I was shocked when I heard, but like most not surprised. What was awful I thought was the way Sky news, and I assume alot of other broadcasters as well, showed footage of her body being taken from her flat and put into the mortuary's van, I thought that was a disgustingly classless thing to do.
As for people comparing her death to those of the people in Norway, or other drug addicts, get real. The reason why her death is being looked at as more significant to some people is because they felt like they knew her through her music, and as such feel a greater sense of bereavement than they would for people they have no connection to. The scale of tragedy is irrellevant, as Janszoon said, its about perspective. No one could criticise Amy fans for feeling sadder about her death than they do about Norway, much like the people who have been affected by whats happened in Norway wouldnt be criticised for not caring too much that Amy Winehouse is dead.
tl;dr - RIP Amy
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