039;t help but sing one of her songs. &amp;quot;I was so happy to see an artist like Amy, because she reminded me of my youth. And she loved girl groups. Damn it! I thought she would carry on.&amp;quot; Spector added: &amp;quot;Amy came to my show in London about six months ago, and she was so shy. She was hiding behind somebody, but I could see the hairstyle, and I knew she was there. &amp;quot;That was all I needed. When I sang &amp;#039;Back to Black&amp;#039;, I could see the tears in her eyes, and there were tears in mine.&amp;quot; Winehouse was cremated in North London on Tuesday after a private funeral service attended by family and friends, including producer Mark Ronson and TV star Kelly Osbourne. It has been suggested that a star-studded memorial concert may be arranged in Winehouse&amp;#039;s honour. &amp;gt; Amy Winehouse 1983-2011: Obituary &amp;gt; Amy Winehouse 1983-2011: A life in pictures &amp;gt; Amy Winehouse joins &amp;#039;27 Club&amp;#039;: Icons who died young Listen to Ronnie Spector singing Amy Winehouse&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Back to Black&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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