Amy Winehouse needs to be rescued, according to her parents. Janis and Mitch Winehouse have spoken out about their fears for Amy and her ongoing recovery as well as her future without husband Blake Fielder-Civil.
Speaking to interviewer Daphne Barack whilst filming a documentary with the Back To Black singer and her family in St Lucia, Janis said "The need to rescue her is enormous", "I just want her to be okay and I would do whatever it took to make that right." the Press Association reports.
"Amy is in denial all the time. She probably feels trapped, her body is trapping her. But I know with addiction you do not have the choice because the substance itself directs you." The comments come as ITV will show footage of Amy attempting to play drums while under the influence of alcohol in St. Lucia where she's been staying since the end of 2008 in a bid to kick her addictions.
During the interview Mitch speaks about the positives that have emerged there, which in his eyes includes her estrangement from former husband Blake Fielder-Civil. "I need my daughter to be a whole person again" Mitch states, adding "I tried it all - I said, Amy you've got to do this, you've got to go to this doctor, you've got to do this, you've got to do that, you're killing me, you're killing your mum. None of it worked."
"For the last six months there's been a remarkable recovery," he said, talking about Amy's ongoing drug rehabilitation programme but conceding she was still drinking heavily.
"A gradual recovery, which is good. With slight backward steps - not drug backward steps, more drink backward steps if you follow my drift. I think that will be the pattern of recovery." he said.
He also indicated he felt estranged husband Blake Fielder-Civil was partly responsible for fuelling her drug habit, "The option of them being together is too horrible to contemplate" he added, confirming they are to be divorced.
"Amy and Blake have decided that they want to get on with their lives separately, and if they get back together again in the future and they're both clean and they still love each other, that's up to them."
9:45 AM | 17/06/2009
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Amy is a good singer but she needs really alot of help best of luck amy get better soon
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