Amy Winehouse's mother has paid tribute to the singer on the 15th anniversary of her death.
Winehouse passed away on 23 July 2011, after being found dead at her home in Camden, North London. It was ruled that the 'Back To Black' singer had died from accidental alcohol poisoning.
In a recent interview with The I, Amy's mother, Janis reflected on the level of fame her daughter had faced in her life, claiming that her daughter was "a victim of her own success".
On this level of fame Amy faced, Janis added: “She didn’t want it, but it just followed her. And she’d be like, ‘Who, me?".
Janis also speculated as to why she feels that Amy was susceptible to addiction.
“She didn’t have confidence. Hence the alcohol,” she stated. “I think it’s the same with many, many addicts with alcohol. The alcohol takes away the pain. And that is a horrible thing with addiction.”
“Once you’re addicted, you’re addicted,” Janis continued. “The only boss is the addiction. People say, ‘Oh, no, you just stop doing such and such’. They don’t get it. You can’t stop because your body is saying I need it".
On grieving for her daughter, Janis said: “I’m just getting on with it because that’s what I do. I get on with life. I live it".
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Last Sunday, the Winehouse family were involved in a tribute event in Camden Market, a free concert celebrating both Amy's life and the Amy Winehouse Foundation's work in supporting women who are recovering from drug and alcohol over the last 15 years.
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Back in May, it was announced that the Rolling Stones' new album, 'Foreign Tongues' would include a cover of Amy Winehouse's track, 'You Know I'm No Good'. This was confirmed by Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood. Find out more on this from Nova here.
Back in May, Winehouse's goddaughter, Dionne Bromfield hit out at the BRITs for "insulting her legacy" in their tribute to the singer.
This happened after DJ and long time collaborator of Winehouse's, Mark Ronson was awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award at the ceremony.
While accepting the award, Ronson paid tribute to the late singer by playing a live cover of 'Back To Black', before inviting Winehouse's live band, the Dap-Kings, on stage to perform, 'Valerie'.
This did baffle fans, as they were surprised that Bromfield was omitted from the tribute.
According to Bromfield, this was the latest in a long line of instances which she as seen of “doors [being] deliberately closed” to her following Winehouse's death in 2011.
“I want to be clear, this was never about me being on a stage for the sake of being seen or ‘the look’. This is much deeper than that,” she began. “Since Amy’s passing, I’ve faced years of specific people within the industry and surrounding it, making it incredibly difficult for me to move forward and progress in my career".
More on this from Nova here.
