The father of Amy Winehouse’s husband recommends that fans boycott the troubled singer until she can get her act together.
“They are seen as a couple who display sorts of behavior that can be seen as almost entertaining, especially for the tabloid newspapers, and I think it’s about time that their friends and professional colleagues say, ‘enough is enough.’ Perhaps it’s come to the point where—and I wouldn’t want any harm to come to Amy or Blake, obviously—but perhaps it’s time to stop buying records,” says Giles Fielder-Civil to the BBC on Tuesday.
“I think they believe that they are recreational users of drugs and that they are in control … They’re a very close couple. If one dies through substance abuse, the other may commit suicide…and if they died within the next 12 to 24 months, it would be such a tragic waste.”
Winehouse’s own father doesn’t see it quite the same way.
“Will it do any good?” asks Winehouse’s father. “No. It won’t send any message to Amy at all, unfortunately. If I thought it would, it would be a great idea. I’m clutching at straws. It’s all clutching at straws.”
“The only way out of this is, at some point, they are gonna reach rock bottom,” he says. “And at that point, they will say, listen, I don’t want to do this anymore. That’s their decision to make. When the decision is right, they’ll make it. Or they won’t make it.”
i’m confused…it would make more sense if Amy’s father were telling fans to stop buying her music. blake’s family doesn’t seem to be helping with the situation, thinking blake is just a recreational user, etc. blake doesn’t want her to stop making music cuz then his gravy train would come to a screeching halt.
Dear Amy:
I live in a small town in Canada. I’ve been sober 25 yrs. I don’t want anything other than to see you well and sing again. I can help you but you would have to write a song for me some day. LOL. Deanna