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into the hard drug scene – just as I understand that Blake’s parents blame Amy for allegedly bringing both of them down. So, perhaps, while I don’t think the Fielder-Civils hate Amy – as hate is such a strong word – it is probably true that she doesn’t command their full support.
After observing how the Winehouse family also interacts with one another, I think that perhaps this lack of support is a common factor in Amy’s life and could be part of the reason for many of her insecurities and problems.
When you look at it on paper, Amy should have some really good female role models within her family: Janis, a single mother who raised two children and who is a very brave woman, coping with MS – and also, her step-mother Jane, who is a strong, working woman, seemingly understanding of Amy’s problems and of the time Mitch has to spend dealing with them.
However, in reality, it seems to be all about the world of Mitch and Amy. The other family members are around and they care about Amy, of course, but it is only the dynamic between father and daughter that seems to be important. This hasn’t left much room for either of these women to have played – or to play – an influential role in Amy’s life.
Amy and Blake checked themselves into the exclusive Central London hotel, the Sanderson, after leaving their rehab at The Causeway. Mitch had dinner with the couple later that night at the hotel.
Then, in the early hours of the morning of 23 August 2007, guests reported sounds of an altercation in the couple’s hotel room and the police were called. Amy reportedly ran out of the hotel at about 3.30 a.m., chased by Blake, who appeared to have scratch marks on his neck. The couple ended up running down Regent Street, where Amy flagged down a passing car and drove off.
Blake eventually returned to the hotel, where he made several phone calls. He left the hotel again, this time returning with Amy at about 4.30 a.m. No charges were made but the couple are alleged to have had a £3,000 cleaning bill from the hotel.
Mitch first heard of it when ‘I got a phone call the next day early to say all hell had broken loose at the hotel in the early hours of the morning. Amy had run out of the room. She was covered in blood. Blake had scratches on his neck which were self-inflicted and Amy had to have a cut in her arm stitched, which she went to the hospital for and she ran away. She took a cab and he followed her and she finally went back. It was in the papers the next day. Photographs all over the papers ….’
‘Did you think it was just a marital argument?’ I ask him.
‘… he had scratches on his neck. She kicked something. She had blood on her leg. Clearly there [was] a problem,’ Mitch answers me.
‘At that point I would not necessarily say it was a drug-induced problem. It was a problem. Even at that early stage I saw that this was a relationship, which [was] destructive …. I don’t behave like that with my wife and most [people] don’t …’
By the end of August, Blake’s parents were talking to the press, commenting to the People and the BBC that both Blake and Amy needed help.
Giles even said that the couple were so close that if one died, the other might commit suicide. He added that he believed that both Amy and Blake thought they were in control of their drug habit but that wasn’t the case. Both Georgette and Giles urged fans to boycott Amy’s records to send a message.
Mitch, on the other hand, said publicly that he thought that wouldn’t work and that both Amy and Blake would eventually reach rock bottom.
I ask Mitch and Janis straight out if they believe Blake loves their daughter.
‘No,’ Janis says, ‘it’s his love for opportunity.’
‘Very well put,’ Mitch agrees. ‘I don’t think he loves her and I’ll tell you why I don’t think he loves her because if he loved her … he wouldn’t say things like he did in the paper “I can’t wait to see Amy because
After observing how the Winehouse family also interacts with one another, I think that perhaps this lack of support is a common factor in Amy’s life and could be part of the reason for many of her insecurities and problems.
When you look at it on paper, Amy should have some really good female role models within her family: Janis, a single mother who raised two children and who is a very brave woman, coping with MS – and also, her step-mother Jane, who is a strong, working woman, seemingly understanding of Amy’s problems and of the time Mitch has to spend dealing with them.
However, in reality, it seems to be all about the world of Mitch and Amy. The other family members are around and they care about Amy, of course, but it is only the dynamic between father and daughter that seems to be important. This hasn’t left much room for either of these women to have played – or to play – an influential role in Amy’s life.
Amy and Blake checked themselves into the exclusive Central London hotel, the Sanderson, after leaving their rehab at The Causeway. Mitch had dinner with the couple later that night at the hotel.
Then, in the early hours of the morning of 23 August 2007, guests reported sounds of an altercation in the couple’s hotel room and the police were called. Amy reportedly ran out of the hotel at about 3.30 a.m., chased by Blake, who appeared to have scratch marks on his neck. The couple ended up running down Regent Street, where Amy flagged down a passing car and drove off.
Blake eventually returned to the hotel, where he made several phone calls. He left the hotel again, this time returning with Amy at about 4.30 a.m. No charges were made but the couple are alleged to have had a £3,000 cleaning bill from the hotel.
Mitch first heard of it when ‘I got a phone call the next day early to say all hell had broken loose at the hotel in the early hours of the morning. Amy had run out of the room. She was covered in blood. Blake had scratches on his neck which were self-inflicted and Amy had to have a cut in her arm stitched, which she went to the hospital for and she ran away. She took a cab and he followed her and she finally went back. It was in the papers the next day. Photographs all over the papers ….’
‘Did you think it was just a marital argument?’ I ask him.
‘… he had scratches on his neck. She kicked something. She had blood on her leg. Clearly there [was] a problem,’ Mitch answers me.
‘At that point I would not necessarily say it was a drug-induced problem. It was a problem. Even at that early stage I saw that this was a relationship, which [was] destructive …. I don’t behave like that with my wife and most [people] don’t …’
By the end of August, Blake’s parents were talking to the press, commenting to the People and the BBC that both Blake and Amy needed help.
Giles even said that the couple were so close that if one died, the other might commit suicide. He added that he believed that both Amy and Blake thought they were in control of their drug habit but that wasn’t the case. Both Georgette and Giles urged fans to boycott Amy’s records to send a message.
Mitch, on the other hand, said publicly that he thought that wouldn’t work and that both Amy and Blake would eventually reach rock bottom.
I ask Mitch and Janis straight out if they believe Blake loves their daughter.
‘No,’ Janis says, ‘it’s his love for opportunity.’
‘Very well put,’ Mitch agrees. ‘I don’t think he loves her and I’ll tell you why I don’t think he loves her because if he loved her … he wouldn’t say things like he did in the paper “I can’t wait to see Amy because
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