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Amy Winehouse’s Dad Decides to Distance Himself

Posted by Adam

Wednesday May 13, 2009

Amy WinehouseAmy Winehouse‘s dad has decided to distance himself from his troubled daughter.

Mitch Winehouse fears that Amy — who is currently on vacation in St Lucia — will succumb to her alcohol addiction.

“After she almost died twice from drug related problems, to see her walking, smiling — she has progressed so much,” he said.

“But now, if it’s alcohol instead of hard drugs — I don’t think I can go through that again. I’ve decided to distance myself, and whatever happens, happens. It’s her life. It’s her career. It’s her decision.”

Mitch also accepts he has no influence over the Rehab singer’s life and says she needs to take responsibility for her actions.

“She said to me, ‘Dad thank you for pulling me out of drugs’, and I said to her, ‘But you are the one who decided to pull out. You can do it again and stop drinking.’”

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  • Sue Abnett

    Having viewed the interview with Amy’s mum and dad i felt compelled to leave my message of support for Amy’s and her Mum and Dad and truly hope for Amy’s full recovery, i sat and cried. I know just how powerless they feel watching their daughter self destruct before their very eyes. I lost my Partner Peter in 2005 with cancer – Peter struggled for many years with alchohol addiction and i was powerless as he was always in denial, despite his addiction he always worked but this 30year addiction had the ultimate effect on his immune system which inevitably led to developing cancer, 10 weeks is not long enough to say goodbye and i still feel his lost as much now as ever. The promise i made to Peter in his final few days was to write a book about our story as Peter said “warts and all” and to use some of the profit if successful for a project to help those with addictions, a promise i started but have struggled to get to grips with. The lack of family support played a large part in Peters struggle – i always kept in mind this addiction was an illness but an illness health professionals although aware did not seek out to offer support – there is very little out there for those without the funds to do so. I truly hope that Amy can beat her demons and go on to have a full and useful life – addictions show no mercy and the victims they choose and all the ones that love them. good luck to you Amy and your Mum and Dad. I am not a religious person myself but try to draw on my strenght of character and the live my life in the memory of the love that Peter showed me – even at the times when it was hard to love him. My biggest fear even more than the loss of my best friend was the fear of falling out of love with Peter. Who said life was easy – but you just need to stay positive and believe you can beat this – remember for every addict there is someone out there making money from the misery it makes for you and those around you that love and care for you.
    Who knows this may just be the kick start i need to continue my book.
    Love Sue and Little Annie( Peters little Jack Russell and truly my lifeline)XX