Amy Winehouse Was 'Physical Wreck' – Death Leaves A Trail Of Grief And Denials

Amy Winehouse’s grieving mother has said that the singer was “a physical wreck” the day before she died and that her minders had to help her down the stairs. Janis, who suffers from MS, added that Amy was “completely out of it.”

The singer was apparently having weekly health check-ups and her doctor visited her 24 hours before her death but had ‘no concerns.” Her bodyguard, Andrew Morris, also checked on her in the morning, but when he returned in the afternoon, she had died.

After her funeral on Tuesday, Winehouse’s father gave fans her clothes, leaving one fan wearing a vest the singer owned. It also emerged that she was in the process of adopting a poor, 10-year-old, St Lucian girl.

Since the singer’s death, tributes have flooded in, and her family released a statement saying: “Our family has been left bereft by the loss of Amy, a wonderful daughter, sister, niece. She leaves a gaping hole in our lives. We are coming together to remember her and we would appreciate some privacy and space at this terrible time.”

Amy’s phone was apparently “routinely” hacked by members of the press, as were Winehouse’s parents, brother Alex and ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil, according to investigative journalist Charles Lavery.

Talking about the troubled Londoner’s attendance at rehabilitation centres, a source told Lavery: “The press knew where she would be, who would be there, what time, at any given time.

“They were able to be there too, to befriend her and actively encourage her, as if they had arrived by chance. That made better copy and, more importantly, better photos for the snappers both inside and waiting outside.

Ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil said that losing Winehouse has left him “inconsolable”, while Fielder-Civil’s mother hit out at critics who said he was responsible for the singer’s untimely, saying he had nothing to do with it.

Amy joins the ’27 Club’ – a list of famous rock stars who died at the same age  – which also includes Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Brian Jones.

Beautiful Crime presents: ‘Hendrix Still Reigning, Still Dreaming’ {Social Diary}

Where: Red Bull Studio, London Tooley Street, SE1
When: 6:30pm – 10pm Thursday 16th September 2010

To coincide with the 40th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s death, Beautiful Crime held an event pre-releasing urban artist Fin DAC’s highly anticipated ‘Hendrix Still Reigning, Still Dreaming’ hand finished, limited edition prints. The one night only pop-up exhibition at The Red Bull Studio. Guests were engulfed in the rock’n’roll atmosphere, with Fin DAC’s striking images of Hendrix taking centre stage. Fin has previously sold his artwork on an international scale. He has worked with the likes of Armani, The Morgan’s Hotel Group and has exhibited with Jamie Reid (the Sex Pistols album cover fame), Goldie, Julia Reston-Roitfeld and Jef Aerosol.

On the night, it was noted that the prints and their prices were subtly linked to Hendrix. As
he died in 1970, the guests had a privilege to view the outstanding artist’s seventy limited
edition hand-finished prints and as it was in the ninth month, there were nine, one of a kind
special edition prints on copper, steel, wood and wallpapered canvas.

To make the show even more unforgettable, Fin DAC completed the metal edition live on
the night. The prints will be officially released on the Beautiful Crime website on 18th
September (www.beautifulcrime.com).

Guests in attendance included Gemma Arterton, Goldie, Danny Cipriani, Idris Elba. As they sipped on Raining Rum and Daiquiri Dream cocktails courtesy of The Online Off Licence (www.theonlineofflicence.co.uk), they also enjoyed a live DJ set from Stuee from The Paddingtons, who got behind the decks to fuse his own recently recorded tunes, creating an electric atmosphere for the celebration of the 40th anniversary of one of the greatest rock
and roll legends.

It was a night to remember.