RIP Amy Winehouse Dead At 27

Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and now Amy Winehouse. What do all of these rockers have in common? They all gave us hours of entertainment and all also died very sad and tragic deaths at the age of 27. Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment this afternoon, July 23, 2011. Ambulances were dispatched but when they arrived they found the young rocker already gone.

Winehouse was last seen at the iTunes festival where her protoge and God Daughter was performing. Witnesses said she stumbled on stage and implored everyone to buy her protege's CD. She didn't sing but she was seen dancing and stumbling around on stage. Before that appearance, the last sighting of her was at her own concert where she appeared to be visibly intoxicated. She fell twice and couldn't recall the lyrics to her own songs. At one point she even asked one of her back up singers to take the lead because she could no longer perform. She eventually stumbled off stage and the remainder of her concert tour was cancelled.

Winehouse's rise to fame has always been dogged by her well documented struggles with substance abuse. Her struggles included not only alcohol but heroin and cocaine. Prior to beginning her last tour, she spent a week in yet another rehab facility... Yeah Yeah Yeah. Though she constantly dealt with personal obstacles, she always believed she would beat her demons. "If you can't sort something out for yourself, No one can".

Winehouse released her second album in 2006 featuring the single "Rehab" which Time Magazine named the best song of 2007 and Rolling Stone espoused it as the 8th best song of the 2000's. Before her Grammy award album was released, she began showing up to rehearsals and gigs highly under the influence. Her management company suggested she try rehab. She fired the company and channeled her feelings into her hit single Rehab. I guess in the end she got her wish. Nobody is gonna be trying to get you back in rehab Amy. Rest in peace talented one. Peace and Love. Amy is survived by her parents and two siblings.