Thursday, June 18, 2015

'How did we let this happen?' The Amy Winehouse question and social science's take on modern fame

There's lots of blame to throw around when it comes to the early demise of Amy Winehouse.

From drug abuse and alcoholism to eating disorders and bad relationships, there's a clear trail of breadcrumbs leading to the singer's death in 2011. Since her passing, everything that ever happened to Winehouse, both at the time and in retrospect, has been examined: Her complicated childhood and overbearing father. Her toxic relationship with husband Blake Fielder-Civil. Label deals that asked too much. Promoters who booked her before she was ready.

The most recent wave of tut-tutting has come on the eve of "Amy," the documentary by "Senna" director Asif Kapadia whose entire through-line (as well as the press surrounding it) is guided by one question: "How did we let this happen?"

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