Amy Winehouse Has Emphysema

Soul diva Amy Winehouse has damaged her lungs by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes, her father said in an interview published Sunday.

The Sunday Mirror quoted Mitch Winehouse as saying that Amy has early stage emphysema and an irregular heartbeat, and has been warned that she will have to wear an oxygen mask unless she stops smoking drugs.

"The doctors have told her if she goes back to smoking drugs, it won't just ruin her voice, it will kill her," Mitch Winehouse was quoted as saying. "There are nodules around the chest and dark marks. She has 70 percent lung capacity."

Winehouse, 24, collapsed at her north London home Monday after signing autographs for a group of fans and was taken to a London hospital for tests. She remained there all week.

She is still scheduled to sing at a concert in London on Friday celebrating the 90th birthday of Nelson Mandela, the South African Nobel Prize-winner, and plans to take part in the Glastonbury music festival the following day.

Mitch Winehouse said it would be good for his daughter to perform.

"When she's been inactive work-wise then that's when the problems really start. The doctors have said that medically there isn't any reason why she can't do Glastonbury," the paper quoted him as saying.

He also pleaded with her drug-taking friends to stay away from her.

"What hope does she have if people are taking drugs around her," he said.

Chris Goodman, spokesman for Amy Winehouse, said "If that's what Mitch says, that's what he says. It sounds right."

Thanks for the report to AP.

Comments

[Pumpkins4Life]

Should have gone to rehab...

[guitgrinder]

that's what happens when you smoke crack, you stupid crack-*****...

[Flying Couch]

This is staggering. I am shocked.


Not really.

[South-of-Heaven]

Good

[guitarkid2113]

I'm thinking another 27 unfortunately...

[Matthehopeless]

im glad she has, and i hope this gets a much coverage as her drug abuse. might show people that drugs do infact screw you up, no matter who you are!

[Mgllpz09]

only a few more years of having to hear of her nd then she's dead

[xXa7Xx]

owned.

finally she gets it.

[whitestrat279]

Suprise!

Hey, the sun rose today too.

[slann101]

wow i care so much. **** off amy. no one cares about your media whoring

[Predator 182]

Yea she's brought this on herself.
I can't stand her music and am sick of seeing her in every newspaper and all over the tv.

[euan_soad]

"What hope does she have if people are taking drugs around her," he said.

Don't bow down to peer pressure? Idiot!

[Infuscos]

And this is on UG why? xD

[Vrstone87]

Infuscos wrote:

And this is on UG why? xD

it's oddly funny....in honor of the late George Carlin

[CTFOD]

Pumpkins4Life wrote:

Should have gone to rehab...

but she said no, no, no

[IlikeMetal]

is anyone really shocked by this?

and RIP george

[likogh]

george carlin died??? wtf????? cant be possible!!

[Bloran]

you guys are *******s

[JRowe3388]

Bitch had it coming.

[David_Bowie=GOD]

JRowe3388 wrote:

Bitch had it coming.

I know its mean to say that, but I have to agree with you. Sure everybody slips up, but at least they get help. She could have gotten help a long time ago when everyone realized it was bad. But she didnt. And look where she is now.

[scottishmob]

Wtf is wrong with you people? I'll bet if Amy Winehouse kicked ass on guitar you'd all be worried about her, but unfortunately the fact that she is a human being isn't enough. A$$holes!

[IlikeMetal]

scottishmob wrote:

Wtf is wrong with you people? I'll bet if Amy Winehouse kicked ass on guitar you'd all be worried about her, but unfortunately the fact that she is a human being isn't enough. A$$holes!

Yeah, problem is though, she did this to herself. Had this disease been brought on by an unfortunate accident or something of that sort no one could avoid, then I'm quite sure everyone would feel at least some sympathy for her. However, she treated her body like crap in order to get high; it is her own damn fault and she knew damn well the risks associated with her actions. She deserves no sympathy.

Would you feel sorry a guy who killed himself because of the meth lab in his basement, or would you be like "he deserves it"?

Criminals (as a reminder, doing coke and smoking crack is illegal) do not deserve sympathy.

[mosh_rocker2006]

scottishmob :
Wtf is wrong with you people? I'll bet if Amy Winehouse kicked ass on guitar you'd all be worried about her, but unfortunately the fact that she is a human being isn't enough. A$$holes!
POSTED: 06/23/2008 - 10:29 pm / quote |

Ok first...it's not right to just go out and hate someone, but the thing it's true in saying she's an absolute moron. Any person with brains knows that drugs kill...and if she's to stupid not know that then that's her problem. On another note...in my opinion she's way overrated and completely awful!

[ericistheshiz10]

that's hollywood, for ya

[Ekoroski]

scottishmob wrote:

Wtf is wrong with you people? I'll bet if Amy Winehouse kicked ass on guitar you'd all be worried about her, but unfortunately the fact that she is a human being isn't enough. A$$holes!

came here to say this. its true that she brought this upon herself by doing all the crap she did but the fact remains she is a human being and it sucks for her and her family, have a decent shred of respect UG

[inhatredofme]

i'm pretty much tired of hearing about her too, yea she does drugs and blah blah but so do tons of other people around the world. their own damn fault and they can live with the consequences.

