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Why Amy Winehouse is On The Rocks

Nick Kent, The Times, 24 January 2008

As troubled singer Amy Winehouse is filmed smoking crack cocaine, our writer, a veteran of the 1970s music and drug culture, explains why we view such behaviour differently now – and why Amy has only months to rescue herself.

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