Not all of us know someone with the incredible talent that Amy had but we all know drunks and junkies and they all need help and the help is out there. It is cheaper to rehabilitate an addict than to send them to prison, so criminalisation doesnвЂ™t even make economic sense. We need to look at the way our government funds rehabilitation. We need to review the way society treats addicts, not as criminals but as sick people in need of care. вЂњAll we can do is adapt the way we view this condition, not as a crime or a romantic affectation but as a disease that will kill. Or KurtвЂ™s or JimiвЂ™s or JanisвЂ™s, some people just get the affliction. Not all addicts have AmyвЂ™s incredible talent. We have lost a beautiful and talented woman to this disease. Whether this tragedy was preventable or not is now irrelevant. Russell Brand published a post on his website, an excerpt of which said: вЂњNow Amy Winehouse is dead, like many others whose unnecessary deaths have been retrospectively romanticised, at 27 years old. In a tribute on Twitter, Lady Gaga wrote: вЂњAmy changed pop music forever, I remember knowing there was hope, and feeling not alone because of her. Tony Bennett, who was the last person to work with the young singer, told US Weekly: вЂњShe was a lovely and intelligent person and when we recorded together she gave a soulful and extraordinary performanceвЂ¦ I was honoured to have the opportunity to sing with her.вЂќ wrote, вЂњI recorded this song B4 vickileekx and never put it out. released a new song, вЂњ27вЂќ, dedicated to Winehouse. I love you forever Amy & will never forget the real you!вЂќ Kelly Osbourne took time off the social media platform. RussellВ Brand,В M.I.A., andВ KellyВ OsbourneВ took toВ Twitter, the recording studio, and their own blogs to remember the singer as well.ДЄfter tweeting вЂњI canвЂ™t even breath right my now IвЂ™m crying so hard. The star was mourned by celebrities, fans and those within the music business. What was the reaction to her tragic death?

It's the most completely tragic waste of talent that I can remember'.She also had a well-documented drug habit, although was reported to have kicked this. Rock critic Neil McCormick said: 'It's deeply sad. I love you forever Amy & will never forget the real you!' She tweeted: 'I cant even breath right now I'm crying so hard i just lost 1 of my best friends. Despite the dissolution of her two-year marriage to Blake in 2009, and numerous attempts at fresh starts, often at the insistence of her family, it seems Amy tragically couldnвЂ™t buck the stereotype.ДЄmong those paying tribute was her friend, singer and actress Kelly Osbourne. It was a high point that she never topped.

Her mantelpiece was loaded with Grammys too - she won five, including best new artist. It also led to Amy being named best British female at the Brit Awards and artist of the year at the MTV Music Awards. Rehab, her signature anthem about her refusal to seek treatment, won an Ivor Novello best contemporary song award in 2007. Her short career was littered with awards. Unfortunately, he was also an addict and what he described as their 'mad little nights' often hit the headlines when Amy would seen running through their neighbourhood, in the early hours, out of control.ДЄt first the chaos didn't hinder her creativity. If Blake, a music video assistant, inspired her finest hour, he was also there during her darkest periods.

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