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Singer Amy Winehouse found dead, UK press says
Singer Amy Winehouse was found dead at her apartment in London on Saturday, the UK Press Association reported. She was 27.
The "Rehab" singer had a history of battling drugs and alcohol and recently left a British rehabilitation program that a representative said was intended to prepare her for scheduled European concerts.
But she cut short the European concert tour in Belgrade, Serbia, last month after she staggered around the stage and stumbled through several songs.
The troubled British singer was known for a stirring, soulful voice that many considered a throwback to the Motown sound.
She had a breakout year in 2008 when she won several Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for her hit “Rehab.” Her album “Back to Black” garnered Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year.
But there was trouble.
Winehouse's volatile marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil took a toll on the singer's career. The couple divorced in 2009 after a stormy two years marked by drug addiction and arrests.
Winehouse’s parents went public with their efforts to help their daughter, telling the London Telegraph in 2009 that she was on the road to recovery.
"A gradual recovery, which is good,” Winehouse’s father, Mitch, told the Telegraph. “With slight backward steps - not drug backward steps, more drink backward steps if you follow my drift. I think that will be the pattern of recovery."
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What a voice...what a waste. RIP.
One less druggie...
What a waste. AMY is the NUMBER ONE person to blame here. Second to blame is her management and her family for not having her committed. What a total shame. Drug addicts should be locked up for a minimum 5 years. Great clean out period. Then, if they abuse drugs again it should be 10 years. This is NOT a disease. It is a choice. What a shame and waste of a talented life.
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"The Compass of Pleasure: How our brains make fatty foods, orgasm, exercise, marijuana, generosity, vodka, learning and gambling feel so good."
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The ONLY one who could have helped Amy was herself, and no one else. When it comes to addiction, there isn't a thing any one else can do for that person but just sit and hope they find their way.
It angers me to no end in how the ignorant thinks that others can help an addict. Nope, it aint gonna happen. The addict must hit the very bottom before they they make a change in their lives and only THEY can do it.
You are one sick sorry excuse for a human being. You are not even worth the dirt you walk on.
Ignorance is bliss, eh?
Like we couldn't see that coming. What was it about her I didn't get ?
And now, you have found peace.
How tragic.
That was so magical! Are you a poet?
RIP
Very sad. Godspeed to your next gig.
Too bad. Wasted talent. Wasted in more ways than one. The monkey is stronger than all the fame and fortune.
Why oh why does Kim Kardashian continue to survive??
She was amazingly talented. So sad.
Good bye train wreck !!
she shouldnt have said no no no to rehab
I feel badly for her family but not her. She should get no sympathy. No celebrity should when they have more than 99% of the world and they are spoiled selfish people
What a loss. She was a terrific talent, albeit fragile and damaged. I'm glad I got to hear her music. RIP
Another tragic loss; a huge talent, a sad end.
Another member of the 27 Club too...Hendrix, Cobain....
Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison