It’s a sad day to see that Amy Winehouse has died at such a young age of 27. I’ve been a huge fan of her music for years and has always been someone I’d loved to have seen live. I was lucky enough to meet her a few years ago, while staying at the Soho Grand in New York City. It was winter time and we seemed to keep bumping into each other while we were both having a cigarette. She had obviously been fighting some personal demons over the years and unfortunately got the better of her in the end. My prayers go out to you Amy and your family and your music will live on.
The Telegraph –
Miss Winehouse, who came to fame with her debut album Frank in 2003, was found at her flat in north London this afternoon, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed.
They say that they received a call at 4.05pm calling for help for a woman in Camden. Paramedics were called to the scene, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The death is “unexplained” but not thought to be suspicious, according to police. Sources have told the Sunday Mirror that an overdose of drink and drugs is the suspected cause of death.
Last month, Miss Winehouse cancelled her entire European tour, after an on-stage breakdown in Serbia. A statement on her website said “Amy Winehouse is withdrawing from all scheduled performances. Everyone involved wishes to do everything they can to help her return to her best and she will be given as long as it takes for this to happen.”
Friends of the singer had reportedly voiced fears that she was drinking herself to death, according to the Sun. They said: “Her drinking is totally out of control. Amy is constantly out of control on vodka.
In 2007 she married Blake Fielder-Civil, and the pair had a sometimes violent relationship. Fielder-Civil was imprisoned for conspiring to pervert the course of justice in 2008 and the pair divorced in 2009.
