Amy Winehouse, who is currently holidaying in the Caribbean, has told The News Of The World that seeing pictures of herself looking grim in the tabloids has shocked her into stopping taking drugs. Again.
The singer, who's been in St Lucia since before Christmas, explained how she felt when she saw the images, saying: "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'".
Speaking of life before St Lucia, she continued: "I was depressed, doing drugs and had no life in me at all. Coming here has changed everything. Home is hell for me. I've escaped from it".
"There are drugs everywhere. I can't do anything without everyone thinking I'm off my head on drugs, although half the time they were right, I was. But here I feel so calm and peaceful and for the first time I can definitely say I am off the drugs. I haven't touched anything since I arrived and I feel the best I have in years".
She adds that the change in direction has a lot to do with the relationship she's struck up with actor Josh Bowman, who she met on the island, and that she's looking forward to working on some new material.
"Most nights I've done a few songs on the piano for a laugh but I'm starting to think about recording again. I want to capture how happy I am right now in some new songs".