[Livia]

Originally Posted by Ammi

I understand what you say and I feel sad for her daughter too..but I can't help feel very sad for Whitney too. It shows that however privileged your life may be or how good your talents are or what you could have or could be....if you are emotionally unstable, you may as well have nothing...as I think was also the case with Amy Winehouse. If you succumb to drugs and alcohol and you are poor...you will find a way to get them, if you are rich and privileged..well, it's easier. It is sad and it is a waste, I agree...we only get one life and she trashed that gift, but it is sad to think that she felt it was so worthless

I understand the whole addiction thing, but I don't buy into the whole "poor thing felt worthless" idea. Addicts I've known have been terribly self-centred.They don't take drugs because they hate themselves, they take drugs because it makes them feel good, and then they're hooked.

I am sorry that she's dead, but I'm surprised at the massive outpouring of grief for a woman who, while she was a good singer, had been a total mess for years and now seems to have been elevated to the status of tortured martyr.