Amy Winehouse’s estate and family have remembered the singer on the 15th anniversary of her death.
Winehouse’s official Instagram posted a tribute to the late star on Thursday.
“Fifteen years on, Amy’s music continues to connect with people around the world. Her voice, her songwriting, her honesty and her unique spirit remain as powerful today as ever. Thank you for keeping her memory alive through the music she loved so much.”
Winehouse died on 23 July 2011 at the age of 27, with alcohol poisoning cited as her cause of “death by misadventure”.
The Grammy-winning singer’s mother, Janis Winehouse, opened up about dealing with grief and her daughter’s reluctant success in an interview with The i magazine.
“She was a victim of her own success,” Janis shared. “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.
