{"id":707979,"date":"2026-07-24T00:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T00:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/707979\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T00:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T00:36:12","slug":"amy-winehouses-mother-leads-tributes-and-reflects-on-15th-anniversary-of-her-death-she-was-a-victim-of-her-own-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/707979\/","title":{"rendered":"Amy Winehouse\u2019s mother leads tributes and reflects on 15th anniversary of her death: \u201cShe was a victim of her own success\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amy Winehouse<\/a>\u2019s mother Janis has led tributes to the singer on the 15th anniversary of her death, reflecting that her daughter was \u201ca victim of her own success\u201d.<\/p>\n

Today (July 23) marks 15 years since\u00a0Winehouse was found dead at her home in Camden, North London, aged 27<\/a>. Her death was later ruled to have been caused by accidental alcohol poisoning.<\/p>\n

In an\u00a0interview with\u00a0The i<\/a>,\u00a0Janis\u00a0has\u00a0reflected on the scale of the fame her daughter faced\u00a0in her life.\u00a0\u201cShe was a victim of her own success,\u201d she\u00a0said. \u201cShe\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want it, but it just followed her. And\u00a0she\u2019d\u00a0be like, \u2018Who, me?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Janis also speculated about why she believes Amy was susceptible to addiction. \u201cShe didn\u2019t have confidence. Hence the alcohol,\u201d she explained. \u201cI think it\u2019s the same with many, many addicts with alcohol. The alcohol takes away the pain. And that is a horrible thing with addiction.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce you\u2019re addicted, you\u2019re addicted,\u201d she continued. \u201cThe only boss\u00a0is the addiction. People say, \u2018Oh, no, you just stop doing such and such\u2019.\u00a0They\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0get it. You\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0stop because your body is saying I need it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Addressing her ongoing grief, Janis said: \u201cI\u2019m\u00a0just getting on with it because\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0what I do. I get on with life. I live it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Winehouse family were involved in a tribute event in Camden Market on Sunday (July 19), a free concert that celebrated both her life and the Amy Winehouse Foundation<\/a>\u2019s work supporting young women who are recovering from drug and alcohol addiction over the last 15 years.<\/p>\n

In 2020, Winehouse was honoured with a dedicated stone on Camden\u2019s Music Walk Of Fame. Watch NME\u2019s report from the unveiling below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The official account of Winehouse\u2019s late collaborator\u00a0Tony Bennett<\/a>\u00a0also shared a clip of their duet \u2018Body\u00a0And\u00a0Soul\u2019 today, writing: \u201cRemembering Amy Winehouse, who we lost 15 years ago today,\u201d alongside Bennett\u2019s earlier assessment: \u201cShe was as great as Ella or Billie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this year,\u00a0Pete Doherty\u00a0told\u00a0NME\u00a0that he believed the 2024 biopic\u00a0Back\u00a0To\u00a0Black\u00a0had been treated unfairly by critics<\/a>, praising Marisa Abela\u2019s performance and saying the film captured Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil\u2019s \u201cthem against the world\u201d relationship.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Amy would have liked it,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was\u00a0basically a\u00a0love story, wasn\u2019t it? It\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0so much about her dad, and everyone goes on and on about her dad. It was about her and Blake and when they fell in love.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this month,\u00a0The Rolling Stones\u00a0also reflected on their friendship with Winehouse<\/a>\u00a0ahead of releasing a cover of \u2018You Know I\u2019m No Good\u2019 on their latest album,\u00a0\u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ronnie Wood recalled trying to help the singer during her struggles with alcohol. \u201cShe would go, \u2018Oh Ronnie, what am I going to do?\u2019\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said. \u201cI said, \u2018Look, everyone knows\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0got vodka in the water bottle. Get it together and get on stage.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Beautiful tributes left for Amy by fans on the 15th anniversary of her death today at her home in Camden Square. \ud83d\udda4\u2728#AmyWinehouse<\/a> #AmyForever<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/63haR3bj0Z<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Amy Winehouse UK (@amywinehouse_uk) July 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cBut if you could get her up there and she stayed there, it\u2019d be great,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019m\u00a0sad because she\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0do her full span. It was like saying goodbye to Billie Holiday again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Winehouse joined the Stones at the Isle\u00a0Of\u00a0Wight Festival in 2007 to perform The\u00a0Temptations\u2019 \u2018Ain\u2019t\u00a0Too Proud\u00a0To\u00a0Beg\u2019.\u00a0Keith Richards<\/a>\u00a0expressed regret that he never had the\u00a0opportunity\u00a0to know her better.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was always sort of, \u2018Well, I\u2019m bound to meet her down the road,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cYou expect things to happen, and unfortunately no. But\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0what records are for.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0just\u00a0very glad\u00a0and\u00a0honoured\u00a0to have played with her at least once.\u201d<\/p>\n