Many people on the telly are saying how sad it is about Amy, and how it would be good if she got sorted out. Now I’m not familiar with the works of this person, so this is not about her musical talent – but the comments seem strange. Is it being suggested that Amy becomes a veggie, stops smoking and drinking and drugs, goes to the gym twice a week, gets up at 7am and is in bed by 10pm?

Billie Holliday, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison all missed out on the muesli. Janis Joplin never sang about a really good tuna salad. And if van Gogh had received better psychiatric help, civilization would have missed out on some wonderful visions.