mancabdriver said:

But all that means nothing to her now. That's the sad part!

mancabdriver said:

yeah, its easy to pic apart someone elses life on the out side looking in.
typically in situations like hers for regular people you have to totally remove your self from the people and surroundings and never ever go back.
Its probably quite hard in her case, its sounds as though she has very few options and a small group of friend&relatives who rather her stay and die than one of them plucking her away from everything and never ever looking back.

horatio said:

I could easily spend a whole thread on that bolded statement alone. There is a deliberate reason that all of those things come to mind in association with it. Its called demonization. Instead of taking a plant that has more practical uses than most and implementing its usage, governments have chosen to demonize it. Hemp itself has a great deal of practical uses but...nevermind. I'm not even going there. I don't smoke or drink so it doesn't benefit me in a personal indulgence way to legalize it but scientifically, we could really use hemp.
Homegirl is on synthetic drugs as well as alcohol and that's what's fucking her up. She openly bragged about not going to rehab. She didn't want help and planted the seed in the minds of others that perhaps its okay NOT to seek help and her seeds have sprouted.
Don't get me wrong, I don't wish her ill, I just don't care that she's sick.
Aiberman: I'm not going to even address that other shot you took at me (the sister comment) because you don't know me, so you're basically just talking out of your ass.
I remain unchanged on the matter. If not caring about this chick makes me a monster then so be it. I'll be that monster. I still don't care. Everybody's got an excuse to exempt someone from personal responsibility.

[Edited 6/23/08 17:26pm]

Xcalibre said:

Well, the only thing that is sad (or tragic) is that a 24 year old girl, after only a couple years of (soso) fame almost drives herself to the grave! She could have a great life... but is too stupid to have it and fucks it all up!

And yes, I also don't care... the bitch totally brought it on herself!

Anxiety said:

Well, she's not my grandmother, I don't find that Winehouse likeable and I assume that this thing comes from her substance abuse... so I don't care! Sorry if that sounds cold or shallow!

BlaqueKnight said:

again the scenario isnt about weed or drugs, its about promoting an attitude towards life through art/song/what ever medium one chooses, that isnt healthy and in doing that the chickens coming home to roost.
By YOUR estimations of her situation Tupac and many other artist who are dead got what they deserved because of the life styles they not only lead, but ADVOCATED.
and the 'sister comment' I have no idea what it is you are referring to.

applekisses said:

Well, sorry about your mother and sister.... but geez... why should anyone feel sorry for them... they totally brought in on themselves... doctors are warning from the risks of smoking (whatever smoking), but these people all know it better or don't care and then we should feel sorry for them?? Hell no! If anything I feel sorry for the relatives, who have to suffer through seeing them suffer or losing people they love, but certainly not for the people who brought it on themselves!

And yes, I totally agree with BlaqueKnight!

Serious said:

Well, a lot of his problems he did bring on himself.... and I don't feel that much sorry about those, but also many problems he didn't bring on himself and were created by his upbringing and other people including media and I feel sorry about those!

PatrickS77 said:

i wonder how many people who were not born into fame and money would handle suddenly being famous and wealthy at a young age.
I would liken it to suddenly winning the lottery.
Being young and impressionable, people at the age of 24 definitely do not have it together, most not even at 30.
People crawling out the wood work trying to ride your coat tails, guilting you into giving them money and paying their way for everything. Parents that act like you owe them.
I can see why she dont give a shit. The world is disgusting.
Its hard to live/love your self when there is not one person you feel you can trust or reciprocates the fabled love.
Especially being a young woman/girl who has likely been filled with the falsehood of romantic love.

Wow, I've got the only flaming thread on page 1 of the Music: Non-Prince forum.

Don't I get, like, a cash prize or something?

PatrickS77 said:

Grade A asshole commentary.

Whatever! I don't feel sorry for someone who deliberatly risks their health! Period!

PatrickS77 said:

WHATEVA! AH DO WHATEVA AH WANT!

I hope and pray for only the very best for her, but I don't see her surviving very much longer.

I think she will die of anorexia before any of the drugs get her. And as someone above me said, emphysema is irreversible. If she cannot quit smoking, gradually she will lose the ability to breath.

That's how my mom died.

BlaqueKnight said:

PREACH!!!

TonyVanDam said:

How is she an undercover racist? What did she do?
[Edited 6/23/08 19:28pm]

uPtoWnNY said:

missfee said:

her bf recorded her & a friend drunk singing a racist rhyme

missfee said:

Check out the video in this thread
http://prince.org/msg/105/272796?&pg=1

I don't understand why the hell she's performing at a celebration honoring Nelson Mandela.

SCNDLS said:

you dont see her band standing on the corner picketing her performances






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[Edited 6/23/08 19:38pm]

SCNDLS said:

That's what I'd like to know.

horatio said:

What are you talking about? Where would I see this? So you're saying her own band is picketing her performance???

SCNDLS said:

the key word is: don't = DO NOT

horatio said:

Ummmm they're on her payroll so why would they picket her??? I hold whomever organized his birthday celebration accountable. I mean really do you think 90 year old Nelson is HUGE Amy Crackhouse fan???? IMO she should never have been invited to perform. But after that video of her singing the racist lil ditty or maybe the one with her sucking on a crack pipe came out they should have uninvited her.

Well, put me in the camp with the empathizers. Empathy means that if I were in the EXACT SAME SHOES (same personality, same insecurities, same addictions) as she, I *just might* be doing the same thing as she. I'm never quick to say what I would never do, and I certainly am not going to start judging people. That crap ALWAYS comes back to bite you in the azz.

I feel very sorry for her because her life is a living hell. No one deserves that, self-inflicted or not.

Now, leave me and my hippie, we-are-the-world sentiments ALONE.

SCNDLS said:

well, i think its an odd scenario you just stated there.
imaging how mortified she is going to be performing after this recent shit storm, one people are much more concerned about than her addiction and health.

horatio said:

Why on Earth would she be "mortified" now???? She's been a public crackhead and heroin addict for years now. It's not like she's discreet. I think that viewpoint is odder than anything I've stated. She's a crackhead, she obviously doesn't give a shit about how that's perceived and people have been greatly "concerned" about her for years and it hasn't changed her behavior one bit. So again I ask, "What are you talking about?"

I still bad for her regardless of the racist statements. I actually feel sorry for people who have that type of mindset period. It must be awful to be so narrow minded and not be open to all the things that are different from them. And to be an addict on top of that is a whole nutha dimension of tunnel fucked-upness.

Good luck to her!

But is she really that talented?
Grace Jones was much more interesting both musically and optically.