Janis Winehouse’s plea for Amy to get help
Janis Winehouse is reaching out to Amy in the form of a plea, as printed by News of the World:
The mother of troubled British singer Amy Winehouse pleaded with her to get in touch so she can sort her daughter’s life out, in an open letter published Sunday.
Janis Winehouse, 52, said she wanted to make her daughter well again, in the letter printed in the News of the World newspaper.
Amy Winehouse, 24, who earned six Grammy nominations — the music industry’s most prestigious awards — Thursday, is rarely out of the tabloid headlines due to widely reported drug and alcohol problems and a turbulent private life.
“We want to help you, but we know that unless you want to be helped — unless you come to us — anything we tried would be in vain,” her mother wrote.
“We were terrified after we saw those pictures of you earlier this week, wandering the freezing streets of London at dawn in your underwear.
“Early fame has overwhelmed you, it’s dizzied you and muddled your mind. For a moment, forget you’re a superstar. You’re young and vulnerable, no stronger than any of the rest of us.
“I’d like nothing better than to have you home and help you put on a bit of weight with some wholesome home cooking.”
Winehouse scrapped her British tour recently after some shambolic performances, citing the separation from her husband Blake Fielder-Civil as the reason she could not go on.
Arrested after allegedly trying to bribe a pub barman he is accused of attacking, Fielder-Civil is in prison on remand.
“Having to cancel your tour, as well, has been very sad. But maybe it will make you stop, think and take stock of where your life is going,” the singer’s mother said.
“Blake, your husband, might not be my favourite person, you know that, but he’s your choice and I would never say anything about him to hurt you.
“When I was quoted recently as saying ‘Thank God Blake’s inside’, what I meant was that putting him in jail might help him clean up his act and change his life.
“I want you to love Blake for who he is, Amy. Not because you feel sorry for him, or because he can get you doped up.”
