Not too surprising but she was only 27

She should have said, yes, yes, yes to rehab...

It is sad, though. Another member of the 27 club.

Yep another member if the fabled 27 club.
Still way to young to go...thoughts and prayers to her family and loved ones.
Hopefully she has found eternal peace.

...as long as we can agree she's not on the level of the rest of the club.

Not too surprising but she was only 27

Not surprising.

...as long as we can agree she's not on the level of the rest of the club.

Some of the club yes but certainly not all.
And some people are larger in death then they ever were while alive.

Good. Her music was awful and she was as bad a role model as there could be.

Good. Her music was awful and she was as bad a role model as there could be.

Someone is begging for responses with this gem

Please ignore this post.

I didn't care for her music or lifestyle (which was none of my business), but anytime someone passes, especially at such a young age, we all should show compassion and pray for her and her family.

I didn't care for her music or lifestyle (which was none of my business), but anytime someone passes, especially at such a young age, we all should show compassion and pray for her and her family.

Agreed. She obviously had a lot of problems. It's not necessary to place blame on her for being an addict.

Good. Her music was awful and she was as bad a role model as there could be.

Stay classy...

I didn't care for her music or lifestyle (which was none of my business), but anytime someone passes, especially at such a young age, we all should show compassion and pray for her and her family.

I agree

Never paid much attention to her, but looking at recent pictures of her, you'd never know she was that young.
http://profesorbaker.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/amy_winehouse_antes_y_despues.jpg

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Stay away from the hard drugs, kids.

Dope heads are as dope heads do.

Drug addiction is a sad sad thing. RIP Amy.

...as long as we can agree she's not on the level of the rest of the club.

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

She's at the very bottom of the "Others" list.

That will be a very well-preserved body lol. Such a shame, she was a great musician..


Good. Her music was awful and she was as bad a role model as there could be.

You are a moron if you are incapable of recognizing that she was a very talented musician.

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That will be a very well-preserved body lol. Such a shame, she was a great musician..



You are a moron if you are incapable of recognizing that she was a very talented musician.

LOL! I clicked on the video and at the bottom of the screen is a popup ad for Drug and Alcohol Rehab!

LOL! I clicked on the video and at the bottom of the screen is a popup ad for Drug and Alcohol Rehab!
GoogleAds at work......

A few years ago there was an article in the Austin paper about a murder and dismemberment of a UT student by an ex-boyfriend in a West Campus apartment (not part of the UT campus proper, just what the area is called). The article had mentioned the tools he bought at a hardware store, the GoogleAds at the bottom listed places to buy the tools that appeared in the article. It wasn't too long after that that Cox Newspapers dropped GoogleAds from their website.

Whether one likes Winehouse's music or not does not make this less tragic. It is unfortunate that people lack compassion for those who have substance abuse and mental illnesses and are so quick to judge those who do.

He who is without sin, cast the first stone. For me, I can't write off the out of control behavior of people like Winehouse, Belushi, Farley, and so many others as simple "self control" or "lifestyle" issues. There are far deeper and less easily understandable factors at play in these cases. Money and fame often enable people in ways that poverty and obscurity don't but this should not mean they are undesearving of compassion.

History will likely make fools of those who are so quick to write off her musicianship. I've followed Winehouse since her first hit single which was not origonally released in the US. I bought Rehab six months before it was available in the US. She was a muscian of huge unrealized potential. She has left behind a trove of unreleased material which will sell huge and may or may not reveal what she was capable of.

Like most of the others in the 27 club, Winehouse's stature will likely be far greater in death than in life.

I can't say that I have ever heard one of her songs so can't agree or not with the opinion that her music wasn't any good. That said, legendary Tony Bennett (who recently recorded a duet with her) released the following statement:

"Amy Winehouse was an artist of immense proportions and I am deeply saddened to learn of her tragic passing. She was an extraordinary musician with a rare intuition as a vocalist and I am truly devastated that her exceptional talent has come to such an early end.

"She was a lovely and intelligent person and when we recorded together she gave a soulful and extraordinary performance. I was honored to have the opportunity to sing with her. It had been my sincere hope that she would be able to overcome the issues she was battling and I send my deepest sympathy to her father Mitchell, her entire family and all of those who loved her."

Yeah, what does Tony Bennett know?

Well at least she served as a cautionary example (not that we needed another one).