Amy Winehouse Found Dead

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At age 27, which if I'm not mistaken was the same age as Cobain, Hendrix, and Morrison.

Any celebrity death pool winners out there?

[jjkoestler]

Joplin was 27 too.

 

Not to sound crass, but is anyone really surprised?

[homer]

I feel for the family. From what I recall, the dad really wanted her to clean up. And she didn't seem all that interested in doing so. maybe I'm wrong about that though.

[pitchleague]

not surprised at all. Never heard her music or anything so no big loss to me. Don't mean to sound crass but I only knew her from tabloid garbage.

[RockCoCougars]

Wow, only 27. Unfortunately, it seems like this was pretty much an unavoidable end. Has any one hit wonder ever gotten so much publicity?

[Funketown]

Wow, only 27. Unfortunately, it seems like this was pretty much an unavoidable end. Has any one hit wonder ever gotten so much publicity?

She had a hit? I'm not trying to be smart, I'm just pretty out of the pop music loop and I knew the name but I don't think I've ever heard anything she has done.

[RockCoCougars]

'Rehab' was pretty big a few summers ago. I remember because I was in the process of getting a root canal and heard it several times in my dentist's office during appointments. I'd certainly never heard of her before that, but I'm not exactly the go to guy when it comes to newer music either.

[davego]

Wow. What a waste.

[molitor fan]

wait, seriously? 2 people in this thread have never heard Rehab? Wow, you guys belong in that Geico commercial involving rocks that you have never heard of either......

[TooLiveBrew]

Wow, only 27. Unfortunately, it seems like this was pretty much an unavoidable end. Has any one hit wonder ever gotten so much publicity?

She had a hit? I'm not trying to be smart, I'm just pretty out of the pop music loop and I knew the name but I don't think I've ever heard anything she has done.

Her album Back to Black is outstanding, honestly. "Rehab" was very chart-friendly, but the album as a whole was much deeper imo & very much legit.

 

Very sad to hear of her death, but as has been mentioned, not surprising.

[DHonks]

Toolivebrew...so she was a singer? I've only heard of her in news headlines and on the celeb gossip shows my girlfriend watches. I kind of figured she was a pretend celeb like the Kardashians

[logan82]

I knew she was a singer because my wife listens to her. Beyond that she is/was just another celebrity to me.

[molitor fan]

 

She had a rare blues rock voice......her fans compare her favorably to Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt

 

I will lose the snarkiness, but I am truly shocked that people were not familiar with her

[Schlitz001]

This isn't a huge surprise, but a tragic loss non the less. I hope it helps bring some more attention to addiction and the harm it causes. Nobody deserves to die that young.

[RockCoCougars]

 

She had a rare blues rock voice......her fans compare her favorably to Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt

 

I will lose the snarkiness, but I am truly shocked that people were not familiar with her

I heard only small doses of her music, but I'd agree. She didn't really look how she sounded- after I heard the song, I was surprised to see that she was a youngish English girl.

[DuWayne Steurer]

I'm in a dead pool on another website, and had her in my list of 10. Can't help but feel a little dirty that I 'predicted' the death of a 27 year old, and it actually happened.

 

It's hard to feel bad for the individuals that put themselves on these paths, but at the same time, it's certainly devastating for the family and friends. All you can do is wonder how a young life could have been saved here, if someone had stepped in more firmly or something.

 

RIP certainly applies here, because it would seem peace is something that was certainly lacking in her life.

[chuckiehacks]

While this is certainly a shame, I think its pretty ridiculous that people are comparing her to Hendrix, Morrison, Cobain and Joplin, just because they all OD'd at 27 (yes, I realize Cobain didn't OD). She had one top-ten hit, and it was essentially a novelty song. I doubt there were too many people that didn't know who any of the other members of "Club 27" were when they died, and that was before the internet. Five years from now, no one will remember Amy Winehouse.

[thebruce44]

She had quite a voice but as others have said this isn't exactly shocking.

[And That]

Phenomenal voice, and Back to Black is a wonderful album. If you haven't heard anything off that record beside Rehab, seek it out.

 

Very sad.

[homer]

Five years from now, no one will remember Amy Winehouse.

Her family will.

[GAME05]

i wouldn't quite classify her among forgettable pop sensations like Britney Spears or Taylor Swift. she had a unique voice and was one of the few singers helping to popularize a very interesting style of jazz-pop music. she wasn't exactly Hendrix, but if a person only ever listened to 1940s music when Hendrix was around, then i'm sure they would have said he was a forgettable flash-in-the-pan, too. I liken Winehouse to a Lauren Hill in their relative impact on the music world, popularity and short tenures.

[Principessa21]

While this is certainly a shame, I think its pretty ridiculous that people are comparing her to Hendrix, Morrison, Cobain and Joplin, just because they all OD'd at 27 (yes, I realize Cobain didn't OD). She had one top-ten hit, and it was essentially a novelty song. I doubt there were too many people that didn't know who any of the other members of "Club 27" were when they died, and that was before the internet. Five years from now, no one will remember Amy Winehouse.

I will definitely remember her. Back to Black is one of my favorite albums, probably number one. I'm genuinely saddened by her death.

[RockCoCougars]

My guess is that she will become 'bigger' in death than she was in life a la Cobain. She seems to have the right mix ...talent, 'eclectivity', and short career.

[logan82]

I liken Winehouse to a Lauren Hill in their relative impact on the music world, popularity and short tenures.

Who?

[Glennron]

I liken Winehouse to a Lauren Hill in their relative impact on the music world, popularity and short tenures.

Who?

One of the more popular/critically acclaimed female musicians of the last 15 or so years.