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Amy Winehouse 'was barely conscious after five days' solid drinking but they picked her off the sofa and put her in a car to go on tour':


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#31 Gorejuice

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Posted 26 July 2021 - 08:03 AM

Why I really believe such confessions as Tyler’s book are a totally important perspective:
I myself get what you re saying, but from what I understand,, the period we learnt about Amy ( mid-2007 to 2011), she was mostly intoxicated with something (drugs or alcohol), and just some moments of the week she would perform, and many of these moments she was also intoxicated. She spent most, if not the whole day ill and out of her mind, and we saw this iconic looks and voice and really forgot about that. Can you imagine today another A-list artist being in that situation? We really denied the situation because we love her.
I mean, Britney shaved her head once and to this day we talk about this. At the same time, Amy would do much more reckless things everyday, and we took it as “normal”. It is understandable, because her talent was out of this world, but the bigger picture includes all of her situation.
I really love Amy very much, and I feel even guilty when I share a moment where she is drunk. But it took me 10 years to realize how bad the situation was. Considering how important she is in my life, I just want to know what her situation was all about, and till this day, all I knew was Belgrade, Birmingham, the confession of Janis about her last days, and the song Rehab. Even the big documentary was not as depicting of how the situation was.
Can you imagine, knowing a person like Amy, wanting to be in such destructive relationship having everyone around her trying to keep her sober, screaming out of herself when in panic, and being onstage for an hour once in a while? It was crazy.
You saw a person choosing death and you were not able to help, especially as a friend. Remember Kelly Osbourne when asked how she helped? (“You have no idea”, that’s what she said). All I wish for a similar Amy is to be saved.
I wish it was different, but her legacy really became comparable to her destruction, because she was a person, and she is a soul, and her health mattered more than “Back To Black”.
She wrote masterpieces,, but for you to understand, I don’t include in my archive songs and performances of Rehab and Addicted, because I don’t want to empower such a perspective of things. Maybe I’ll change my mind but for the last years this is not the case.
I myself share from my heart all the time to this forum, but I want to share truth, and not blindsight my fellow Amy fans. Of course I won’t share her bad videos, but her truth matters.
Considering all of the above, we are lucky to have such truths being spoken. We just have to respect Amy’s privacy.

As for the good moments, I am almost sure that the new documentary will be a celebration of her legacy and we will get to see a sober Amy, being in her best ❤️

In response to alot of the comments on this thread, but as someone who not only loves Amy's music but also identifies with alot of what Amy went through personally- it's more about feeling like you can get through things... As I myself have started being more transparent and open about my own struggles I've been able to understand even more about Amy's life (viewed through what footage we have and also her friends and families testimonies) that I've been able to clearly get a better view on her struggles...
And God damn do I get it. I thought I related to her, but shit did I get a wake up to it-
Every person that abuses drugs is trying to escape something. A feeling, a reality- we all have something inside us that others don't quite get- maybe because others naturally have the emotional and mental strength to deal with, or maybe we just don't get that growing up....But something has eluded us, escaped us; something we don't quite get...A hole, an emptiness...a feeling, something we don't currently have the capacity or emotional maturity to deal with, that we are trying to self medicate.... Because that's the literal ONLY WAY WE KNOW OF TO SURVIVE.
Trust me, if I knew how to deal with shit without medicating myself, I would. I'm sure Amy would of as well.
It's not like we want this, to be this way. I am fully aware of my downfalls, and I'm realistically aware that it will bring nothing good into my life- we know what we're doing isn't going to help, but we don't KNOW how to do it any differently, it's almost as if we know what we're doing won't help, yet almost out of self protection, we do it anyways because we don't know how to do it any differently, or we don't know how to handle the unknown outcome or feeling any differently....
I know it won't make much sense to some, or maybe it will... But all I know is that no one is to blame, and I'm honestly so tired of the finger being pointed....
Because at the end of the day I know that yes, while every person in Amy's life had a part to play, ultimately there is no one to blame but Amy. That's the big kicker...
Cause believe me I want to blame everyone else... But when it all comes down to it, having dealt with people like myself and many others, we are stubborn, selfish creatures who run towards whatever we find that can get us through the battle....
I only wish Amy could have discovered true srrenity- god to think about what a BIGGER impact she could have had today-she will always be an inspiration to me, but feeling like I understand her, I know that in today's day and age if she had been able to find herself, she could have such a brilliant impact.

#32 AmyForever27

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Posted 24 September 2021 - 03:25 PM

The main responsibility for Amy's welfare rested with Amy herself. Things might have turned out differently if she'd had people to look out for her instead of enabling her. Her father, husband and road manager helped hasten her life.




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