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Amy Winehouse at Grammys: Was She Sober?

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Anyone who's ever seen Amy Winehouse live knows that most of the time, her onstage persona can best be described as "that homeless lady on the corner who's waiting for someone to spit on." We saw her do the Isle of Wight Festival on TV -- where she was rumored to have smoked crack in a port-o-john -- and couldn't help but think that if she'd only bothered to actually collapse into the drug-and-drink induced coma that she was struggling to stay out of, it would have been a much better show.

And yet, there she was on the Grammys last night, smiling and shimmying and remembering lyrics and waving to the camera, as if to say "'Ere, America, have a look -- I'm awright, really."

So here's the question: on a scale of 1 to 10 -- 1 being stone cold sobriety and 10 being having just snorted a gak/e/smack cocktail through a pcp-laced joint -- how fucked up was she? We're going with like a 2 or 3 -- a couple of good whisky rocks, nothing more -- but maybe y'all got other ideas?


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Tracy said:

I think she was stone cold sober.  I have hope for her!  She looked like she felt a little awkward, which is why I don't think she had anything to take the edge off.  

February 11, 2008 1:05 PM

Emily Farris said:

I'm with you on the couple shots of Whiskey. And I have to give it to her for being ballsy enough to do "Rehab."

February 11, 2008 1:16 PM

Sandra said:

I'm going with sober. She was really stiff and awkward - her arm movements lacked the liquidity that liquored-up courage might have provided: she was herky-jerky, lacked any sense of rhythm or body-soul to go with her voice-soul (meanwhile her back-up singer guys were an interesting, grooving counterpoint to her awkwardness). I would rather see her awkward than smacked out, and I think she probably relished her win that muc more, a moment enjoyed sober that will show her, in the future, that sometimes you don't WANT the edge off.

I liked that she did "Rehab", too - a good choice. An ARTIST'S choice.

February 11, 2008 3:57 PM

Jen Lollipop said:

I have no clue as to her sobriety, but I think shes an amazing artist and Im soooo glad she pulled herself together enough to give a great performance. And the look on her face when she won that final Grammy was priceless. It was like someone had just told her Blake was out of jail for good AND she had just won a lifetime supply of crack rocks and Jack Daniels. It was too touching.

February 11, 2008 7:12 PM

Mary Heard said:

I would like to drink a rusty nail with her... and you.

February 11, 2008 11:25 PM

Bryan Christian said:

hey, mary! drop me an email -- if you don't have my address, write me a note on the tipline here (scanner at hooksexup.com) and i'll write ya back

February 12, 2008 10:16 AM

About Bryan Christian

Bryan Christian has worked as a writer for Epicurious, GenArt and ID magazine; a web producer for WWD and Condé Nast; and a cameraman for his friends. He's married with roommate and lives in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

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Emily Farris writes about culture and food for numerous publications and websites you've probably never heard of, including her own blog eefers. Her first cookbook will be published in fall 2008. Emily lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with her cat, but just one . . . so far.

Brian Fairbanks is a filmmaker living in the wilds of Brooklyn. He previously wrote for the Hartford Courant and Gawker. He won the Williamsburg Spelling Bee once. He loves cats, women with guns, and burning books.

Nicole Pasulka is a Brooklyn writer and editor who's always on the lookout for the dirty. Her other virtual home is at The Morning News, where things are squeaky clean most of the time.

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