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Sure it's an addiction for many, but they don't all behave like Amy Winehouse. Crikey, how long have Ronnie Wood and Keith Richard been on drugs, and how often have they been booed off stage?
It is walking a tightrope - some can do it, some fail.
It is a lot of fun when you are on the rope though.
At least she seems to have contributed a lot in her lifetime as her music seems to have made a lot of people happy. More than most do.
I think the only thing that bothers people is that she had the potential to do a lot more of that if she had hung around a bit longer, but that has been wasted.
I think there is an art to playing instruments 'oot yer nut' and can be done. It is harder when you are the person they are paying to see with a backing band nobody cares about.
The Stones got away with it for years as Mick was fairly sober.
James Jamerson famously had to play most of his bass parts for many motown hits on his back as he was so drunk.
Her music was ok but she wasn't John Lennon. I really not sure she deserves front page on the BBC news website along with those 100 Norwegians which is a real tragedy.
She only had 1 top 10 single (Rehab) - 2 if you count "Valerie" - but personally I preferred the original (Zuton's) version - in part because the lyrics made no sense being sung by a woman (unless she's a lesbian of course - although given her lifestyle overall, that probably wouldn't have been too much of a stretch).
Her music was ok but she wasn't John Lennon. I really not sure she deserves front page on the BBC news website along with those 100 Norwegians which is a real tragedy.
There's also an hour long special on 6 music
I always wondered what all the fuss was about with her, she had a good voice, but it's not as if she churned out loads of brilliant albums. She was better known for being papped and her destructive lifestyle.
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