Thread: amy winehouse

Amy Winehouse has been found dead in her home, age 27.

Most predictable celebrity death this year!

Yep, definitely! What a waste of a young life.

Sadly there was only ever going to be this ending. Loved her music. Another wasted life.


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Is it just me or is it an indication of the state of society today when the death of a second rate, drug addict "celebrity" is considered more worthy of front page headlines than the massacre of innocent teenagers?

I wouldn't agree that she was second rate, she was a very talented young lady. Back to black is in my top 20... Lets not forget that addiction is a very powerful demon to battle.

I do agree that its a shame that her death is more newsworthy than what's going on in Norway though.

I agree that 4+ years ago she was a a very talented artist, but in more recent years she threw it all away and became destinctly second-rate in my opinion. Addiction is indeed a terrible thing but it was her choice to go down that path, she could have said no.

I wasn't overly surprised when it came on the news at around 5pm, to be honest it was going to happen sooner rather than later.
She had a fantastic voice, and amazing song writing talent but fame all seemed too much for her and she threw it all away to drugs and booze.
Whilst it may not be worthy of taking over the news of whats happening in Norway, it made a change to that being on the TV 24 hours a day. There are other things going on around the world too.

Inevitable and tragic. Imagine she is thoroughly enjoying herself at the Pearly Gates Karaoke Bar, am I the only one who that a Winehouse and Presley duet would be amazing?


RIP Amy.

TLC x

It is sad, yes, she was a druggie, but addiction is an illness, she was a talented but a tortured soul, RIP and just remember she was someone's daughter and feel for the family and close friends.

Agree with TLC, her and rest of the rock n roll people, but do think that her and Janis Joplin would be awesome..

Plus, it seems that celebs are like royalty in this country now, and far more news worthy that the terrible news in Norway, but I suppose this is happening on 'home turf' and celebs sell newspapers.....

Still sad tho, but she is at peace now and having one hell of a party up there!

In an interview in 2009 Amy's mother said that she had reconciled with her daughters death, and had even spoken to her regarding funeral arrangements.

Now I am sorry, but if a close member of my family had come to terms with the fact that I was killing myself, and was in such obvious pain about it, then I would do my utmost to stop doing what was hurting her.

Amy had the money and the resources readily available to her to help her even if she was too weak to help herself.

I don't feel sorry for her, but her poor mother will spend the rest of her life wondering what she did wrong, now to me THAT is a life wasted.


Edited to add: It makes me sick to my stomach that these so called celebrity 'friends' are so stricken with grief that they have to take to twitter and facebook and tell everyone about it.

Sorry if my best friend died that last thing on my mind would be facebook, I would be too upset to even open my laptop.

couldn't give a toss
she wasted her life, when so many people struggle each day to stay alive and loose that fight.

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TLC x

Just because the girl had money does not mean she had 'no' right to be troubled. We none of us really know what drives someone to drug use, or why that can turn to addiction. I don't hate drugs addicts, I loathe the dealers that sell it, i loathe how the addiction destroys lives and families and I loathe the addition rather than the addict. It is an illness, why should I hate them any more than someone who simply won't or can't stop eating.

I normally think that Russell Brand is a but of a plonker, but his words in TLC's post were honest.

With great talent comes huge obligation. She was ***kin talented. The rest is what it is. RIP Amy Winehouse - that Rehab song seems more prophetic than ever.

Inevitable really, she never settled her demons. Her music was fabulous but I never bought any of it knowing it would fuel her addiction and feed her inability to cope with the fame.

She did say yes to rehab, it just didn't work for her.

I'm an addict. I've been battling addiction for most of my adult life. I can sit with friends and feed my addiction and they don't bat an eye lid. I attend meetings, I seek help, but more than that, I seek out my fix, that next fix that no-one bats an eye lid at because they know it's what i need to quell my demons, and to anyone who says addiction is a choice, go stick your head in a wood chipper.

Addiction is torture for the addict and until you face your demons you don't know what you're talking about.

Beebs

Its sad that someone has lost their life so young to addiction.

Addiction is something that is close to my heart and I go through all kinds of emotion when I read about addicts.

As most of you know my kids lost their Dad last year due to addiction. I don't doubt for one minute if he could have changed his life and have been 'normal' again he would have done it. The truth of the matter is that its just not 'that easy'.

I've gone through the anger phase and I tried for years to help him, the same goes for Amy's family and friends- they will have tried all manner of things to help her. Its such a sad thing.

I have nothing but respect for people who try and get help for their addictions, no one will ever understand the burden of guilt they face on a daily basis and the vicious circle addiction creates.

I agree that she had an addiction, but let's face it, she's had one for years. She went to the best rehab clinic in England and even abroad somewhere for like a year, and still didn't sort herself out. I've known people kick addictions who've been to the bottoms of the earth and back, no money, no family, homeless and only a GP and small independant charities helping them kick their habits, and 98% of the time have managed to do so. She had a lot more chances and money than other addicts, and I know people will say, it can cost fortunes for rehab and still fail, but it just seems like she didn't want to have the help after so many years.

And I'm sorry, Amy Winehouse was a good singer, and Back to Black was a great album, but it wasn't out of this world and to me she hasn't had a 'Rock and Roll' death as some are quoting in the media. I just hope young kid's who have witnessed her decline through the media can see what can happen when you battle drink and drugs, a sad wasted death at 27 years.

I just think it's a shame that anyone's dead before their "time". She'd barely lived, at 27, was tortured, addicted to who know's what?, suffered depression...all sorts. I feel sorry for those that loved her. It's no surprise, unfortunately, that she ended up this way and it would have been lovely to see tabloids having to eat their words with a "Rehab'd Amy" instead of the gloating that's going on.

I'm not going to gnash my teeth and wail about it though. It's sad. End of. As is the tragedy in Norway - granted on a whole different scale. Anyone dying doesn't make me glad.