ugly_bassplayer said:
Whether you know a junkie or not is irrelevant. Attitudes and opinions will vary regardless.
Nothing 'holier than thou' about having little sympathy for this particular junkie.
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R.I.P. Amy Winehouse
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Whether you know a junkie or not is irrelevant. Attitudes and opinions will vary regardless.
Nothing 'holier than thou' about having little sympathy for this particular junkie.
RIP.
Here's a little clip of my band doing 'Valerie' by Amy Winehouse:
‪The JJ's Band Live @ Kazimierz 5 22 11‬‏ - YouTube
Here's a little clip of my band doing 'Valerie' by Amy Winehouse:
‪The JJ's Band Live @ Kazimierz 5 22 11‬‏ - YouTube
Not to sound like an old fogie, but please take note young guys and gals!
How many Amy Winehouse's, Mike Starr's, Kurt Cobain's, Layne Staley's, Janice Joplin's, Jimmi Hendrix's, Jim Morrison's, etc., do we need before the myth that this lifestyle is cool and hip dissapears????????
You can't choose weather or not you have an addictive personality but you can choose not to do drugs! Tell your freinds it's not hip, sexy, or cool. RIP all the above
How many Amy Winehouse's, Mike Starr's, Kurt Cobain's, Layne Staley's, Janice Joplin's, Jimmi Hendrix's, Jim Morrison's, etc., do we need before the myth that this lifestyle is cool and hip dissapears????????
You can't choose weather or not you have an addictive personality but you can choose not to do drugs! Tell your freinds it's not hip, sexy, or cool. RIP all the above
I'm having a hard time understanding why so many consider this tragic.
She wrote a song about rehab, with lyrics stating "They tried to make me go to rehab, and I said no." It seems to me that she chose her life of drug addiction. Why anyone chooses such a lifestyle is beyond me, but I'm not one to understand why people do a lot of things. She had multiple opportunities to get help if she wanted it, but the attitude portrayed in her song, alone, is enough to tell me that she did not want help.
Death is consequence of drug abuse. It is sad, of course, for her family and those that loved her, but when a person makes a choice to slowly kill themselves with drugs, you can't feel sad for them, that is what they wanted.
Now, on the other hand, I am not very familiar with Amy Winehouse, so if anyone can present evidence that she had expressed interest in getting help with her drug problems, I am open to change my opinion.
She wrote a song about rehab, with lyrics stating "They tried to make me go to rehab, and I said no." It seems to me that she chose her life of drug addiction. Why anyone chooses such a lifestyle is beyond me, but I'm not one to understand why people do a lot of things. She had multiple opportunities to get help if she wanted it, but the attitude portrayed in her song, alone, is enough to tell me that she did not want help.
Death is consequence of drug abuse. It is sad, of course, for her family and those that loved her, but when a person makes a choice to slowly kill themselves with drugs, you can't feel sad for them, that is what they wanted.
Now, on the other hand, I am not very familiar with Amy Winehouse, so if anyone can present evidence that she had expressed interest in getting help with her drug problems, I am open to change my opinion.
Dude, she was 27. Who didn't make bad some decisions at 27 'tough love line6 guy?' A lot of people are able to grow out of such a phase...assuming they survive of course.
I'm having a hard time understanding why so many consider this tragic.
She wrote a song about rehab, with lyrics stating "They tried to make me go to rehab, and I said no." It seems to me that she chose her life of drug addiction. Why anyone chooses such a lifestyle is beyond me, but I'm not one to understand why people do a lot of things. She had multiple opportunities to get help if she wanted it, but the attitude portrayed in her song, alone, is enough to tell me that she did not want help.
Death is consequence of drug abuse. It is sad, of course, for her family and those that loved her, but when a person makes a choice to slowly kill themselves with drugs, you can't feel sad for them, that is what they wanted.
Now, on the other hand, I am not very familiar with Amy Winehouse, so if anyone can present evidence that she had expressed interest in getting help with her drug problems, I am open to change my opinion.
The lifestyle is cool and hip, while it lasts...
Lots of money, private jets, having a good time, sexy ladies (for us guys). Just like being an Indy driver or a big wave surfer. It's cool but the danger is there... Some like Clapton or Keith Richards survived to tell us their stories...
Kieth Richards isn't alive anymore, he's one of those Disney anamatronics, like Abe Lincoln at Disneyland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you're making the music and enjoying the fame, you can have the jets, the sexy ladies, and all the glamour without sticking needles in your arms, or inhaling piles of cocaine. Just sayin, one does not have to include the other.
She was talented and she was beautiful once. R I P Amy. Because we knew where she was headed, it doesn't make it any less sad. I feel for her family.
One more vote for saddened, but not surprised. Still a shame no matter how you look at it, though. I mean...that's still someones daughter/grand-daughter/ etc.
Never judge unless you have been there.
In my case, alcohol.
It will take what was a reasonable mind, and turn it against itself. It will persuade you that what might seem absurd on the outside, is, in fact, quite normal.
Meanwhile, you try to overcome the fear that you are no longer able to perform your work. Because you know the rent is coming up.
That is your reason trying to dig up from the basement to warn you that things are going haywire.
You can't quite believe it until you have crawled on all fours from your bed to the toilet to vomit, simply because you are so malnourished you cannot walk.
And "help" is one of those gold-plated words bandied about in the US. I say "gold-plated" because if you are broke and have no insurance, good bloody luck....
In my case, alcohol.
It will take what was a reasonable mind, and turn it against itself. It will persuade you that what might seem absurd on the outside, is, in fact, quite normal.
Meanwhile, you try to overcome the fear that you are no longer able to perform your work. Because you know the rent is coming up.
That is your reason trying to dig up from the basement to warn you that things are going haywire.
You can't quite believe it until you have crawled on all fours from your bed to the toilet to vomit, simply because you are so malnourished you cannot walk.
And "help" is one of those gold-plated words bandied about in the US. I say "gold-plated" because if you are broke and have no insurance, good bloody luck....
When you're in that lifestyle a good night of sleep is an expensive commodity. Some drugs help you to stay awake, mask the back pain during the show, keep you on through the night in cities you've never been at with girls you won't see again and the euphoric feeling of cocaine or heroin isn't that bad either...
Somehow, drugs are part of the lifestyle. Most don't overdo it, though. Those who do, die...
Those who use drugs need to understand how their body react to it. I have friends that have been buying a gram of blow every Saturday for the past 40 years. Others have been smoking a joint every night since they were teens. Still here, lifting weights, swimming, healthy. Others died as early as 3 months after being introduced to crack cocaine.
You let the drug control you, you're done...
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