Junkyard, feel for the family dad tried his hardest, but like probaly 95% of people would love the breaks she has had in life, of which 90% would not waste.Drugs IMHO is the route of the downfall of this country.
I think Its pretty sad to be honest , she was someones daughter and probably there little princess. I've lost 2 good mates to drug abuse who for 95 % of there lives were like you and me . I grew up with them since primary one went through school with them, had fights with them , played fitba with them , smoked and drank with them , went to raves and football with em but sadly was not there to help them off the smack. Had i been there It wouldn't have made a blind bit of difference as when your hooked 30 years of friendship amounts for zilch.
R.I.P Amy Winehouse .
Didn't really care for her music but some mother and father have just lost their daughter so leave off folk please. Have a bit of respect.
Thank you stanfree, obviously you've lived in the real world.
Well I for one enjoyed her music and think that the world is a poorer place for her passing.
RIP
what's really sad is that her legacy is hardly being mentioned here.
i'm just listening to a tribute to her on viva (i think). i'm not quite sure just how aware people are of the influence her music has had on the last 6 or 7 years output of popular music. i'm not having any of that 'it was all mark ronson really' shit either. listen to back to black, that's her songwriting, her life, her pain.
up there with the greatest popular musicians we've ever produced.
hhhhhm she's not hendrix. you'll be lucky if anybody can remember her name in 5 years.what's really sad is that her legacy is hardly being mentioned here.i'm just listening to a tribute to her on viva (i think). i'm not quite sure just how aware people are of the influence her music has had on the last 6 or 7 years output of popular music. i'm not having any of that 'it was all mark ronson really' shit either. listen to back to black, that's her songwriting, her life, her pain.
up there with the greatest popular musicians we've ever produced.
Sad for her family and friends, no doubt.
Alot more meaningful lives lost today though.
saladdodger - MemberNeedless to say I may well get banned for this but hey
So what Amy winehouse is dead who cares she did not.
What about our lads who go away for this country and come back in body bags under our nations flag for the belief in our freedom, every one of there names deserve a post on this forum unlike someone who just indulged in self distruction
start a thread with their names.
Once you enter the realm of heroin, crack, meth etc. there's no return ticket. Her dealers killed her. With some help from herself. RIP Amy. This world is effed. I wouldn't insure it.
derek_starship - MemberOnce you enter the realm of heroin, crack, meth etc. there's no return ticket.
Rubbish
Some of the comments on this thread mark a new low for STW.
I agree Papa L - utterly pathetic. Do these people think they are being 'clever'?
Very sad that another talent has gone.
God what load of sanctimonious crap.
Yes feel for her family. No parents deserve to lose their child. I believe everyone life finished early is a sad waste.
BUT.
Why the sudden outcry for her?
She had choices, she's had more help than many in her position and a far brighter future beyond.
She's carried on into that rockie road; of her own accord.
Had she not sadly died today, had she just drifted into obscurity by not releasing another load of pop drivel, nobody would care. You'd struggle to remember what Mark Ronson made her famous for.
Why oh why are people on the band wagon claiming she's another Hendrix, Joplin or kobain lost to the "27 club".
She's overrated and over.
On other news 90 young people have been tragically killed in Norway.
neilsonwheels - MemberAmy Winehouse dead.!
Maybe she should of gone to rehab after all.
In the grand scheme of things it's a normal event after all that is her chosen path.
Many people died without self infliction and were merciless gunned down even without knowing what hit them, they went out on a summer day and perished.
ton - Member
a lot of young people died in norway today.
they unlike ms winehouse did not have a choice...........
I'm not sure what point you are trying to make, but for someone who claims to have suffered depression, this seems to me to be a pretty appalling post.
As for the rest of of you saying that lots of other deaths are equally tragic or moreseo, of course they are, does that mean this one cannot be mourned?
Idiots.
It's a shame a bout Amy, there used to be a time when I though I could fix her. RIP
If you turned up to your day job high or pissed you'd not be called a genius or talented. Frankly - she disrespected those that paid to see her, she wasted her life, she had potential - but no genius. I feel sorry for get Father as losing your child must be terrible. I hope she has the peace that could not find whilst living.
