RIP Amy Winehouse
Singer Amy Winehouse found dead aged 27
I'm surprised at how upset I am over this. I thought she had an amazing voice but I wasn't really a fan; didn't own a single song or album, and I found the woman herself a bit offputting.
But it was pretty clear that she was desperately unhappy, and I feel for anyone in that situation. I was also offended by the way I found out. Someone on Tumblr posted, very bluntly: "Amy Winehouse died. I'm not surprised. Don't want to be rude but really. It was coming."
I'm not sure what made me watch Mitch Winehouse's documentary My Daughter Amy a year or so ago, but I did, and it really highlighted the fact (sad that it needs highlighting, but it does) that thinking of addicts as lowlife scum who get what they ask for is completely missing the point. Several come from stable, loving families who struggle helplessly and have absolutely no idea what to do to help the loved one they see slipping further and further away.
I hope she's found the peace she never seemed to have in life. And I hope that eventually, her family will too.
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Just as an afterthought: I wonder if the tone of the online chatter would change if it turns out it wasn't actually a drug overdose? She might have had a heart condition, or, god forbid, it might have been a homicide. What would the people being so judgemental now feel about it then? Probably no different, but still.