Amy Winehouse

Okay, here's my take on Amy Winehouse and its not a populist view!

I didn't like her and I think its her own fault that she's dead.

That doesn't extend to being glad she's dead. No-one would want that. But, lets face facts, everyone knew where this was heading and everyone knew it would end like this. She only had herself to blame. She was an idiot.

There were clearly plenty of people trying to help her pull herself together and she had plenty of chances to turn her life around, but she didn't take them. Even she must have known it was a well worn track; she knew her music history, but she never did anything about it.

So, today, we have been subject to the music world poring out condolences and tributes. They say her brilliance was due to the pain she felt, which was also the thing that contributed to her death. Pain, eh? The only pain she seemed to have is the one you get when you stick a needle into yourself. I've seen her Father on TV many times, and she seemed to come from a good family background. Sure, she had some up's and down's with her husband, but so has everyone. We don't turn to drugs. No, the only pain she had was of her own self making, brought about through over indulgence and narcissism. She got a taste for drugs and alcohol and the pain she suffered was from dealing with this.

They say she was highly talented and one of the all time greats. I don't agree. I didn't care much for her voice or music. It was too harsh for my liking. And, how much did she actually turn out? Not much, two albums. Wow!

I even heard one commentator saying that she loved music more than she loved herself. Well I'm sorry, but if that was really true she would have dedicated more of her time to actually making music, than pumping her veins/hooter full of crap! If she loved music more than herself, she clearly loved drugs more than music.

To me, she just seemed like a gobby, self indulgent idiot.

Unrelated.....a horse singing yesterday morning.