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Is Amy Winehouse a faker? James Hannaham sure seems to think so!

Earlier today, Salon.com posted an article by the author accusing the Grammy-nominated crooner of "playing the part of the tragic talent".

Hannaham goes into exhaustive detail as to why he considers Winehouse's persona to be at least partially an act. He saves his most damning critique for the end, however:

Tellingly, she claims to have written the bulk of "Back to Black" in a burst of creativity while separated from Fielder-Civil. Despite what her public image would lead us to believe, it takes hard work to spin your misery into Grammy-nominated gold. If she'd been truly incapacitated by her husband's absence, she wouldn't have written a damn thing.

Bold claims - after all, it's pretty obvious that, like all stars, Amy's consciously chosen to give a higher profile to some aspects of her persona than others. (You certainly can't make a hairstyle as famous as Amy's made hers without some concerted effort!)

But to call her an outright faker? We can't co-sign on that - if anything, her persona only makes her grief-stricken reaction to Blake's legal woes seem more real!



What do you think?

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first!!!!!!

Posted by: Anonymous


second too!!! hahahahahahaha

Posted by: Anonymous


lol. My friends told me they are on millionairefriends.com. It’s a dating site for celebrities and wealthy people. don't know if it is true.

Posted by: Anonymous


I absolutely agree. I have always felt that Miss Amy was a fraud on certain levels. She strikes me as being a wanna-be druggie, as in she likes being known as a strung out artist. She tries really hard to impress those who care to be impressed by tattoos and filthy cloths; its as if she wants to be the bad girl, because being good is uncool.

She went from chunky monkey to toothpick in no time flat and everyone thought she had an eating disoder, but it was so obviously from drug use it was laughable. Not laughable that she is a doper, but laugable that she strived to be a doper and wants to impress that image on people. When people defend her, it's because they are star-struck; if you saw her on the street, and she wasn't a known individual, you would probably call her a junkie and hold tight to your purse; because she is Amy Winehouse, we fawn admiration on her, which is sickening. Amy wants to be the cool heroin addict because in her sick mind, heroin addiction is romantic. But on a whole other level, she is playing a role, presenting a facade to the world. She's afraid to be who she really is because the cool kids in class might not like her. So sad.

Posted by: Thera


Me thinks James wannahamshoveduphisarse doth protest too much.

Posted by: ZedsDead


James whateverhisnameis is a travesty, he's the fraud.

Posted by: Anonymous


James whateverhisnameis is a travesty, he's the fraud.

Posted by: Anonymous


James is the faker -- dragging on Amy's coat tails trying to get rich by dogging her.

Posted by: Anonymous


I really don't give a crap-I don't like her anyways..gross to look at, gross to listen to.

Posted by: Anonymous


Thera, everyone is wired differently ~ your post is unfair ~ you have no idea if addiction runs in her family and as we all know it is inherited. She is amazingly talented & I hope she cleans herself up & gets it together. She's another one that needs to call her Mom. Her & Brit def. Lindsay, stay away from your Mom, she no kind of role model or nurturer that I've ever seen

Posted by: xo


NOBODY could fake being that ugly! Yikes!

Posted by: Anonymous


Her "Back To Black" CD is unbelievably fantastic and so is her earlier one "Frank". What a talent she is. Now if she would just make another one. Hurry up Amy...we love you!!!

Posted by: Anonymous


If you're creative you use creativity to help you through the rough times. It is not unbelievable at all that she would write the majority of an album during a trying time, it is only TOO believable. I consider myself a creative person, and be damned if I can't write a thing when I'm happy. All the good stuff comes out of misery. Creative people are also prone to having substance abuse issues. She's not faking it, she is a victim of her own self.

Posted by: Anonymous


I completely agree with Thera. That's also how I viewed Lindsay...I cringed when Lindsay first admitted to a couple of photographers on the street that she was "going to AA meetings".
I just don't buy it. If you're going to AA meetings, it's because you're ashamed...you're close to losing everything and it's your last option. Lindsay was definitely not feeling that way about it...she liked being seen as cool and tragic.

Posted by: Evan


Thera doesn't know what it is like to be an addict, it is as far from romantic as you can get. It isn't fun, or glamorous, and if Amy ever thought so she gave that idea up pretty quick once getting into the scene. It's a cold cruel life to live, one filled with real pain and real loss. You can only see it as 'romantic' from the outside, and Amy is far from the outside. Faking, yeah, right.

Posted by: Anonymous


She had a very clean image not too long ago, she had no tattoos no heavy makeup- compared to now.... I just think shes confused about her "identity". I don't think she is a fraud.

Posted by: Anonymous


bi-babe you are so crazy but hey who isn't!!

Posted by: Elda


Amy is the fugliest woman on the planet.Next comes Sara.
Neither of them have real talent or humanity.

Posted by: Anonymous


Amy is like a nightmare. The woman looks like a scarecrow from hell.

Posted by: Anonymous


Her people are very good at disguises, masks, acting and performance in general. So yes, I'd guess that she isn't as drugged-out as all that.

Pete Doherty, though not "of her people," is a huge faker as well. He's been known to spray fake blood on the walls and trash his room before an interview. But I think for him what started as a joke became real.

Posted by: SoirDuCalme


She sure RISKS HER LIFE quite a bit for not being real...as an ex(luckily)addict i can say with certainty that Amy Winehouse is a heavy HEROIN user...of course that's not the only drug she's on but it's the MOST dangerous one and the one that proves what an idiot the guy who wrote that article is...Her ADDICTION is real,her problems are real.The manipulation of her problems from part of the press is also real but it's a whole different discussion.She was INDEED incapacited because of her separation from her then boyfriend,she did not write Back To Black the day she broke up,she USED the experience to write BTB once she started feeling a bit better.She made an excellent album,and you can feel the pain throughout all of her songs...i choose to believe that this James guy has never heard her record,otherwise he would have known that she is THE REAL THING!

Posted by: Anonymous


Problem with this tripe is the role of "Johnny Headlock" Jeannevol. Consiglieri for drug-lover Pete Doherty. "Boost" rape drug source (coke, E, ruffie mix) and claimed sex partner with Winehouse before husband came back in. Admitted killing Mark Blanco. Prime criminal and hooligan. Amy was out delusional, incoherent, half-clothed at 5 AM consistent with Boost drug poisoning. Her scratching presents as what is called "blood itch" with repeated heroin withdrawal. Threat to life and reduced participation are certain, up to 10 days ago with Mitchell Winehouse getting competent assistance for her, leading either to MCA-2005 sectioning or Israeli rehab. "Fake" ain't the word for this situation. Not at all.

Posted by: CopBase


I think certain aspects about her are false,but the whole drug thing i believe is true.i dont know if most of yall have read her lyrics but in what she describes and how she describes about her drug addiction its just too real,you cant make some shit up.And also she dont try to make her lyrics catchy or poppy,honestly they dont make since and have a same way about em as kurt cobains.its the music part,the voice the instruments that make it catchyi dont know.we all have our own opinions.

Posted by: big red


All I can say is fricken nasty ass whore

Posted by: Anonymous






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