# Amy Winehouse is dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 23, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088 "2011-07-23T16:41:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/1 "2011-07-23T16:41:34Z")
HuffPost is reporting that singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her home of an apparent drug overdose. > **[Amy Winehouse Dead](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/amy-winehouse-dead-singer_n_907753?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003)** > > Amy Winehouse Dead Such a waste of talent. However, I can’t say I’m surprised. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/2 "2011-07-23T16:44:05Z")
What a waste. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/3 "2011-07-23T16:46:11Z")
Fuck. Got to see her perform in Chicago in 2007 and it was an amazing show. She still had her shit together for the most part at the time. Very sad about this news, though not surprised. What a waste of talent. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/4 "2011-07-23T16:46:32Z")
Damn. What is it about 27? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/5 "2011-07-23T16:47:03Z")
[Just a reminder of how talented she once was](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll7UFxqI2pM). ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/6 "2011-07-23T16:47:34Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > What a waste. Only 27 too, I thought she was older than that. Guess she joins the 27 Club. > **[27 Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club)** > > The 27 Club is an informal list consisting mostly of popular musicians, often expanded by artists, actors, and other celebrities who died at age 27. Although the claim of a "statistical spike" for the death of musicians at that age has been refuted by scientific research, it remains a common cultural conception that the phenomenon exists, with many celebrities who die at 27 noted for their high-risk lifestyles. > Beginning with the deaths of several 27-year-old popular musicians between 1969 and... Edit: Beaten by **Ximenean** ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/7 "2011-07-23T16:48:49Z")
Dammit! I was going to post the 27 Club link! ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/8 "2011-07-23T16:49:45Z")
“I cheated myself, like I knew I would.” ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/9 "2011-07-23T16:50:59Z")
I agree, great talent, too soon squandered. It strikes me that if you go that bad that young, you generally don’t get a second chance. Or if you do, it doesn’t take. Shame. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/10 "2011-07-23T16:51:34Z")
Wow - I was watching the Olso coverage on BBC and they broke in to announce that - holy crap! I thought I saw a story just recently that she had gone into rehab. Sorry to hear that - she was so young and talented. ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/11 "2011-07-23T16:51:57Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Dammit! I was going to post the 27 Club link! :o Sorry! She had one hell of a voice. It may be in bad taste, but it kind of pisses me off to see a talented person throw their lives down the toilet. Why? ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/12 "2011-07-23T16:52:22Z")
Link to the [BBC News story](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14262237). Not much information yet, but they will probably update it. She was never my cup of tea, but it’s a tragic waste of life and talent. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/13 "2011-07-23T16:53:21Z")
BBC just announced it. At first, I actually thought they meant she was killed in the Norwegian attacks! They interrupted their coverage of that for her death. I guess if they try to make you go to rehab, you shouldn’t say “No, no, no.” RIP, Amy. Hope you find some peace. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/14 "2011-07-23T16:53:51Z")
Yes, a shame. But not wholly unexpected. Viva Adele! ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/15 "2011-07-23T16:54:06Z")
Goddammit! I really enjoyed her music, and was hoping she could get her life together and go on to become a legend. She had it in her. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/16 "2011-07-23T16:57:32Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > What a waste. She could have yet done more great music but in a way, I think some artists contribute a lot _because_ they’re deeply fucked up and highly likely to finish like this. We just get to enjoy them until they burn up. ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_Motorbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@DJ\_Motorbike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DJ_Motorbike)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/17 "2011-07-23T17:00:18Z")
I had a feeling she was going to make it through her substance abuse problems and defy public perception. Rest in peace Amy. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/18 "2011-07-23T17:03:59Z")
Add me to the list who didn’t realize she was so young. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/19 "2011-07-23T17:05:59Z")
I didn’t realize she was over 25. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088/20 "2011-07-23T17:06:17Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > She could have yet done more great music but in a way, I think some artists contribute a lot _because_ they’re deeply fucked up and highly likely to finish like this. We just get to enjoy them until they burn up. Well she certainly made herself an object lesson. So that’s a contribution too, I guess. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-winehouse-is-dead/590088.md?page=2)