Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch is getting his own BBC radio show – at least for a bit. Starting in September he will fill in for a regular host while he’s on vacation. An interesting Mitch Winehouse tidbit of which I was unaware is that he frequently phones radio call in shows to defend Amy – and apparently has gotten enough of a following to merit a trial shot as a host.
This was generally great news – now Mitch, who seems to be a genuinely good guy (though in a good deal of denial about is daughter) will have something else going on in his life that has nothing to do with Amy. That was the original hope at least.
According to Live News, Amy’s decided to crash her dad’s shot at having a small fragment of his life that wasn’t all about her. She’s decided she wants to give callers advice – yes you read that correctly – on Mitch’s show, and apparently it’s actually going to happen.
Amy Winehouse wants to be an agony aunt on her father’s radio show. The troubled singer is reportedly keen to use her experiences to help others when her dad Mitch co-hosts a BBC London afternoon show on September 1. Station assistant editor Justin King said: “Mitch and Amy are able to work really well together. There isn’t a question this agony aunt can’t answer.”
A source told Britain’s Daily Star newspaper: “Although she often gets herself into trouble, she is very honest, very caring and very perceptive when it comes to dealing with other people’s problems.
“She is sick of all her problems being on everyone else’s lips and really wants to focus on other people for a change. And she can help her dad pick some tracks while she is there.”
However, Mitch has reportedly banned any Babyshambles or The Libertines records due to his dislike of Amy’s friend Pete Doherty, who fronted both bands.
[From Live News]
They say that when you’re dealing with personal issues nothing helps you get out of them like helping others. So maybe there is a trace of logic to all this. But I really doubt it. I think Amy’s just incapable of letting anyone around her get attention for anything good. And she’s sure to stumble in drunk and say some inappropriate things. It’d be nice if she could give some great advice – and maybe she could – but it would all be dependent on her showing up sober. And I think we can all agree the odds of that happening are next to none.
Here’s Mitch Winehouse (with Amy’s mother Janice) posing with wax Amy at Madame Tussauds. A version he can be proud of. Images thanks to WENN.
“I think Amy’s just incapable of letting anyone around her get attention for anything good.”
?? This is based on what exactly? The comment about her being very honest, caring and perceptive is far closer to the truth than your ‘attention-seeking’ one. Mitch is great on phone-ins, very funny, I reckon they’ll make a great radio partnership and I’ll be tuning in. Anything that gets her focusing on other things is good for her and fine by me.
Hate to be another naysayer, but –
You just know she’s gonna show up geeked to the gills on meth or coke or whatever her drug du jour is and sit there and lick her cheek and stare at the mic, and there’ll be more dead air in that studio than Westminster Abbey.
Hopefully then Mitch might think of throwing her in a van bound for the hospital.
Boarding the naysayer train, Mr. and Ms. Winehouse should take heed of this cool saying, “Physician, heal thyself.”
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/winehouses%20dad%20in%20second%20collapse_1076813
LATEST: AMY WINEHOUSE’s father has sparked fears for his health after reportedly collapsing at his London home from a mystery illness – the second time in as many months.
Mitch Winehouse allegedly keeled over in pain on Wednesday (06Aug08), just weeks after he was forced to undergo medical tests following a fall at the start of July (08).
His health scare was partially blamed on the stress of taking care of his troubled daughter, whose wayward lifestyle has caused him to suffer panic attacks.
It is unknown what provoked the cab driver’s latest collapse, and no further details were available as WENN went to press.
Mitch has been at his daughter’s side following a string of ill health, which he believes stems from her drug abuse. Most recently, the star was hospitalised in June (08) and was diagnosed with traces of deadly lung disease emphysema.
Yep, I’m on board the train too, finally and reluctantly. I’d love to think it would work, but the reality is that she undoubtedly will be blitzed on something. If she can’t even perform on stage without getting wasted, how the hell is she going to do this?
Call me cautious, call me a ‘sort of’ concerned fan, but lately there isn’t any news of Winehouse; except for that “Bigfoot”-like photo of her going into a recording studio at http://www.mrpaparazzi.com. Winehouse turns her head from the cameras, and she’s wearing an oversized sweater which covers her hands.
I’m thinking that maybe this last hospital ‘scare’ shocked some sense into her chemically-infested head. She’s keeping out of sight, but she’s rumored to invite folks into her crib. Let’s hope she’s not using…….
Girlfriend is delusional, what kind of advice CAN she give to anyone?! She’s only 24 and a drug addict. I’m not sure I’d trust her advice unless it’s regarding how many hits of E I can take before passing out?