{"id":3802,"date":"2011-07-23T19:46:20","date_gmt":"2011-07-23T23:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/?p=3802"},"modified":"2011-07-23T20:01:31","modified_gmt":"2011-07-24T00:01:31","slug":"amy-winehouse-dead-bbc-news-video-kelly-clarkson-pens-poignant-words-of-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2011\/07\/amy-winehouse-dead-bbc-news-video-kelly-clarkson-pens-poignant-words-of-wisdom.html","title":{"rendered":"Amy Winehouse dead; BBC news video &amp; Kelly Clarkson pens poignant words of wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe title=\"BBC News - Amy Winehouse dies 23\/7\/2011\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yKdcgPkgLns?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Word just in that singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her Camden Square apartment. While the singer&#8217;s problems with substance abuse have been very public, there is no official cause of death yet.<\/p>\n<p>While celebrities respond to the news, one stood out for me: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whosay.com\/kellyclarkson\/content\/75903?code=bCMwqT\" target=\"_blank\">Kelly Clarkson penned this poignant musing<\/a><iframe title=\"Amy Winehouse Drunk On Stage?  Singer Cancels Part of Tour\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6c2t-51X1gM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> on her website:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I heard the news about Amy Winehouse. I&#8217;m incredibly sad. I didn&#8217;t know her but I met her a few times and got to hear her sing before she blew up. She was a beautiful and talented girl. I&#8217;m angry. What a waste of a gifted person. What a shame she saw no hope and continued living her life in that manor. I have been that low emotionally and mentally and that is overwhelming. I keep asking myself why some of us are spared and the others are made examples. I&#8217;m very angry and sad. I don&#8217;t know why it&#8217;s bothering me so much. Sometimes I think this job will be the death of us all, or at least the emotional death of us all. Maybe that is why as a little kid in sunday school I learned that God didn&#8217;t want false gods or idols. I thought it was terribly selfish of God as a child but I think I get it now. He didn&#8217;t want us following people or things that are imperfect and not so much for the followers but for the gods and\/or idols who will never be what everyone wishes or needs them to be because we are made imperfect. He knew we wouldn&#8217;t be able to handle the pressure, the shame, the glory, or the power the spotlight brings. I am distraught. I am also extremely grateful and thankful for the people who love me and support me. Without such amazing friends and family who knows where I&#8217;d be. My thoughts and prayers are with her friends and family. I am so sorry for your loss. I pray for peace in your hearts.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Wise words, to be sure, in this celebrity-driven pop culture, and words that are important for both mainstream and Christian entertainment fans. It&#8217;s not just &#8220;the world&#8221; that puts their celebs on a pedestal; it happens in the Christian music world, too.<\/p>\n<p>Our prayers are with the Amy Winehouse&#8217;s friends and family. And thanks, Kelly Clarkson, for sharing that message.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Word just in that singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her Camden Square apartment. While the singer&#8217;s problems with substance abuse have been very public, there is no official cause of death yet. 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