On the fifteenth anniversary of Amy Winehouse’s death, her family and estate have publicly remembered the late artist.
Her official Instagram account offered a memorial post on Thursday.
“Fifteen years on, Amy’s music still resonates with people across the globe. Her voice, her songwriting, her honesty and her distinctive spirit remain as powerful today as they were then. Thank you for keeping her memory alive through the music she cherished.”
She passed away on 23 July 2011 at the age of 27, with alcohol poisoning listed as the cause of death described as misadventure.
The Grammy-winning singer’s mother, Janis Winehouse, spoke candidly about coping with grief and her daughter’s hesitant path to fame in an interview with The i magazine.
“She was a victim of her own success,” Janis remarked. “She didn’t want it, but it just followed her. And she’d be like, ‘Who, me?’
Janis continued, “She didn’t have confidence. Hence the alcohol. I think it’s the same with many, many addicts with alcohol. The alcohol takes away the pain. And that is a horrible thing with addiction. Once you’re addicted, you’re addicted. The only boss is the addiction.”
Fifteen years after her daughter’s death, Janis said of the grief, “I’m just getting on with it because that’s what I do. I get on with life. I live it.”
This past weekend in the singer’s hometown of London, the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which helps young women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction, staged a free tribute concert.
