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| Fans urged to boycott Winehouse | Fans urged to boycott Winehouse |
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| Amy Winehouse's father-in-law has urged the singer's fans to boycott her music until she seeks treatment for what he called a drug addiction. | Amy Winehouse's father-in-law has urged the singer's fans to boycott her music until she seeks treatment for what he called a drug addiction. |
| Speaking to BBC Radio Five Live, Giles Fielder-Civil said he was concerned that Winehouse and her husband, Blake, would die without medical help. | Speaking to BBC Radio Five Live, Giles Fielder-Civil said he was concerned that Winehouse and her husband, Blake, would die without medical help. |
| He said: "Perhaps it is time to stop buying records. It's a possibility, to send that message." | He said: "Perhaps it is time to stop buying records. It's a possibility, to send that message." |
| But the singer's father, Mitch, said a boycott would not aid her recovery. | But the singer's father, Mitch, said a boycott would not aid her recovery. |
| 'Rock bottom' | 'Rock bottom' |
| He contacted the Victoria Derbyshire show after he heard Winehouse's in-laws being interviewed. | He contacted the Victoria Derbyshire show after he heard Winehouse's in-laws being interviewed. |
| "It won't send any message to Amy at all, unfortunately. If I thought it would, it would be a great idea," he said. | "It won't send any message to Amy at all, unfortunately. If I thought it would, it would be a great idea," he said. |
| "The only way out of this is not sectioning them, not locking them up. At some point they are going to reach rock bottom." | "The only way out of this is not sectioning them, not locking them up. At some point they are going to reach rock bottom." |
| Recent photographs of Winehouse and Fielder-Civil appeared to show blood seeping out from her ballet shoes, while Fielder-Civil's face was covered in bloodied scratches. | Recent photographs of Winehouse and Fielder-Civil appeared to show blood seeping out from her ballet shoes, while Fielder-Civil's face was covered in bloodied scratches. |
| As a parent it was sickening - worse than sickening, I wanted to die Mitch Winehouse on seeing recent pictures of his daughter | As a parent it was sickening - worse than sickening, I wanted to die Mitch Winehouse on seeing recent pictures of his daughter |
| When asked what he had thought of the pictures, Mitch said: "I thought that here are two people that are completely out of control." | When asked what he had thought of the pictures, Mitch said: "I thought that here are two people that are completely out of control." |
| He added: "As a parent it was sickening - worse than sickening, I wanted to die, but I can't die. | He added: "As a parent it was sickening - worse than sickening, I wanted to die, but I can't die. |
| "I can't think of things like that because I have another son, I have a daughter that needs me, although she doesn't think she needs me at the moment." | "I can't think of things like that because I have another son, I have a daughter that needs me, although she doesn't think she needs me at the moment." |
| Giles Fielder-Civil said he believed his son and daughter-in-law had been taking cocaine, crack cocaine and possibly heroin. | Giles Fielder-Civil said he believed his son and daughter-in-law had been taking cocaine, crack cocaine and possibly heroin. |
| His wife, Georgette, said she feared for both Winehouse and Fielder-Civil if they continued to take drugs. | His wife, Georgette, said she feared for both Winehouse and Fielder-Civil if they continued to take drugs. |
| "I think they both need to get medical help before one of them, if not both of them, eventually will die," she said. | "I think they both need to get medical help before one of them, if not both of them, eventually will die," she said. |
| Suicide fear | Suicide fear |
| Her husband added: "We're concerned that if one of them dies, the other will die. | Her husband added: "We're concerned that if one of them dies, the other will die. |
| "They're a very close couple and if one dies through a substance abuse, the other may commit suicide." | "They're a very close couple and if one dies through a substance abuse, the other may commit suicide." |
| However, Mitch Winehouse said he had spoken to his daughter on Sunday and she sounded fine. | However, Mitch Winehouse said he had spoken to his daughter on Sunday and she sounded fine. |
| "We are not talking about people who are in imminent danger of death," he said. | "We are not talking about people who are in imminent danger of death," he said. |
| Mr Fielder-Civil said he wants Winehouse's record company, Universal Music, to do more. | Mr Fielder-Civil said he wants Winehouse's record company, Universal Music, to do more. |
| "They could either say: 'Until you sort yourself out we're not doing any more work together,' or they take responsibility and make the pair enter a proper rehabilitation unit, where they can't leave until they're sorted out'," he said. | "They could either say: 'Until you sort yourself out we're not doing any more work together,' or they take responsibility and make the pair enter a proper rehabilitation unit, where they can't leave until they're sorted out'," he said. |
| But Mr Winehouse said that, during a meeting with the label, some people had been "crying their eyes out because of their love for Amy". | But Mr Winehouse said that, during a meeting with the label, some people had been "crying their eyes out because of their love for Amy". |
| Mr Fielder-Civil also said Winehouse should not be eligible to win awards for her music. | Mr Fielder-Civil also said Winehouse should not be eligible to win awards for her music. |
| "This isn't a personal affront against her, but we shouldn't be condoning her addiction by a rewarding her with these particular awards," he said. | "This isn't a personal affront against her, but we shouldn't be condoning her addiction by a rewarding her with these particular awards," he said. |
| "I know it's for her music, and that's different, but we still need to send a message to the couple that what they're doing is not acceptable." | "I know it's for her music, and that's different, but we still need to send a message to the couple that what they're doing is not acceptable." |
| Winehouse is currently nominated for a Mercury Music Prize, an MTV Video Music Award and four Mobo awards for her 2006 album Back To Black. | Winehouse is currently nominated for a Mercury Music Prize, an MTV Video Music Award and four Mobo awards for her 2006 album Back To Black. |