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[jennj]

It's not really the same thing. When someone goes on a talent competition show and his story is "I was Amy Winehouse's friend" it just sounds like a cheap desperate way to get some votes. I just think there's an appropriate place and way to talk about her, and his was not the one, atleast not for me. A lot of her close friends were ambitious singers but none of them ever used the friendship to familiarize the public with themselves... Tyler did, and multiple times now, so... I just don't like it.

I don't think he did it to sell Amy out or to win 'The Voice'. Personally, I think he said it once when he auditioned and after this the producers always asked him to talk about it. Before 'The Voice' aired he tweeted that he's sick of talking about Amy the whole time and that it makes him sad (I don't remember the exact words). Not sure about this interview, though, maybe he didn't even talked about this, we all know untrue storys can be written..

[MandyP]

What truly saddens me is that some fans think he's selling Amy's stories for whatever reason. This is Tyler James we are talking about, Tyler James the guy who had been such a supportive, close friend to Amy for more than a decade, Tyler James the guy who sent Amy's recordings to record company. Is this sort of cynicism necessary at all? Amy was important to him, and he was important to Amy. If I had such a precious friendship with Amy, and now that she's gone, I'd love to talk about her all day at any chance. That's only because I miss her so much and she's always on my mind. For some people it helps to lessen the grief. Yes, there are some arseholes who do this for their personal gain, but why would you ever doubt Tyler James? He has a kind heart like Amy. The little things he said about Amy was nice and showed her kindness.

So it's ok for fans who might not know Amy personally to talk about her all day, but not for her close ones coz if they do that it's desperation? Who are we to judge, really.

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As if you knew more about Amy than Tyler James? I'm sorry if I sounded rude. But what makes you think you're sure? So if he ever wrote a song about her after she's gone, you would think he's doing this for publicity, right? You realise that the exact same line you said can be apply to any Amy song as well? That I can be sure. What I'm saying is, are you guys being fair to Tyler James and those who are close to Amy? Just coz they wanted to share little things about Amy does not necessarily mean they are doing it with ill intention. Sorry just need to get this off my chest. Peace

Everything you wrote is right on point. I lost my best friend 7 years ago and I talk about him all the time. It makes me feel good and it keeps his spirit and memory alive. TJ is just doing the same. As you stated, he has always been a trusted friend of hers since they were 13. He seems like an honest guy w/ only good intentions at heart. I like him:)

[Jayne]

If I remember rightly they said on the voice that he was INVITED to audtion, I think the producers used the Amy story for the show. I have followed Tyler on twitter for a long time and since Amy passed I have had serious concerns regarding his welfare. Can you blame him if this opportunity came along and I bet any money if Amy was alive she'd tell him to go for it.

This is someone who has been through an awful lot in his young life and I think was suffering depression and I wish him the best.

[Tiny Penny]

If I remember rightly they said on the voice that he was INVITED to audtion, I think the producers used the Amy story for the show. I have followed Tyler on twitter for a long time and since Amy passed I have had serious concerns regarding his welfare. Can you blame him if this opportunity came along and I bet any money if Amy was alive she'd tell him to go for it.

This is someone who has been through an awful lot in his young life and I think was suffering depression and I wish him the best.

I agree! I have also followed him on Twitter for a long time and I was really worried about him when she passed. He was completely devastated and destroyed by her death. They were genuine friends and she cared an awful lot about him. I don't think she would be bothered about any publicity he gained through her. I also think the media have jumped on his friendship with Amy rather than him flaunting it as he never flaunted it on Twitter, he was always pretty discrete.

[Katausa]

Plus, look at us. We can't stop talking about Amy, and we never knew her. We can't really blame him for talking about Amy constantly, even though I think this should stop. He's getting negative publicity by now because of this.

[Jayne]

How much have you actually HEARD him say? This the the press/ producers making a story to sell papers and increase viewers. It would be interesting to know if how many if any interviews he has actually given?

[wrougs]

It's not really the same thing. When someone goes on a talent competition show and his story is "I was Amy Winehouse's friend" it just sounds like a cheap desperate way to get some votes. I just think there's an appropriate place and way to talk about her, and his was not the one, atleast not for me. A lot of her close friends were ambitious singers but none of them ever used the friendship to familiarize the public with themselves... Tyler did, and multiple times now, so... I just don't like it.

I definitely understand where you're coming from. But the thing is, if we followed Amy long enough we should be able to know that Tyler James was an important friend to her as well. It's a mutual thing. People have different ways on handling grief. Some talk, some don't.
Also what I find hypocritical (sorry this is a rather strong word) is that, we condemn the paps for following Amy all the time back then, and wouldn't stop talking about Amy after she's gone, but where else could we be able to learn all these little nice things Amy did? Anecdotes, quotes, all that. Amy was not a person who liked to publicise her good deeds. We'll always have to learn it from other people, right? Also. How many pictures of Amy we treasure were taken by the media? I mean I don't support their harassment, but I'm conflicted as well. Some of the best pics I love dearly were taking by the paps. I felt terrible that I secretly and selfishly endorsed their action by adoring the pics when I shouldn't, but man, I can't lie to myself.

[Elsie]

I definitely understand where you're coming from. But the thing is, if we followed Amy long enough we should be able to know that Tyler James was an important friend to her as well. It's a mutual thing. People have different ways on handling grief. Some talk, some don't.
Also what I find hypocritical (sorry this is a rather strong word) is that, we condemn the paps for following Amy all the time back then, and wouldn't stop talking about Amy after she's gone, but where else could we be able to learn all these little nice things Amy did? Anecdotes, quotes, all that. Amy was not a person who liked to publicise her good deeds. We'll always have to learn it from other people, right? Also. How many pictures of Amy we treasure were taken by the media? I mean I don't support their harassment, but I'm conflicted as well. Some of the best pics I love dearly were taking by the paps. I felt terrible that I secretly and selfishly endorsed their action by adoring the pics when I shouldn't, but man, I can't lie to myself.

We can agree to disagree on Tyler. I just don't share your opinion, pure and simple, it's where he said it and why he said it which made me feel the way I do about the situation. I never said it's inappropriate to ever talk about her.
As for the paps. Yeah, it is hypocritical sometimes. But I guess it was certain situations where it was a matter of harrassment for her - usually she understood why they're doing what they're doing and just gave them what they wanted. It's the tabloids that were particularly nasty towards her... Not saying the paps weren't, but she handled them well.

[wrougs]

We can agree to disagree on Tyler. I just don't share your opinion, pure and simple, it's where he said it and why he said it which made me feel the way I do about the situation.

Cool. There's no right and wrong when it comes to opinions. Just as I was displeased to see JPG's "Amy" collection even though I knew it was meant to be a tribute. Will not ever change my opinion on that coz sth wasn't right about it. But for Tyler. He does not seem to be a calculating person from my observation, ha. I hate to see genuine people being mistaken as villains. We've seen it all before, haven't we. I'll leave it there. Peace

[Mrs. Jones]

It would be naive to think that journalists/show producers etc. wont ask him a question about Amy. When he does the polite thing and answers, he gets branded for "always talking about Amy". He's been part of Amy's life since a very long time, before she was famous and it's thanks to him that her demo tape got noticed!
What's important to remember is that while he was alive he could've tried to pull the 'I know Amy' trick numerous times to better his career and he didn't.

So he decided to go on a very public show to air his talent...can we stop judging him for a second? Remember, he's not the one asking the questions about Amy and he's not the one editing the show. The producers are the ones milking his connection with Amy, he's just a victim of that in my opinion.