Slog - Comments on I Can't Look—I Must Look http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look I'm trying, and failing, to politely avert my eyes from the sinkhole known as Amy Winehouse. I want to be generous, just quietly hoping she'll get her shit together and make more great, sneering soul records involving baritone saxophones. But it's hard to ignore photos like this and this. They tend to grab one's attention, make one wonder what the fuck is going on. (The ones of her shoes—all bloody, they suppose, from shooting smack between her toes—are difficult to bear.) Amy Winehouse, the troubled 'Rehab' singer, whose frail arms were covered in scratches and bandages, ran screaming from London's... Copyright 2008 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:05:46 -0800 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:04:54 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by jzilla her scabby feet give me a boner.

]]> jzilla http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790425 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790425 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:28:47 -0800 Comment by douglas wait, because she was being real in her music you can't enjoy it now? i hope the girl gets a hold on her life, but it seems like her music has more credibility now.

]]> douglas http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790426 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790426 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:29:04 -0800 Comment by Katelyn The great jazz musicians were all about the heroin anyway... Welcome to the club, Amy

]]> Katelyn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790433 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790433 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:36:06 -0800 Comment by monkey I hope she gets her shit together too. I hope anyone in that situation gets their shit together.

But I hate, and not just a little, that fucking rehab song with a passion.

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790448 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790448 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:55:49 -0800 Comment by chris artists with fucked up lives make the best music (ie - edith piaf, kurt cobain). it's just hard as a fan to watch the ensuing trainwreck, and realize that this sad story has been lived so many times before.

]]> chris http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790451 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790451 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:56:59 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave Kraftwerk didnt have fucked up lives.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790465 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790465 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:10:51 -0800 Comment by mom i'm sorry, but no thanks. not really a fan of amy w. and this makes me feel sorry for her pathetic booty even more. what a waste.

]]> mom http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790468 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790468 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:13:29 -0800 Comment by Brendan Kiley It heartens me to see the Nellie McKay banner ad on the side of this comments thread—not every good diva has to be a big bloody heroin hairball.

]]> Brendan Kiley http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790499 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790499 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:39:47 -0800 Comment by mongo like slog too bad he's got drug problems, cuz i was really hoping he'd continue to world domination where Rupaul left off.

]]> mongo like slog http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790500 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790500 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:42:09 -0800 Comment by Fnarf The great jazz musicians were not "all about the heroin" -- they were despite the heroin. There is no more pernicious lie than that which says "the best musicians are fucked up".

That said, enjoying Amy Winehouse records has ALWAYS been in poor taste. She's about as soulful as the Geico gecko. If her drug and man problems keep her from making any more records, it's a win. Maybe she'll find time to take a shower.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790515 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790515 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:57:25 -0800 Comment by hipsterlite XX-actly fnarf!

"There is no more pernicious lie than that which says "the best musicians are fucked up."

one never hears of a barbershop-quartet or Lawrence Welk band member strung out on the smack, now do they?

when you're right, old man, you are right!


*histerlite*

]]> hipsterlite http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790529 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790529 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:09:00 -0800 Comment by daytrpr (11) What are you talking about? The Lawrence Welk bandmembers were reefer-smokers and into "the lifestyle" as they like to say. Get a clue, man!

]]> daytrpr http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790552 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790552 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:29:24 -0800 Comment by Tlazolteotl And I would like to be able to surf the intertubz without seeing any more references to Pete Doherty's slow-motion train wreck as well. Jeez, can't these people just OD already?

]]> Tlazolteotl http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790555 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790555 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:31:46 -0800 Comment by --MC I hate that shit, when people get all spooky eyed and go, Oh, she's so messed up, that makes her music so much more authentic and real! What, do you listen to Britney Spears records and talk about how authentic they are because she's such a personal ruin?

]]> --MC http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790563 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790563 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:42:14 -0800 Comment by hipsterlite thanks daytrpr; You've really turned me around on that one. I'll change my snarky ways, and have a new faith in the sheer unbridled bacchanalian talent and lifestyle of all things Lawrence Welk. Now I see the light my brother.

--also meant to say something about Amy Winehouse, but can only come up with a resounding---"mehh ???"

& oh yeah those pics are okay, i guess, coulda used a bit more puce in the bruises and some bright white ciggarette burns on her neck, you know for better effect.

x-histerlite

]]> hipsterlite http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790572 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790572 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:52:54 -0800 Comment by Loonesta To quote the lady - "What kind of fuckery is this?"

]]> Loonesta http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790591 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790591 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:11:35 -0800 Comment by Gitai If her parents would just take her to shul and introduce her to a nice boy, maybe she would get her life together.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790664 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790664 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:47:01 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Lawrence Welk was ten times the artist that Amy Winehouse is.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790683 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790683 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:46:14 -0800 Comment by hipsterlite "Lawrence Welk was ten times the artist that Amy Winehouse is."

--I wont argue that! but at the same time it seems as if your geriatric metric is like...

matlock -vs- the simple life
or
polygrip denture cream -vs- burts bees lip balm
or
old time country buffet -vs- hooters (food only, not, ahem "atmosphere")
or
metamucil -vs- poppers
or
steve allen -vs- carrot-top
or
after dinner cordials -vs- red bull and vodka

...ok i'm done poking fun at the old guy, but in a way don't all of those things(except for maybe after dinner cordials/poppers and maybe burts bees) pretty much suck???

---hipsterlite
(a burgeoning curmudgeon as well)

]]> hipsterlite http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790699 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790699 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:44:26 -0800 Comment by frequency ass bandit the hack needs to go. "blake" should have just let her continue cutting. one less undertalented celebrity for the mob to cling to.
but then, that might make a martyr of her, and before i know it, there'll be obnoxious 14 year old girls and self-proclaimed bi-curious scene boys telling me "omfg, how cud u say such a thng, shes amzin! u cleary dun no gud muzik hwne u c it," on my blog. and then i'd have to shoot them, amy, and myself for allowing such tripe on my better-than-holy opinion sanctuary. and that just can't happen. damn, i always come to this conclusion with self-indulgent "celebrities."

]]> frequency ass bandit http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790701 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790701 Media Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:51:36 -0800 Comment by Kristin Bell All celebrity nonsense aside. It is just sad that she is that fucked up as a human being. I'm sure she is miserable and that is sad. I've only hear her one song about how she doesn't want to go to rehab. At least she's honest in the song.

]]> Kristin Bell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790748 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c790748 Media Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:59:59 -0800 Comment by RodIron Look..I'll admit it. I'm a pop-music whore. I was Waaaay late to the Amy Winehouse party discovering her music only afte hearing "I'm no good" on AMC's Mad Men. I disovered "Rehab" a few days later... Her music is excellent and I sincerely hope she doesn't end up choking to death on her own sick...but wait, that would be kind of rock & rolley wouldn't it?

]]> RodIron http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c791487 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/i_cant_looki_must_look#c791487 Media Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:04:54 -0800