[LegsOnEarth]

Pumpkins4Life wrote:

Should have gone to rehab...

[jefffelker40]

she may not be sick at all, she does profit from the negative press.

[tcangusyoung123]

SIW, self-inflicted wounds. there are plenty of other people out there who have worse diseases that they did not bring upon themselves and no one gives them a shred of thought. i'm willing to bet they'll make a tv special out of this, which she'll get royalties from.

[Neurie]

Some times people get what they deserve.

If you live your life as what the UK papers term as one of the "canner clan" smoking crack, doing coke and everything thats bad for you you should expect it to catch up with you.

Now if only it would happen to Pete Docherty.....

[Inthekeyofbmino]

she deserves it...she should have went to rehab instead of not going and then trying to be badass and write a song about how she didnt go to rehab.

why should we care about how she is destroying herself and not care about people who are hurting from stuff that is not self-inflicted?

Ekoroski :

came here to say this. its true that she brought this upon herself by doing all the crap she did but the fact remains she is a human being and it sucks for her and her family, have a decent shred of respect UG

we dont have respect for (and shouldnt give respect to) someone who did this to themselves (self-inflicted). it was her choice to do those things and now that they're coming back to ruin her. maybe if she conducted herself in a somewhat orderly manner we would care what happens to her.

[Cloud147]

Ekoroski wrote:

scottishmob wrote:

Wtf is wrong with you people? I'll bet if Amy Winehouse kicked ass on guitar you'd all be worried about her, but unfortunately the fact that she is a human being isn't enough. A$$holes!
came here to say this. its true that she brought this upon herself by doing all the crap she did but the fact remains she is a human being and it sucks for her and her family, have a decent shred of respect UG

No, she has to live with her bad choices.

[-LAW-]

awesome news

[ReiDSaN]

A human being is going to die and all you can do is laugh because she released some songs you didn't like. And don't give me this "but it was self inflicted" nonsense unless you'd also say Cobain or Hendrix don't deserve any sympathy or reverence. It's the life she chose but it's still nonsense for you to slag her.

She doesn't ***** herself to the media, it *****s itself to her. Do you honestly think she had collapsed on purpose?

[JudasTheGuide]

Ekoroski wrote:

scottishmob wrote:

Wtf is wrong with you people? I'll bet if Amy Winehouse kicked ass on guitar you'd all be worried about her, but unfortunately the fact that she is a human being isn't enough. A$$holes!
came here to say this. its true that she brought this upon herself by doing all the crap she did but the fact remains she is a human being and it sucks for her and her family, have a decent shred of respect UG

I think the point is that it's good in the way that not only has Amy shown impressionable people that taking drugs is big and clever, she's now also show the final results of being big and clever.

But also to everyone making fun of her: unless you've experienced the things she and her family have, you're not in a position to judge. Don't.

[Cwaigio]

She brought this on herself, its a shame really because she has a really good voice.

Hope she makes the right decision.

[miketheman401]

in honor of george carlin lets all laugh at her. ahem... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!HAHAAH!!!AHAHHAHA!!! hehe...

[adslam3]

what a dumb ass!!

[asian? GUITAR?!]

CTFOD wrote:

Pumpkins4Life wrote:

Should have gone to rehab...

but she said no, no, no

XD +1 for you both

[shadowsofbodom]

IlikeMetal wrote:

scottishmob wrote:

Wtf is wrong with you people? I'll bet if Amy Winehouse kicked ass on guitar you'd all be worried about her, but unfortunately the fact that she is a human being isn't enough. A$$holes!

Yeah, problem is though, she did this to herself. Had this disease been brought on by an unfortunate accident or something of that sort no one could avoid, then I'm quite sure everyone would feel at least some sympathy for her. However, she treated her body like crap in order to get high; it is her own damn fault and she knew damn well the risks associated with her actions. She deserves no sympathy.

Would you feel sorry a guy who killed himself because of the meth lab in his basement, or would you be like "he deserves it"?

Criminals (as a reminder, doing coke and smoking crack is illegal) do not deserve sympathy.

+100

sounds like a complete piece of shit..... no grief on my behalf

[Scrawnbag]

ericistheshiz10 wrote:

that's hollywood, for ya

london you dingus


and yes she is a silly woman and she has received everything she deserved.
and lol at her singing at mandela's birthday

[dm_86]

Who cares. There are better soul/jazz singers out there then her.

[Hexagram]

JudasTheGuide wrote:

But also to everyone making fun of her: unless you've experienced the things she and her family have, you're not in a position to judge. Don't.

As a matter of fact, we are in complete position to judge. We are not the ones who have reduced ourselves willingly to develop emphysema as well as using the numerous amount of hard drugs that she so openly advocates. So, I will not resort to blatant, antagonizing remarks but please, she completely had this coming and I for one have NO sympathy for her