Amy Winehouse pronounced dead

Dessalines · 07-25-2011, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by right-track

Why the Norway reference?
How can you even compare?
Why even bother?
Tasteless remark!

Did it ever cross your mind that the self abuse could have been due to a life of personal and profound unhappiness?
Or do you just think she was having a laugh?
There by the grace of God...

I disagree. She was determined to die and now there will be a love fest because people like her music, just like the months long love fest when Jerry Garcia died. Some people are just determined to do what they want and frankly, if it leads to their death, I have no sympathy for them, no matter how good their art might have been. People need to be able to divorce themselves from what they like to hear and the people who create that, especially if those people are fools.

In my opinion, the terrorist attack in Norway is of decidedly more importance than the self inflicted death of Ms. Winehouse and tells us so much more about human beings than her death ever could. However, I suspect that as a story, her death will get way more mainstream coverage than that attack. Is that how it should be? You decide.

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Originally Posted by right-track

Double click.

^ This is what we lost.
Never mind what you thought you knew about her as a person. Here she is as an artist. That's all that concerns me.
I'll leave the crass comments to others.

If you can't hear it, you'll never feel it.

No, we lost a drunken drug addict and you need to come to terms with that. There will be no more of what you like because she was seriously undisciplined. When she took her last fix or drank herself into final insensibility, do you think she was in any way caring about what you might be missing? Uh, no.....

right-track · 07-25-2011, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Dessalines

I disagree...

...In my opinion, the terrorist attack in Norway is of decidedly more importance than the self inflicted death of Ms. Winehouse and tells us so much more about human beings than her death ever could. However, I suspect that as a story, her death will get way more mainstream coverage than that attack. Is that how it should be? You decide.

And again you have failed to understand my post.
I wasn't the one comparing Winehouse to Norway.

What really disappoints me about this thread is the way some individuals have come in here and used it as a vehicle for their own self righteousness.
Why on earth people feel the need to express their distaste about the way someone dies is beyond me.
The death of any young individual is a tragedy regardless of it's implications.

I'd appreciate it if future posts in this thread concentrated more on the passing of a talented artist, as opposed to crass comparisons of events elsewhere.
And the merits of who and who shouldn't be mourned more.
Unfortunately, I doubt that'll happen judging by the lack of respect some of the current members display on here these days.

TheBig3 · 07-25-2011, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by right-track

And again you have failed to understand my post.
I wasn't the one comparing Winehouse to Norway.

What really disappoints me about this thread is the way some individuals have come in here and used it as a vehicle for their own self righteousness.
Why on earth people feel the need to express their distaste about the way someone dies is beyond me.
The death of any young individual is a tragedy regardless of it's implications.

I'd appreciate it if future posts in this thread concentrated more on the passing of a talented artist, as opposed to crass comparisons of events elsewhere.
And the merits of who and who shouldn't be mourned more.
Unfortunately, I doubt that'll happen judging by the lack of respect some of the current members display on here these days.

Because the forums overrun with erudite snobs who've spent too much time in school and have been conditioned, based on a meritocracy, to challenge things as a showing of knowledge.

In other words: "we've got a bunch of ****ing want-to-be smarty-pantses waving their dick around."

FRED HALE SR. · 07-25-2011, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

Because the forums overrun with erudite snobs who've spent too much time in school and have been conditioned, based on a meritocracy, to challenge things as a showing of knowledge.

In other words: "we've got a bunch of ****ing want-to-be smarty-pantses waving their dick around."

Its a shame that people can no longer take the high road. I just wanted to say she was immensely talented vocally and for that i'll mourn her loss. She clearly was in the clutches of a huge drug addiction and its sad to see her go down that road so many have before. I really enjoyed her doo wop inspired voice it was a powerful instrument and she should be remembered for it. R.I.P. Amy.

TheBig3 · 07-25-2011, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.

Its a shame that people can no longer take the high road. I just wanted to say she was immensely talented vocally and for that i'll mourn her loss. She clearly was in the clutches of a huge drug addiction and its sad to see her go down that road so many have before. I really enjoyed her doo wop inspired voice it was a powerful instrument and she should be remembered for it. R.I.P. Amy.

I'm with you, friend. I'm with you.