[Stu]

Originally Posted by Zee

Indeed... I understand that my blunt attitude towards the news of her death will annoy people who loved her and her music, but it's not about her music, it's about her celebrity status as a drug user - she's not been in the public eye for the past four years for being a musician, it's for being a drug addict, so I think it's completely fair to be blunt about that - it comes down to whether people are sympathetic towards drug addicts or not, and I fall under the latter category having seen people I once loved go through drug addiction despite attempts from the nearest and dearest to stop it from happening.

How can you simplify it so easily? It's not just a choice between musician and drug addict. Beneath both those lofty accolades lies a human being and that is who I am siding with.