Amy Winehouse’s mother leads tributes and reflects on 15th anniversary of her death: “She was a victim of her own success”

Amy Winehouse’s mother Janis has led tributes to the singer on the 15th anniversary of her death, reflecting that her daughter was “a victim of her own success”. READ MORE: Amy Winehouse: 1983-2011 – obituary Today (July 23) marks 15 years since Winehouse was found dead at her home in Camden, North London, aged 27. Her death was later ruled to have been caused by accidental alcohol poisoning. In an interview with The i, Janis has reflected on the scale of the fame her daughter faced in her life. “She was a victim of her own success,” she said. “She didn’t want it, but it just followed her. And she’d be like, ‘Who, me?’” Janis also speculated about why she believes Amy was susceptible to addiction. “She didn’t have confidence. Hence the alcohol,” she explained. “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,” she continued. “The only boss is the addiction. People say, ‘Oh, no, you just stop doing such and such’. They don’t get it. You can’t stop because your body is saying I need it.” Addressing her ongoing grief, Janis said: “I’m just getting on with i...