The mom of music legend Amy Winehouse, Janis Winehouse, has opened up about her daughter's untimely death, per People.
"She was a victim of her own success," Janis said about her daughter. "She didn't want it, but it just followed her. And she'd be like, 'Who, me?'"
That was a sentiment you could see in every breath Amy Winehouse took. There's no shortage of popular moments online where she just doesn't seem to care about her fame.
One that stands out is during the BRITs in 2008, where a reporter asked the music icon about her performance. Winehouse's response was more than candid: "It was a piece of s***, you look fit [pretty] though."
To Janis, this hard veneer was because of her "nervousness" about fame. "She didn't have confidence, hence the alcohol. 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."
She also reflected on how she deals with grief given the tragic nature of her daughter's death. Her response to being asked about it was, "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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After Her Death, Janis Founded the 'Amy Winehouse Foundation'
The Amy Winehouse Foundation was founded to "inspire children and young people to build their self-esteem and resilience".
The Foundation also runs a recovery house in Hackney, London called Amy's Place. Jane Winehouse, Amy's stepmother and another co-founder and director of the Amy Winehouse Foundation, said that she "would love the women" at Amy's Place.
"It's very true to her," Jane explained. "Everyone here is so real. To be here, to engage properly in recovery, you have to get real. You quickly connect to people on quite a visceral level that you don't necessarily connect with people in everyday life."
The death of a music icon like Amy Winehouse is always tragic. But it's always good to see what her family and friends have done in the wake of such a tragic event.
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