Amy Winehouse Dead (RIP thread)[Mod Note Post 1]

Fago! · 23-07-2011 06:20PM

My name is URL wrote: »

Autoerotic asphyxiation just never caught on.

It did for david carradine

RobFowl · 23-07-2011 06:20PM

RIP

The 27 club, bit eerie ....

emilyjmc · 23-07-2011 06:21PM

This is really sad news, my sympathies go out to her family. Have always been a fan of her music and always hoped she would manage to pull herself together.

Mr. Denton · 23-07-2011 06:21PM

RobFowl wrote: »

RIP

The 27 club, bit eerie ....

27 club? Tell me more?

Seamonster · 23-07-2011 06:21PM

steelcityblues wrote: »

You say that like all the other musicians only had milk and cookies every night.

Well there are highly talented musicians, genius even, who managed to survive the temptations of fame....Cliff Richard, our very own Amanda Brunker, Ronan Keating.....the list goes on...

take everything · 23-07-2011 06:21PM

lastlaugh wrote: »

Why is that now?

Can't you recognize the death of a legend when you see it?

She had so much more to give to the world.

I think you need to put it in perspective.

Think the "best troll" thing has gone to your head.

Dudess · 23-07-2011 06:21PM

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

Just let him try to justify drug use

Yes. Drug use = heroin overdose.

MagicMarker · 23-07-2011 06:22PM

mikom wrote: »

Bruce Lee.

Dangerous Man · 23-07-2011 06:23PM

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

Nobody chooses to be a drug addict either. Do you think Amy Winehouse wanted to be addicted to heroin and crack and alcohol? Over simplifying drug addictions is really just making an absolute mockery of people who have very serious problems. It's never as simple as getting over it.

Death, in any form, is a sad thing. Elevating one form to a higher status than others is just making light of what is a terribly sad situation for everyone. What happened in Norway is terrible, of course it is, but so is the untimely death of a young person. It's possible to sad about more than one thing at a time.

With the greatest of respect it is you who is simplifying drug addiction. No one suggested that she wanted to be an addict but she has the power of self-awareness just like most other human beings. At some point during addiction you become aware of the fact that you are becoming addicted and then that you are addicted. The lack of sympathy arises from the not-too-unreasonable belief that people in that situation should do something about it.

It also stems from this:

I don't doubt that there are those who are more predisposed towards addiction than others but by the same token the sheer hellishness of being addicted to a drug as damaging as heroin or crack, as well as the abundant empirical evidence that is the body count of destroyed, zombified young lives causes me to question the intelligence, indeed the sanity of some people. I mean, these are TERRIBLE drugs that can kill you or very easily destroy your life and the lives of your family.

Namlub · 23-07-2011 06:23PM

take everything wrote: »

^Harry Hill.

Super Hans

later12 · 23-07-2011 06:23PM

What a shame, I was listening to her just this morning while out cycling.

The only thing she ever debased in her public life was her dignity, and that is something about which we might feel sad (though bizarrely enough, some people will always feel it is their place to feel angry). But what she actually contributed was some of the most terrifically sublime and bewitching music I personally have ever come across.

She gave a lot more to the world than she ever took away, and that is something that not everyone can say about themselves.

Fago! · 23-07-2011 06:23PM

Dudess wrote: »

Yes. Drug abuse = heroin overdose.

fyp

Zhavey · 23-07-2011 06:23PM

R.I.P Amy, I loved her music a lot. Amazing raw talent.

Da Shins Kelly · 23-07-2011 06:24PM

Mr. Denton wrote: »

If people weren't warned and didn't full know the dangers of drugs then you may have a point. But whether you get hooked or not you know the risks and have a choice to *not begin* before you begin.

Like I said she chose to take drugs and now it's caught up with her. Those people killed in Norway never chose to put themselves in the way of danger. She'll not get 1/1000th of the sympathy I have for them.

People make bad choices. It doesn't make them bad people, and it certainly doesn't mean that they don't deserve any sympathy. She was a talented individual, and it's sad when talented people die like this. It's a shame, if nothing else, that her potential won't be realised. No need to take the moral high ground, everyone makes bad choices. Some are just more affected by their bad decisions than others.

hotmail.com · 23-07-2011 06:24PM

The lady on Sky News that broke the news about Winehouse also broke the news about Heath Ledger and Michael Jackson dying from drug related reasons.

That's three now, maybe the jinx is over.