I liked her, she was a absolute pleasure to record and tour with.Unlike I suspect many of the reactionary ****tards on here who never actually met her and are just reciting verbatim from the tabloid press.
R.I.P.
hhhhhm she's not hendrix. you'll be lucky if anybody can remember her name in 5 years.
Had she not sadly died today, had she just drifted into obscurity by not releasing another load of pop drivel, nobody would care. You'd struggle to remember what Mark Ronson made her famous for.Why oh why are people on the band wagon claiming she's another Hendrix, Joplin or kobain lost to the "27 club".
what these sort of quotes are really saying is 'i'm not a fan', which is fair enough, it's not compulsory. there is however always the danger of allowing preference to cloud judgement.
the influence of back to black on the last 6 years is enormous, from the rebirth of the 60's sound adopted by a huge variety of artists, to those skinny 60's suits that we've all got hanging up. as for 'it's all mark ronson really', take a look at the writiing credits on back to black, listen to the lyrics. what's more, mark ronson only produced 50% of back to black. i rather think that mr ronson did pretty well out of amy whinehouse.
in my book, she's one of the greats - innovative, influential, iconic, irreplaceable.
you might well disagree. don't worry, i'll fully respect your right to be wrong.
Some very predictable responses there...
I'm with Elmo on this one, well said imho.
regardless of which side of the fence you stand - elmos last point is unforgivable. One person died for whatever reason. There are 90 people dead in norway who had no choice.
[i]She had choices, she's had more help than many in her position and a far brighter future beyond.
She's carried on into that rockie road; of her own accord.[/i]
[i]Why oh why are people on the band wagon claiming she's another Hendrix, Joplin or kobain lost to the "27 club".[/i]
seems like you answered your own question.
There really are some obnoxious to55ers on this site.
I'm not sure why a thread entitled "Amy Winehouse is Dead" is seen as such an insult to anything else that's going on in the world. As TJ says, start a thread about "our boys" if it's annoying you so much, rather than moaning that others haven't. The Norway comparison just baffles me further...
Like or loath her music AW was good at what she did, and has been for the last few years terrorised by the tabloid press. I'm sure this doesn't help when you're trying to get over the troubles she clearly had.
Echoing that some of the comments here are sad - predictable given the usernames at the top of the posts.
I saw her live at Glastonbury back when she was on form - it was one of the best sets I've ever had the pleasure to watch - cheered up thousands of people on a wet and muddy day.
As tm says, Back to Black is a work of genius. It's shit when someone so talented implodes like that - her parents must be bloody gutted today and I hope those around her who could have intervened but instead helped her along the path to self-destruction are taking a long hard look at themselves today.
What strikes me as the saddest thing to come out of this is the attitude of many people on here, and in general, towards addicts/addiction. It's perhaps not difficult to see why in our culture its accecptable to step over people in the street on our way to work/pub whatever.
The comparison with what's happened in Norway is bizarre yet could be informative if viewed in the context of how the Norwegians deal with, and view, addiction and substance abuse. I think we as a nation have a lot to learn, if our arrogance will ever permit it.
Some very very harsh comments on this thread. 😕
The Norway comparison just baffles me further...
And yet so predictable. My first reaction when I heard on the news that Amy Winehouse was dead was, the usual halfwits on STW will be falling over each other as they try to prove just how incapable they are of grown-up comment. I fully anticipated the comments regarding her being worthless, an oxygen thief, talentless, etc. They just can't help themselves.
Elmo - MemberGod what load of sanctimonious crap.
Where's the "sanctimonious crap" ? Copy and paste if you can find any. Do you even know what sanctimonious means ? And no, it doesn't mean expressing regret when someone has died.
She's overrated and over.
The day after they have died, is always a good time to remind everyone that you didn't like a singer.
On other news 90 young people have been tragically killed in Norway.
You forgot to mention the nurse who was charged in connection with the deaths of five patients, or the 35 dead in the Chinese train crash, both also in the news - don't you care about those victims too, you insensitive muppet ?
