Amy Winehouse In Rehab With Back To Black Album

Amy Winehouse was obviously being serious in her lyrics to Rehab stating they tried to make me go to rehab but I said no, no, no. So why does everyone seem so shocked by the news that Amy Winehouse has a drug and alcohol problem?

I personally am a big fan of the newest Amy Winehouse Album Back To Black which was actually released back in 2006. I even have Amy Winehouse ringtones on my phone. Her style is different from any of the other music you are hearing today.

Back To Black is the follow up to the previously released Frank which I’m not as crazy about. For some reason it just didn’t speak to me the way that Back To Black does.

I think one of the things that is so apparent when listening to the Amy Winehouse album Back To Black is the fact that she keeps it real when it comes to her troubles and emotions.

Back To Black

1. Rehab
2. You Know I’m No Good
3. Mr. Jones (fuckery)
4. Just Friends
5. Back To Black
6. Love Is A Losing Game
7. Tears Dry On Their Own
8. Wake Up Alone
9. Some Unholy War
10. He Can Only Hold Her
11. Addicted

Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black album does seem to have a common theme throughout all of the songs. It seems that Amy Winehouse is honestly telling a story about her struggle to change her destructive patterns when it comes to relationships not only people but also drugs and alcohol.

When listening to The Back To Black album you can hear that her struggle with these issues constantly ebbs and flows. Sometimes Amy Winehouse seemed to be on top of things whereas other songs painted a picture of someone repeating destructive habits as in the song You Know I’m No Good where she sings: I cheated myself like I knew I would, I told ya I was trouble, You know that I’m no good.

Helplessly Watching

Unfortunately with drug and alcohol addiction all people can do is helplessly watch the downward spiral until the addict decides that it is time to get some help. There is really no forcing the type of rock-bottom that one needs to hit before they begin repairing themselves.

We have seen the same type of story over and over again. People that are so talented and touch so many lives with their music but who are so inwardly tortured that they slowly kill themselves with drug and alcohol abuse.

Just A Few Examples

• Lane Staley of Alice In Chains - Died at age 34 Drug Overdose
• Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon - Died at age 28 Drug Overdose
• Janis Joplin - Died at age 27 Drug Overdose
• Hillel Slovak of Red Hot Chili Peppers - Died at age 26 Drug Overdose

As we know the list could go on and on but I really didn’t want to bum anyone out more than I had too. The point of me listing those names is to show that usually drug addiction such as Amy Winehouse’s does not end well.

Amy Winehouse: Rehab

It seems that in Amy Winehouse’s song Rehab she pretty much made it clear that she does not think that she needs to go to rehab. She believes that all she needs is her music and she will be able to heal herself. It is that type of addictive thinking that is a red flag warning that Amy Winehouse is an addict.

Her brain is telling her that even though she is repeating the same destructive behaviors over and over again that maybe she will end up with a different outcome than she has already. This is the definition of addictive thinking.

As I have already stated in this article I’m a huge Amy Winehouse fan and if I could wish anything for her it would be that she has one moment of clarity which allows her to realize that she needs to get help, her way isn’t working. She has all the resources she just needs to want the help. Good luck to her.