She tells News Of The World: *I’ve finally escaped from hell. I’m in love again and I don’t need drugs. Before I came out here I looked at a photo of myself in the newspaper and was horrified. My skin was a spotty mess and I was so pale and skinny. I thought to myself: ‘Girl, you got to sort yourself out or you’ll be dead soon’. I was depressed, doing drugs and had no life in me at all. Coming here (St. Lucia) has changed everything.*

Read the full piece here. Here’s hoping for new music in ’09!

MP3: Amy Winehouse – Some Unholy War