StevenIndieSparkle
StevenIndieSparkle t1_j7a894i wrote
Reply to comment by MrStickySpaz in Amy Winehouse winning her first Grammy in 2008 by Rainsdrop
I'm talking about Asif Kapadia's 2015 documentary Amy.
Amy Winehouse's story is long and honestly pretty tragic, but essentially it was during one of the numerous periods she was forced to go to rehab and stop taking drugs that she won this award. Awarded to her by her literal childhood idol, she would go on to say to a friend just offstage, "This is all so boring without drugs".
Really, I see this moment as the point of no return for Amy. In this moment she had it all - fame, respect, a path to become a legend - and it still wasn't half as good as when she was high.
StevenIndieSparkle t1_j78gvwj wrote
After watching the Amy documentary, and finding out how empty she felt inside during this exact moment, just makes it such a heartbreaking thing to see really.
StevenIndieSparkle t1_j7a8dfz wrote
Reply to comment by HardCounter in Amy Winehouse winning her first Grammy in 2008 by Rainsdrop
Moments later she would tell her close friend just offstage, "This is all so boring without drugs".
Maybe empty is not the perfect word, but I'd say it's pretty accurate given what we now know.