Amy Winehouse Found Dead in her London Flat
Singer Amy Winehouse was found dead today in her London flat. She was 27 years old. The cause of death is yet “unexplained”, according to authorities, but sources suspect it was due to drug overdose.
Winehouse is most well-known for her hit single “Rehab”, from the album Back to Black, which won five Grammy awards in 2006.
It was widely-known that the soul singer struggled with drug and alcohol addictions. At the urging of her father, Mitch, she spent a week at an addiction treatment center in London before going out for her European comeback tour. She pulled out of the tour after the first performance in Serbia on June 18, where she appeared to be too drunk to sing. She was booed at the performance, and many fans left early in the show.
The singer lived a troubled life, suffering for years from substance abuse and mental health issues. She married Blake Fielder-Civil in 2007, and their marriage was plagued by public allegations of Winehouse’s tendency toward violence when she was drunk. In 2009, the couple filed for divorce, “on the grounds of Amy’s adultery”.
Winehouse’s father is currently on a flight to New York for a jazz festival. Reporters are unsure whether he has yet learned the news of his daughter’s death, despite its sweeping international news.
Winehouse’s debut album, Frank, was critically-acclaimed in the UK before she took the US by storm with her record-breaking success with Back to Black. She is often credited with revitalizing the British music scene and influencing the rise in popularity of female soul musicians. Her sultry voice and soulful lyrics will be fondly remembered by fans worldwide.
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Oh my God, really? That’s terrible, what a tragedy.
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Sadly, this was expected after her performance at her “comeback tour” in Belgrade last month.
“They tried to make me go to rehab but I said ‘no, no, no’
Yes I’ve been black but when I come back you’ll know know know
I ain’t got the time and if my daddy thinks I’m fine
He’s tried to make me go to rehab but I won’t go go go
I’d rather be at home with ray
I ain’t got seventy days
Cause there’s nothing
There’s nothing you can teach me
That I can’t learn from Mr Hathaway
I didn’t get a lot in class
But I know it don’t come in a shot glass
They tried to make me go to rehab but I said ‘no, no, no’
Yes I’ve been black but when I come back you’ll know know know
I ain’t got the time and if my daddy thinks I’m fine
He’s tried to make me go to rehab but I won’t go go go
The man said ‘why do you think you here’
I said ‘I got no idea
I’m gonna, I’m gonna lose my baby
so I always keep a bottle near’
He said ‘I just think you’re depressed,
this me, yeah baby, and the rest’
They tried to make me go to rehab but I said ‘no, no, no’
Yes I’ve been black but when I come back you’ll know know know
I don’t ever wanna drink again
I just ooh I just need a friend
I’m not gonna spend ten weeks
have everyone think I’m on the mend
It’s not just my pride
It’s just ’til these tears have dried
They tried to make me go to rehab but I said ‘no, no, no’
Yes I’ve been black but when I come back you’ll know know know
I ain’t got the time and if my daddy thinks I’m fine
He’s tried to make me go to rehab but I won’t go go go”
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That’s just wrong. But yeah, pretty true.
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