Amy Winehouse found dead

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  • comebackgirlcomebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    metsfan wrote:
    ya know i was gonna say something funny but i'm reminded of a cousin of mine who is no longer in the picture but was or is an addict. he's still alive last i heard. shame on all the people in the other amy thread for making fun of her and her addiction. i'm sure everyone of you has or had a family member or you yourself has gone through an addiction. i thought better and i'm proud that i did.
    So true Metsy. It's easy to pass judgment when it's someone else. But what is an addiction really other than anattempt to deal with overwhelming emotions in an unhealthy way gone haywire? We all try to escape our feelings from time to time...whether it's through sleep, music, work, a drink, etc. It's just that much harder for someone who may have experienced some fucked up shit that they are trying to run away from feeling...add in a predisposition to develop an addiction...and there ya go. Yes, choice plays a role - the choice to take the first hit, to not seek help, etc. But her life was painful to watch. I can't imagine what it must have been to live it. She looked decades beyond 27. I'm not gonna judge her. Loved her voice, loved her style. I think it's sad.
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  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    metsfan wrote:
    ya know i was gonna say something funny but i'm reminded of a cousin of mine who is no longer in the picture but was or is an addict. he's still alive last i heard. shame on all the people in the other amy thread for making fun of her and her addiction. i'm sure everyone of you has or had a family member or you yourself has gone through an addiction. i thought better and i'm proud that i did.
    So true Metsy. It's easy to pass judgment when it's someone else. But what is an addiction really other than anattempt to deal with overwhelming emotions in an unhealthy way gone haywire? We all try to escape our feelings from time to time...whether it's through sleep, music, work, a drink, etc. It's just that much harder for someone who may have experienced some fucked up shit that they are trying to run away from feeling...add in a predisposition to develop an addiction...and there ya go. Yes, choice plays a role - the choice to take the first hit, to not seek help, etc. But her life was painful to watch. I can't imagine what it must have been to live it. She looked decades beyond 27. I'm not gonna judge her. Loved her voice, loved her style. I think it's sad.
    well said cbg
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  • What a shame--I really liked her voice and her music. Rest in peace.
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  • pearljgirl2010pearljgirl2010 Shillington, PA/Tuckerton, NJ Posts: 3,428
    it's a shame for anyone to pass on so young, no matter what.
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  • Once again, Scott Weiland manages to outlive another musician under 50. How this keeps happening is beyond me.
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Once again, Scott Weiland manages to outlive another musician under 50. How this keeps happening is beyond me.
    He's the new Keith Richards.
  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    metsfan wrote:
    ya know i was gonna say something funny but i'm reminded of a cousin of mine who is no longer in the picture but was or is an addict. he's still alive last i heard. shame on all the people in the other amy thread for making fun of her and her addiction. i'm sure everyone of you has or had a family member or you yourself has gone through an addiction. i thought better and i'm proud that i did.
    So true Metsy. It's easy to pass judgment when it's someone else. But what is an addiction really other than anattempt to deal with overwhelming emotions in an unhealthy way gone haywire? We all try to escape our feelings from time to time...whether it's through sleep, music, work, a drink, etc. It's just that much harder for someone who may have experienced some fucked up shit that they are trying to run away from feeling...add in a predisposition to develop an addiction...and there ya go. Yes, choice plays a role - the choice to take the first hit, to not seek help, etc. But her life was painful to watch. I can't imagine what it must have been to live it. She looked decades beyond 27. I'm not gonna judge her. Loved her voice, loved her style. I think it's sad.

    Exactly.
    So sad, whichever way you look at it... But especially because I consider it a tragically epic waste of talent - even though I never really listened to her music I did like the stuff I heard, and there's something to be said for artists (especially female) who are in the industry based on talent and not just their bodies and how well an audio machine can tune their "singing".

    Not surprising, but all the same tragic.
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  • Time_BombTime_Bomb Posts: 147
    So sad. So young.
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  • peacegirlpeacegirl Posts: 841
    Not surprising but still very sad. I liked her music and thought she was very talented

    RIP, Amy
  • Nothingman54Nothingman54 Posts: 2,251
    Why the hell was this moved here. This was intended to be about the person that died.
    I'll be back
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,404
    metsfan wrote:
    metsfan wrote:
    ya know i was gonna say something funny but i'm reminded of a cousin of mine who is no longer in the picture but was or is an addict. he's still alive last i heard. shame on all the people in the other amy thread for making fun of her and her addiction. i'm sure everyone of you has or had a family member or you yourself has gone through an addiction. i thought better and i'm proud that i did.
    So true Metsy. It's easy to pass judgment when it's someone else. But what is an addiction really other than anattempt to deal with overwhelming emotions in an unhealthy way gone haywire? We all try to escape our feelings from time to time...whether it's through sleep, music, work, a drink, etc. It's just that much harder for someone who may have experienced some fucked up shit that they are trying to run away from feeling...add in a predisposition to develop an addiction...and there ya go. Yes, choice plays a role - the choice to take the first hit, to not seek help, etc. But her life was painful to watch. I can't imagine what it must have been to live it. She looked decades beyond 27. I'm not gonna judge her. Loved her voice, loved her style. I think it's sad.
    well said cbg


    well said both you.
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  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,606
    This really is an unbelievable list:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_27

    Robert Johnson
    Brian Jones (Rolling Stones)
    Jimi Hendrix
    Janis Joplin
    Jim Morrison (The Doors)
    Ron McKernan (Grateful Dead)
    Dave Alexander (The Stooges)
    Pete Ham (Badfinger)
    Chris Bell (Big Star)
    D. Boon (Minutemen)
    Pete de Freitas (Echo & The Bunnymen)
    Mia Zapata (The Gits)
    Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
    Kristen Pfaff (Hole)
    Richey Edwards (Manic Street Preachers - 27 when he disappeared)

    I guess the saddest thing about Amy joining it is its inevitability...
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  • Of The AggieOf The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,541
    I've never heard any of her songs either and I guess she was maybe more popular in the U.K. but I seem to feel she was more of a "celebrity" than a really great artist.

