R.I.P. Amy Winehouse

I just heard on the news that Amy Winehouse was found dead in her home.

That is sad. Not surprising, but still very sad.

This sucks.

It's getting pretty sad when the first reaction is "not surprised" (that was mine). Seems like the world was just waiting for this. I'm kind of curious if the public's reaction will be sorrow and grief, or indifference. Rock stars used to be iconified for dying young...doubt that's the case anymore.

She certainly was on a self-destructive path and has been in and out of rehab a number of times. This really does suck.

What a tragic waste of a life. I heard it on the radio and, like others here, my first thought was "well, it was only a matter of time".

I just heard that she joins some other famous rockers who died at 27 years of age. Janis, Jimi and Jim Morrison all died at 27. I think Janis' death was the most upsetting for me. Of course all very sad and tragic. Tonight I will be playing Amy's music and toasting her life with my addiction, wine.

Never knew it had been categorized to this extent until today...but here it is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club

Really, of all the people in that infamous "27 Club" it may even be a minor miracle Winehouse made it to 27. Too bad she couldn't overcome her demons.

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Originally Posted by kexodusc

It's getting pretty sad when the first reaction is "not surprised" (that was mine). Seems like the world was just waiting for this. I'm kind of curious if the public's reaction will be sorrow and grief, or indifference. Rock stars used to be iconified for dying young...doubt that's the case anymore.

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Kex, I'll have to seconded your (assertion) because its really sad, which ever way "one's choose to react to the passing of (AW)"

drugs is a Disease. R.I.P AW

Hopefully this will send a message to these other Hollywood partyers that if you keep messing with fire..........

It's really sad when your first thought is. "Well it doesn't surprize me". Watch out Lindsay.

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Originally Posted by kexodusc

It's getting pretty sad when the first reaction is "not surprised" (that was mine). Seems like the world was just waiting for this. I'm kind of curious if the public's reaction will be sorrow and grief, or indifference. Rock stars used to be iconified for dying young...doubt that's the case anymore.

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Whileit may indicate a sad state of affairs, you can't say it's entirely unwarranted. It's not like her life wasn't a matter of public record, and the public has seen this cause and effect many. many times before, albiet not so publicly displayed.

This is what her owm mother said in 2008:

"In an interview in 2008, her mother Janis said she would be unsurprised if her daughter died before her time.

She said: 'I've known for a long time that my daughter has problems.

'But seeing it on screen rammed it home. I realise my daughter could be dead within the year. We're watching her kill herself, slowly.

'I've already come to terms with her dead. I've steeled myself to ask her what ground she wants to be buried in, which cemetery.

'Because the drugs will get her if she stays on this road.

'I look at Heath Ledger and Britney. She's on their path. It's like watching a car crash - this person throwing all these gifts away.'

In addition, there was a website set up called When Will Amy Winehouse Die?, with visitors asked to guess the date of death."

The entire article is here.

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Originally Posted by markw

Whileit may indicate a sad state of affairs, you can't say it's entirely unwarranted. It's not like her life wasn't a matter of public record, and the public has seen this cause and effect many. many times before, albiet not so publicly displayed.

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All true. I feel for her mom. Must suck to see tabloids, late night comedians, and probably average people on the street cracking jokes about your daughter for years while she failed to make any progress.

That's the extent of my exposure to her. I couldn't name 1 Amy Winehouse song. Not my bag.

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Originally Posted by MindGoneHaywire

Never knew it had been categorized to this extent until today...but here it is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club

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Wow, Robert Johnson, Mia Zapata, D. Boon... never realized that. I also see that Pete Ham is on there. What a tragic band.

~Rae

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Originally Posted by Rae

Wow, Robert Johnson, Mia Zapata, D. Boon... never realized that. I also see that Pete Ham is on there. What a tragic band.

~Rae

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A few days ago I added a Richmond Fontaine song to my site about Zia and her band The Gits, kind of a tribute that they made for the Katrina relief compilation a few years ago. I had a foggy memory of her murder and the outrage at the time, but never heard if there was any resolution. So I checked and they did finally find the killer, due to some luck and some DNA, about 10 years after her murder.

http://www.b3tards.com/u/0bb7ac49b97...nehouserip.jpg

Before she became a household name in the U.S., my brother caught her 2006 performance at the Coachella festival and was raving about her for days. So when we met up at 2007 Lollapalooza, he insisted that we go and see her set. "You'll be blown away" was all he kept saying to me, and I was ready to be a believer.

To call the show merely 'disappointing' is to do violence to the language. She was practically comatose on her feet, and clearly withering in the heat. Her band, the Dap-Kings, were tight as a drum, but she was like a bad joke. After 20 minutes or so, we walked away, shaking our heads. It was obvious that something was very, very wrong with her.

A lot of people saw this disaster coming, of course. But that doesn't make it any less tragic.

Arguably, it makes it worse.

Yeah, a shame but I had long lost hope for another record to be honest.