I wonder what the comments would have been if she had died of cancer rather than a mental ilness? A tragic loss of life. RIP
Yesiamtom-How is my last point unforgivable?
People are harping on about a woman who has thrown away chance she was given. And ever "second" chance.
Despite the help, despite her dad trying his hardest, she has continued.
This happens to hundreds of people, they seek help, they try to cure there addiction.
They may not have the love, backup or support she had. But they do it.
90 youths have been needlessly murdered through no fault of misguidance of their own. Now THAT is a tragedy.
And that is newsworthy, that warrants our respect and thoughts. Ms Winehouse
Her music didn't start the 60s revival it was just another part of it.
I believe the song that really catapulted her into everyone's ears was a heavily produced Zutons number.
I like some of her songs, but I'm certainly not going to label anything genius!
Trailmonkey-I don't care whether you respect my rights. You have my opinion which I'm more than happy and free to provide.
There is no ranking of this death is worse than that one, this life is worth more than that one.
No one person is more valuable than another. A tragedy is a tragedy
As Ernie said how about he other deaths you failed to mention - to say nothing of the deaths on the roads and othere places that don't even make the papers.
which I'm more than happy and free to provide
Yes, we can see that.
This happens to hundreds of people, they seek help, they try to cure there addiction.
They may not have the love, backup or support she had. But they do it.
Yes, I think we're all aware of that, but whether we like it or not, she was famous and her death will be discussed a lot more than that of an anonymous addict. Just try and keep an open mind about these things - there are people here with (I'm guessing) a lot more first-hand experience of drug addiction than you or me. I've tried to keep an open mind and their recent posts have certainly made me change my views on certain aspects - I'd say that not so long ago, there was still an eensy teensy bit of me that thought it was all an addict's fault, blah blah blah.
90 youths have been needlessly murdered through no fault of misguidance of their own. Now THAT is a tragedy.
And that is newsworthy, that warrants our respect and thoughts. Ms Winehouse
Yadda yadda yadda - why don't you trawl the news-sites and bring up every single person that's died this weekend needlessly - then we can judge what is and isn't newsworthy. As ernie said, don't you have any sympathy for anyone else other than Norwegians today?
I believe the song that really catapulted her into everyone's ears was a heavily produced Zutons number.
Sorry, but that, is bollocks.
Elmo
I was going to write a long reply addressing your points but unfortunately I have to go to work.
So with all due respect to your freely given opinion, here is mine, also freely given.
You are an ignorant ****.
she made alot of music/concerts in her short lived years....such a shame..i liked her music but the excessive drink etc always catches you out in the end....such a shame ...R.I.P Amy 🙁
Doubtless those who started to know her music from the 'heavily produced Zutons number' won't be aware of her Mercury nomination at the age of 20, Ivor Novello award or influence on fashion. From two albums she had the admiration and attention of those who matter on things musical.
A sad day for regarding who died, never a huge fan of her music but if you know more about her personal life than her achievements maybe your viewing the wrong media. A troubled addictive personality hopefully at rest.
A sad waste of life, anyone that has been touched with a family member or friend who has succumbed to any addiction will feel the pain that her family are feeling at this point in time. My heart is with her family at this time.
that is all I have to say on this and do not wish to read anymore guttural trash on this.
For anyone interested - I just caught the last bit of a tribute show on 6music - probably on Listen Again.
A terrible loss for music and music lovers. Very sad.
The haters can piss off back to the x-factor
Whether you liked her music or not , she was a hugely talented singer but was flawed in her personality.
I didn't like her music, it was aweful. And her voice grated on me like nails on a blackboard. Great shame for her family though.
And her voice grated on me like nails on a blackboard.
One more reason to wish she was still alive.
Regardless what you thought of her or her music, a father lost his daughter yesterday.
RIP Amy.
Regardless what you thought of her or her music, a father lost his daughter yesterday.
+1
deadlydarcy - Member
<And her voice grated on me like nails on a blackboard.>
One more reason to wish she was still alive.
This place sinks to new depths every day, a sad loss of a life bought down to getting one over a fellow member on an insignificant cycling forum, nice.
