LONDON - Amy Winehouse's father-in law says fans should stop buying her records to force the singer to seek help for what he called a drug addiction.

Giles Fielder-Civil said he believed Winehouse and his son, Blake Fielder-Civil, had used cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin and were in "abject denial" about their problem.

"I think they believe they are recreational users of drugs and they are in control," Fielder-Civil told British Broadcasting Corp. radio Tuesday. "Clearly they are addicts."

He said fans should send a message to Winehouse "that her addiction and her behavior are not acceptable."

"Perhaps it is time to stop buying records," Fielder-Civil said. "It's a possibility, to send that message."

However, Winehouse's father said a boycott would do little good.

"It's all clutching at straws," Mitch Winehouse told the BBC. "There's only one way out of this, and anybody with any drug experience will tell you ... that the only way out of this is not sectioning them, not locking them up. At some point they are going to reach rock bottom ... and at that point they will say, `Listen, I don't want to do this anymore.'"

Giles Fielder-Civil said Winehouse's record label should be more "pro-active in helping the couple to get better."

Island Records couldn't immediately be reached for comment.

Winehouse, 23, has built her reputation on a soulful voice and a hard-partying image. Her most recent album, "Back to Black," topped the British charts and produced the hit single "Rehab."

Concern for her health has grown since Winehouse was taken to a hospital earlier this month for "severe exhaustion" and spent a short stint in a rehab facility. She has since canceled a series of British concerts and postponed a tour of the U.S. and Canada.

Last week, newspaper pictures showed Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil bloody and bruised, apparently after a fight in a London hotel.

Gossip Web site perezhilton.com said it had received text messages from Winehouse denying Fielder-Civil was responsible for her injuries.

http://www.yahoo.com/s/662159

Maybe he should start asking himself why she has to be so high all the time


Sadness can kill.


Oh. Some other diseases can kill you too, including stupidity.

I feel sorry 4 her family they sound desperate, sadly she will not care about record sales, the media, the industry etc all she cares about is her next hit she has hit rock bottom now he should at least try 2 section her before its 2 late she may hate him at the beginning but better being hated than having 2 place your child in the ground.

Such a talented lady so sad 2 see her like this

You can hear the full radio interview of the in-laws describing the family's ordeal here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/h...966640.stm

It sheds a lot of light on why he's taking the stance that he is. Including his battle with the record label for their support, confronting the couple's dealer, and the fear that one, the other, or both will die 12-24 months if they don't seek medical help immediately.

This is a bad, bad, situation. Wouldn't wish it on anyone...
[Edited 8/28/07 9:26am]

Her father in law has a point.Stop buying her CDs,you're only giving her more money for drugs! Some artists need to hit rock bottom so they can finally come to their senses and get it together...before it's too late.

What about her parents? Her blood family? What a mess!

SoulAlive said:

I don't like the way the writen interview has been edited and chopped. In the audio link I posted you can REALLY get the full gist of their desperation and why he's asking for a boycott.

At this point Amy and her husband have so much money and so many enablers around them for the ride that they won't be stopping anytime soon. The parents are at their wits end, have been to the police to identify their dealer, and have been to the label to ask for their help.

Winehouse is too much of a cash cow for them right now for Island to be bothered, hence the bullshit announcement about exaustion, and wanting her to rest. This includes the comped stays in guarded luxury resorts, and the announcements of her going on 'holiday'. The parents say that its only a maneuver to get her and Blake out of the way while business goes on as usual.
Amy already has plenty of money to last many moons, however, a mass boycott would stop the record company's incoming profits and force them to take notice and address the issue.

The families are at the point where they are grasping at straws, pleading for their children to come out of hiding. They told the interviewer that if they do not receive professional medical help IMMEDIATELY they will die quite soon. And most certainly should one overdose, the other will commit suicide immediately thereafter. These parents are completely desperate and overwrought. You can hear it in their voices that its not so much tough love as their engaging in, rather than they've exausted every resource and are literally desperate to save their kids' lives. It's a REALLY tragic interview and a bad bad situation.

"It's all clutching at straws," Mitch Winehouse told the BBC. "There's only one way out of this, and anybody with any drug experience will tell you ... that the only way out of this is not sectioning them, not locking them up. At some point they are going to reach rock bottom ... and at that point they will say, `Listen, I don't want to do this anymore.'"

He's right.

Sweeny79 said:

Except he should have said ... at some point they are going to reach rock bottom or kill themselves.

Stax said:

Well yeah, that's how it works.