Another Musician Bites The Dust
Posted: July 25th, 2011 | Author: Dr. Bill Stillwell | No Comments » was standing in the kitchen listening to the radio, while
making breakfast, when I heard the announcer say that
British songstress Amy Winehouse had been found dead
in her London apartment. I can’t say that I was the least
bit surprised, because anyone who knew her situation had
to know her days were numbered.
You just can’t ingest the prodigious amounts of drugs and
alcohol that she did and come out on top. About a year
back, maybe more, her father said in an interview that
she had already damaged her heart and lungs by 60%
and that damage couldn’t be fixed.
It’s too bad, because she was a gifted singer. If you
happened to catch her when she was sober, or well
enough to go onstage, you could tell she had a special
gift. Tony Bennett called her one of the best "intuitive"
singers he had ever worked with, saying that, "You
didn’t have to tell her what to do, or what note to sing.
She just knew how to do it, when the music started
playing."
Be that as it may, every time I saw her, I also saw the
spectre of death hanging over her. It always reminded
me of something the writer William S. Burroughs said:
"A junky runs on junktime. When his junk is cut offf, the
clock runs down and stops. All he can do is hang on and
wait for non-junk time to start."
Non-junk time didn’t start again for Amy.
I met Burroughs at a book signing in Manhattan, in the
late 1970′s. Burroughs’ most famous work was "Naked
Lunch". It was a truly creepy experience that sent shivers
down my spine. He sent out a vibration that made the
hair on your neck and arms stand up. When I shook hands
with him, it felt like shaking hands with an icicle. The guy
who ran the bookstore said to me, "I can’t wait for him to
leave, he just creeps me out."
Burroughs and Amy Winehouse played in the same
sandbox of drugs and alcohol; Burroughs somehow
managed to survive seven or eight decades, a feat
science is still trying to figure out. The fact is that
most people who try this lifestyle on for size end up
on stainless steel tables, looking up at very bright lights.
For Amy, I can say, "Rest in Peace."
For Burroughs, all I can say is…I hope is he is some
place far, far away…where there are no inter-connecting
flights. A few minutes near him was enough for several
lifetimes.
I’ll be back tomorrow with more.
With my best wishes for your optimum health,
Dr. Bill
Favorite Formulas
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Plant City, FL 33567
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