Addiction, Amy Winehouse And The Tabloid Press

It is said that an addict must hit “rock bottom” in order to be willing to recover. But when the addict is a celebrity, her “lowest, loneliest moments are populated by exactly what a performer craves most: an audience. It stops looking like rock bottom, which leads the victim to believe there are still depths to plumb. Unfortunately, the next level down is usually a notice in Obit magazine.”