    However, it's sad when someone dies but obviously she didn't want help. She had all the resources at her disposal and was in and out of rehab but it never stuck because she just didn't want it.
  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    I've never heard any of her songs either and I guess she was maybe more popular in the U.K. but I seem to feel she was more of a "celebrity" than a really great artist..

    With a voice like this she was more than just a celebrity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ludxpkyr ... re=related
    However, it's sad when someone dies but obviously she didn't want help. She had all the resources at her disposal and was in and out of rehab but it never stuck because she just didn't want it.

    Yeah I'm sure it's as simple as that......that old saying about not judging a person until you've walked a mile in their shoes comes to mind.

    Such a tragic loss of talent. RIP Amy :(
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 40,994
    as one in recovery, its sad that she wouldnt take the help that works.

    Perhaps for some the fame and everything that goes with it are too much.


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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Here's probably the only half- decent article I've read on Amy since she died:

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/ju ... osing-game
  • Of The AggieOf The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,541
    However, it's sad when someone dies but obviously she didn't want help. She had all the resources at her disposal and was in and out of rehab but it never stuck because she just didn't want it.

    Yeah I'm sure it's as simple as that......that old saying about not judging a person until you've walked a mile in their shoes comes to mind.


    Unfortunately, it IS that simple. I know people who are struggling with addiction and you can talk to them and do your best to convince them they need help and do interventions, and force them into rehab, but until they are ready to change, it's not going to happen.
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Been playing a bunch of Amy this afternoon. Her songs were very very cool.
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  • LoulouLoulou Adelaide Posts: 6,247
    What a shame. So sad, that girl had such a great voice. :(
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  • comebackgirlcomebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    However, it's sad when someone dies but obviously she didn't want help. She had all the resources at her disposal and was in and out of rehab but it never stuck because she just didn't want it.

    Yeah I'm sure it's as simple as that......that old saying about not judging a person until you've walked a mile in their shoes comes to mind.


    Unfortunately, it IS that simple. I know people who are struggling with addiction and you can talk to them and do your best to convince them they need help and do interventions, and force them into rehab, but until they are ready to change, it's not going to happen.
    It's important to remember that wanting to change and being ready to change are not the same thing. Facing your demons is some very scary shit. People have to have the tools, the support, the courage and the hope to do it. I've got nothing but admiration for anyone who's ever even thought about attempting to do so...whether they've succeeded or not.
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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Ah wells, she could have gone to rehab like everyone suggested she do but she just kept saying no, no, no.
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  • JimNasticsJimNastics Posts: 679
    Ah wells, she could have gone to rehab like everyone suggested she do but she just kept saying no, no, no.

    Have you been working on that all weekend?
  • supersonicyearssupersonicyears Posts: 2,619
    They said she was bipolar which leads to addictions. It's so sad.
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  • EmBleveEmBleve Posts: 3,019
    RIP Amy Winehouse. Very sad. I thought she had great talent. She just couldn't get off that road.
  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,815
    I saw this quote years ago, and actually wrote it down and have kept it ever since. At the time it made me think of someone I loved and their troubles. I can't get it out of my head now, I think it's appropos here as well.

    Sadly, sadly, the sun rose; it rose upon no sadder sight than the man of good abilities and good emotions, incapable of their directed exercise, incapable of his own help and his own happiness, sensible of the blight on him, and resigning himself to let it eat him away.

    RIP
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    However, it's sad when someone dies but obviously she didn't want help. She had all the resources at her disposal and was in and out of rehab but it never stuck because she just didn't want it.

    Yeah I'm sure it's as simple as that......that old saying about not judging a person until you've walked a mile in their shoes comes to mind.


    Unfortunately, it IS that simple. I know people who are struggling with addiction and you can talk to them and do your best to convince them they need help and do interventions, and force them into rehab, but until they are ready to change, it's not going to happen.

    It's that simple in theory, but drug addiction and rational thought don't really go hand in hand. The fact she was in and out of rehab (including a few weeks ago) shows that at times she did want help, but obviously she was overwhelmed by her addiction.
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    Been playing a bunch of Amy this afternoon. Her songs were very very cool.
    i agree. she was incredibly talented...may she rest in peace.
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  • pinkbutterflypinkbutterfly Posts: 1,391
    I'm not familiar with Amy's music. I've only heard about her through all the media jokes. Cruel, how a lot of people kicked her while she was down. So sad, she was in such a fragile and troubled state,
    and her family or friends couldn't save her. Perhaps she never should have been left alone. May she finally find peace.
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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    JimNastics wrote:
    Ah wells, she could have gone to rehab like everyone suggested she do but she just kept saying no, no, no.

    Have you been working on that all weekend?

    Nah it just popped into my head there and then.
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  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    So sad, she was in such a fragile and troubled state,
    and her family or friends couldn't save her. Perhaps she never should have been left alone. May she finally find peace.
    the only person that could save her was herself and she didn't want the help and thusly she killed herself

    an addict will never realize that till they hit rock bottom
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