14 DAY TRIAL // Amy Winehouse’s funeral was yesterday, after which her body was cremated. During the 2-hour ceremony to which only family members and very close friends had access, the singer’s father, Mitch Winehouse, did his best to shed some light into her final days in a very touching eulogy.
Despite reports to the contrary in the media, Amy was no longer taking drugs, Mitch said, as cited by The Sun. She was also trying hard to quit drinking, promising him that she’d “had enough” of alcohol.
Moreover, Mitch said, Amy had just completed 3 weeks of sobriety and had never been happier in her life.
Things were finally going in the right direction for his troubled daughter, the former cab driver turned jazz singer said, fighting back tears.
Amy had found love again, had been off drugs for 3 years and was fighting her addiction to alcohol as well. She was happy, she was not depressed and was looking forward for the future.
“I will talk a lot about her fantastic recovery. Recently Amy found love with Reg. He helped her with her problems and Amy was looking forward to their future together,” Mitch said.
“Three years ago, Amy conquered her drug dependency, the doctors said it was impossible but she really did it. She was trying hard to deal with her drinking and had just completed three weeks of abstinence,” he added.
On Friday, her final day, Amy met her mother Janis and, later on, her boyfriend, British filmmaker Reg Traviss, and made plans for the weekend. Contrary to what her mother told the press, Amy was happy and content.
“Knowing she wasn’t depressed, knowing she passed away, knowing she passed away happy, it makes us all feel better,” Mitch went on to say.
Even though he believes drugs were not directly related to Amy’s death, Mitch wants to use her own history with substance abuse to help others.
He’s already speaking with the right people to set up “an Amy Winehouse Foundation, something to help the things she loved – children, horses, but also to help those struggling with substance abuse.”