Amy Whinehouse RIP - Page 2

MarcLister · 23-07-2011, 23:31

RIP Amy. I've only ever heard a few seconds of her music but for her talent to have been wasted and for her to have declined in this way leading to her death, which may or may not be drink/drug related, is a sad thing for such a special telent.

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Originally Posted by Del Lardo

A bit of a shock but not really a surprise. A wasted tallent and an example of what drug abuse can do. Probably not helped by her manager being her dealer (as well as an East End king pin).

Yep. When I saw this on the BBC News site I was shocked but not surprised. The way she changed from first becoming famous to her appearance after developing her drink and drug problems was quite alarming. I'm shocked about her manager/dealer though.

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Originally Posted by Del Lardo

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Joined the 27 club.....
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club

When I saw that she was 27 I immediately thought of this 'club'.

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Originally Posted by Desmo

What I find saddest is that those around her didn't help her, probably because they were quite happy making money off the back of her with the publicity she used to get. Where are those people now?

Amen. Those people will probably still make money from the inevitable surge in sales of her albums. Hope they all get named and shamed.

TinkerBell · 24-07-2011, 00:02

Kitten once again you have said it perfectly. I don't seem to recall her doing anything particularly nasty or harmful to anyone else. So for everyone to call her a skank and say that she deserved to die is out of line.

When people get messed up with drugs which may not have been their choice or plan they completely mess up their ability to choose anything easily from that point on. It is very sad to hear that drugs have once again taken another life. I wonder if the people who said she deserved to die were hooked on drugs would be able to get out of the mess she was in. Such a shame.

Desmo · 24-07-2011, 10:36

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Originally Posted by Knipples

You sadly can't force someone to get help unless they themselves want it.

I understand that, but at the same time there were plenty of people around her who could probably have done much more to actually try and help. Call me cynical, but I'm wondering how much the record company actually tried to help as they probably loved the "character" as it helped to sell records and keep her in the news. I'm sure there are plenty of other "friends" around her who put their own interests above hers. What will they be thinking now and are they wondering to themselves if they could have helped more?

Roberta · 24-07-2011, 14:53

RIP. Loved and still love her. We all knew she'd end like this. Truly amazing musician in my personal view, who captured my Bridget Jones moments perfectly in a way that wasn't cliched or corny, just pure raw emotion.

Often played her in class and told the girls 'Amy understands me!'

Will be very very missed by me.

Roberta · 24-07-2011, 14:58

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Originally Posted by MarcLister

The way she changed from first becoming famous to her appearance after developing her drink and drug problems was quite alarming.

Saw her first years back in a small venue, before the beehive. She totally blew me away. Very sexual onstage presence in a stalking panther type way. This was before she'd got skinny and I just fell in love with her. She came across as so strong that day that it was shocking to see her in later years losing all the control she seemed to have. Her vulnerability is something else I loved about her though. She was such a mass of contradictions.Totally human, and I loved that.

Tiggy · 24-07-2011, 17:24

I find it really disgusting that people are now using a dead soldier's name in their quest for keyboard warriorship via their facebook statuses.

I know at least one of them that is aiming it at me. Someone I thought was a very good friend of mine. She's obviously forgotten that I lived in Saudi Arabia for some of the Gulf War and that my Dad was an armourer for British Aerospace working on Tornadoes for 30 years and that I have family who served in the Gulf War and in Afghanistan.

Justsomebloke · 24-07-2011, 18:02

One of our Greatest talents Gone.

R.I.P Amy

Roberta · 24-07-2011, 18:37

I'm actually really proud of all the responses here as I've seen some shocking rubbish written elsewhere.

I was horrified about Oslo, truly sickened. That doesn't mean I can't find Amy's death saddening, nor would I even compare the 2 things. Compassion is not something that we have to mete out.

Tiggy · 24-07-2011, 18:46

Couldn't have said it better myself Roberta x

Jingo · 25-07-2011, 08:17

I'm suprised so many people have such contrasting opinions: some (nobody here might I add) seem vehemently pleased about her death, and others seem to be over-egging her life - "The best musical artist of the last 25/50 years" I read several times across different social networks; I'm sorry but that's definately a rose-tinted obituary.

She had a great level of soul to some of her tracks: 'Love is a losing game' for example was a really lovely, laid-bare love song and a welcome injection to the pop-charts at that time. However, she was arguably more (in)famous for her personal life than her music.

I can't say I'm suprised by the news of her death - I think it's incredibly sad that her problem was not addressed or taken control of by those closer to her.

24-07-2011, 00:02	#12
TinkerBell Dirty Spammer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the middle! Posts: 2,454	Kitten once again you have said it perfectly. I don't seem to recall her doing anything particularly nasty or harmful to anyone else. So for everyone to call her a skank and say that she deserved to die is out of line. When people get messed up with drugs which may not have been their choice or plan they completely mess up their ability to choose anything easily from that point on. It is very sad to hear that drugs have once again taken another life. I wonder if the people who said she deserved to die were hooked on drugs would be able to get out of the mess she was in. Such a shame. __________________

24-07-2011, 14:53	#14
Roberta Pole Model Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,986	RIP. Loved and still love her. We all knew she'd end like this. Truly amazing musician in my personal view, who captured my Bridget Jones moments perfectly in a way that wasn't cliched or corny, just pure raw emotion. Often played her in class and told the girls 'Amy understands me!' Will be very very missed by me. __________________ I fell out of favour with Heaven somewhere, and I'm here for the hell of it now...

24-07-2011, 17:24	#16
Tiggy Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lincoln Posts: 1,059	I find it really disgusting that people are now using a dead soldier's name in their quest for keyboard warriorship via their facebook statuses. I know at least one of them that is aiming it at me. Someone I thought was a very good friend of mine. She's obviously forgotten that I lived in Saudi Arabia for some of the Gulf War and that my Dad was an armourer for British Aerospace working on Tornadoes for 30 years and that I have family who served in the Gulf War and in Afghanistan. __________________

24-07-2011, 18:02	#17
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	One of our Greatest talents Gone. R.I.P Amy __________________

24-07-2011, 18:37	#18
Roberta Pole Model Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,986	I'm actually really proud of all the responses here as I've seen some shocking rubbish written elsewhere. I was horrified about Oslo, truly sickened. That doesn't mean I can't find Amy's death saddening, nor would I even compare the 2 things. Compassion is not something that we have to mete out. __________________ I fell out of favour with Heaven somewhere, and I'm here for the hell of it now...

24-07-2011, 18:46	#19
Tiggy Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lincoln Posts: 1,059	Couldn't have said it better myself Roberta x __________________

25-07-2011, 08:17	#20
Jingo Smother me in chocolate and eat flapjacks with it! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Somerset Posts: 1,854	I'm suprised so many people have such contrasting opinions: some (nobody here might I add) seem vehemently pleased about her death, and others seem to be over-egging her life - "The best musical artist of the last 25/50 years" I read several times across different social networks; I'm sorry but that's definately a rose-tinted obituary. She had a great level of soul to some of her tracks: 'Love is a losing game' for example was a really lovely, laid-bare love song and a welcome injection to the pop-charts at that time. However, she was arguably more (in)famous for her personal life than her music. I can't say I'm suprised by the news of her death - I think it's incredibly sad that her problem was not addressed or taken control of by those closer to her. __________________