Friends tell Amy Wino to go to rehab

09.01.07 This is London.co.uk

 

Friends of Amy Winehouse were today urging her to go into rehab after she was forced to leave the stage during a weekend gig because she was drunk.

 

The 23 year old singer had to run off stage to be sick during a performance at G-A-Y on Saturday. A spokesperson for the singer, who has been nicknamed Amy "Wino" Winehouse because of her boozy antics, insisted she had food poisoning after a trip to Miami last week, where she was spotted playing pool with her boyfriend.

 

But friends admitted she has been drinking too much. A source said: "Amy does have a bit of a problem, it's obvious to everyone.

 

"If she keeps going the way she is she'll end up doing herself some serious harm or even worse. It's tragic the way she goes on sometimes, and the amount she drinks would be considered too much for an entire rugby team, let alone a skinny young girl.

 

"Amy has amazing talent and it would be such a shame to see her throw it all away.

 

"It's time for her to face her demons and get help, otherwise her entire career could be down the drain. Another repeat performance of Saturday night and nobody will want to book her for gigs anymore."

 

Before Saturday's gig, Amy spent the day on a drinking bender with friend Kelly Osbourne.

 

As a result she stumbled through her first song before clutching her stomach and throwing up at the side of the stage. A source said: "She turned up at the venue absolutely paralytic - there was no way she was ever going to be able to perform in that state."

 

The second ballad Amy was scheduled to sing was her song Rehab, which contains the lines: "They tried to make me go to rehab. I said no, no, no. I ain't got the time and if my daddy thinks I'm fine. He's tried to make me go to rehab, I won't go, go, go. She wrote the song after her management company tried to encourage her to get help.

 

One gig-goer said: "Everyone started booing, heckling and stamping their feet when they heard she wasn't returning to the stage. The crowd at G-A-Y is normally really up for it and friendly, but I've never seen them so angry before."

 

Amy, originally from Southgate, North London, has so far refused to seek any treatment for her wild partying. She has appeared drunk on The Charlotte Church Show and when she appeared as a guest on BBC2's Never Mind The Buzzcocks she endured repeated comments that she should get a grip on her alcohol problems.

 

Her album Back To Black is currently number two in the UK album chart and is set to claim the top spot on Sunday. Frank, Amy's debut album released in 2003, was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and she won an Ivor Novello award in 2004 for her debut single, Stronger Than Me.

 

Any Comments?

amy 'wino'...pmsl..

Amy has such Talent :wub:

 

She's Young, who gives a $h!t, if she's pissed all the time.

 

Although she shouldnt be at concerts

they tried to make her goto rehab, but she won't go noonoonooo :D :P i'm so sad

Hmmm I would recomend she gets serious help - I have to disagree with you Ryan. I have my own problems with alcohol and I don't do it for fun - I do it because it helps so surely she must have serious issues to be going on like this. Alcohol is fun if you go out once a week with friends or something but going to a concert smashed? Going on Television like a wreck? It's obviously not hindering her record sales but I honestly think she needs help before she ends up dead because she will and I don't want that because I think she is an amazing talent. :(

I love Amy and wish her well with her battle.... and I hope she's sober by March cos I have tickets to see her in Cardiff ;)

I don't like her voice but she should sort herself out. Being sick during a performance isn't on. No good singing about rehab, she wants to get in there.

i think shes got partiall talent. catchy songs

but i dont think rehab is worth it. it sounds boring