Turtwig · 23-07-2011 06:25PM

Greyson Obnoxious Oaf wrote: »

You could swim very well, olympic class, and suddenly get dragged miles out into the sea by a strong current. Or some waves could smack you into rocks. Or you could get eaten by a shark. Or you could get stung by a jellyfish. All sorts of dangerous, life threatening things could happen swimming (Or bungee jumping or drinking or driving or running or fucking) regardless of how good you are or how perceived to be safe it is. There's an element of risk to everything fun. Or.

Sorry, but this is just a getting silly. There's an element of risk in everything, yep. What's your point? I assume you wouldn't use the same logic to argue against the use of PPE, safety belts, etc. I mean people are still at risk of dying in a car crash anyways, so why wear seat belts? Oh yeah, because it reduces the risk of them dying. Taking recreational drugs increases the risk of harm, sometimes significantly depending on the particular drug. The comparison to swimming just isn't valid.

mikom · 23-07-2011 06:25PM

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Although you'd rarely see someone dying from ****ing. Dying like a king.
Bruce Lee.

MagicMarker wrote: »

Those were the unfounded rumors.
Guess that's what what happens when you enter the dragon.

Justask · 23-07-2011 06:25PM

FouxDaFaFa wrote: »

I noticed that too.Really pissed me off.

It is a pity because she was undeniably very talented, just surrounded by the wrong people and unable to get out of it. RIP.

Sorry can I ask a stupid question

Whats a pre package from sky news mean?

lastlaugh · 23-07-2011 06:26PM

take everything wrote: »

Think the "best troll" thing has gone to your head.

Are you trying to hurt my feelings? I have feelings you know.

BunShopVoyeur · 23-07-2011 06:27PM

RobFowl wrote: »

RIP

The 27 club, bit eerie ....

What do you mean "the 27 club".

I'm hugely interested?

Never heard of this club before......

IvyTheTerrible · 23-07-2011 06:27PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

The lady on Sky News that broke the news about Winehouse also broke the news about Heath Ledger and Michael Jackson dying from drug related reasons.

That's three now, maybe the jinx is over.

Jinx? They were all drug users that died from drug-related things-hardly a jinx.

Dangerous Man · 23-07-2011 06:27PM

Please let this post hit the top of the 27th page...

Dangerous Man · 23-07-2011 06:28PM

BASTARD!

Monty Burnz · 23-07-2011 06:28PM

Malty_T wrote: »

Sorry, but this is just a getting silly. There's an element of risk in everything, yep. What's your point? I assume you wouldn't use the same logic to argue against the use of PPE, safety belts, etc. I mean people are still at risk of dying in a car crash anyways, so why wear seat belts? Oh yeah, because it reduces the risk of them dying. Taking recreational drugs increases the risk of harm, sometimes significantly depending on the particular drug. The comparison to swimming just isn't valid.

Yup. There's a risk involved in Russian Roulette too. Some risks are a lot riskier and dumber than others.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 23-07-2011 06:28PM

Fago! wrote: »

Yes there is an element of risk to everything. More so with drugs though. I'm not saying "don't do drugs rabble rabble rabble". I'm saying know what you're getting yourself into. It's much easier to quit swimming and bungee jumping and running or whatever than it is to quit heroin.

Although you'd rarely see someone dying from fucking. Dying like a king. :pac:

Well yes to those. I just think some drugs are okay is all and are sometimes worth the risk.

Not that I've taken any of those risks.

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

Just let him try to justify drug use

I'd bet my kneecaps you'd disagree even if I made perfectly formed concise points that would be impossible to counter.

My name is URL · 23-07-2011 06:28PM

Dangerous Man wrote: »

Please let this post hit the top of the 27th page...

We're only on page 10 =/

Dangerous Man · 23-07-2011 06:29PM

I'm not.

Yakult · 23-07-2011 06:29PM

BunShopVoyeur wrote: »

What do you mean "the 27 club".

I'm hugely interested?

Never heard of this club before......

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=The+27+club

IvyTheTerrible · 23-07-2011 06:29PM

My name is URL wrote: »

We're only on page 10 =/

Depends on your post/page setting...

hotmail.com · 23-07-2011 06:30PM

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Jinx? They were all drug users that died from drug-related things-hardly a jinx.

I meant that Samantha Simons, the Sky News presenter, won't broke any further celebrity deaths as she's after doing 3 now.

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