On Amy Winehouse and Self-Destructing

6 Sep

I had seen Rehab a couple of times but I didn’t really know much about Amy Winehouse until I saw a news piece on her on CNN. I don’t think I ever really paid much attention to her until then. I liked the sound of her voice, and her style. It was the same thing I liked about Joss Stone, at least her first album. (I haven’t had time to really listen to the other albums so I can’t really say much about them.) I have visited Amy Winehouse’s website, and I have listened to snitches and snatches of her sound and what I heard sound like what I would really enjoy. But this post is not really about her music, it is about her self-destructing streak.

She is 23, and she is on heroin, cocain and a host of other drugs, and I find myself wondering why this is happening to her. Somehow, it just sounds really sad. She is so out of control that her family is begging her fans not to buy her album till she cleans herself up. Maybe if I didn’t find her music as nice as I did I would simply write her in the Britney Spears group and forget about her….

  • szavanna

    So true – it is an important question why so many artists have problems with addiction – in today’s world being an artist is not easy – the more successful you get the more you end up outside society – alienated and alone.

  • szavanna

    So true – it is an important question why so many artists have problems with addiction – in today’s world being an artist is not easy – the more successful you get the more you end up outside society – alienated and alone.

  • Travel Betty

    When you’re young and don’t know yourself well (or even if you’re old and don’t know yourself well), it’s easy to follow the path that brings you quick, simple pleasures. Especially when you’re surrounded by people who don’t have your best interest at heart.

    Also, I think creative people are attracted to a certain amount of risk and danger. They need to explore and test boundaries. It’s sad to see someone so talented, so full of potential get lost to drugs.

  • Travel Betty

    When you’re young and don’t know yourself well (or even if you’re old and don’t know yourself well), it’s easy to follow the path that brings you quick, simple pleasures. Especially when you’re surrounded by people who don’t have your best interest at heart. Also, I think creative people are attracted to a certain amount of risk and danger. They need to explore and test boundaries. It’s sad to see someone so talented, so full of potential get lost to drugs.