Bryan Adams says he tried to help Amy Winehouse amid her addiction battle as he reflects on their friendship
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The Canadian musician Bryan Adams is pondering upon his friendship with the late star Amy Winehouse who died aged 27 in 2011 from alcohol poisoning.
During an interview with The Sunday Times, the ‘Summer of ‘69’ singer reflected on his friendship and his subsequent efforts to save the six-times Grammy-winning superstar.
Adams, who is also a photographer, described that he struck a friendship with Winehouse when he photographed her in 2007.
He said to the outlet as reported by PEOPLE, “I met Amy when I photographed her and we became friends," before adding, "So I invited her to spend the holidays with my family."
The ‘Heaven’ singer purportedly invited the songstress to his Point Lookout villa on the island of Mustique in 2007.
Bryan Adams admits he ‘tried to help’ Amy Winehouse
Adams also opened up about on her struggle with alcoholism and that he “tried to help her”. The ‘Straight From the Heart’ singer shared in the interview, "Sure, I tried to help her but, you know, it’s got to come from within.”
He continued, "I really don’t know what happened with Amy and it is so sad because she was so, so talented and I so admired her individuality massively,” before adding, "But did I make a difference? I don’t know."
Bryan Adams describes Amy Winehouse as 'an enormous talent'
Adams has always been private about his friendship with Amy Winehouse.
After the news of their friendship went viral, the 64-year-old singer told The Telegraph in 2008, "I don't even know, truthfully, how anybody knows I know her — other than the fact I photographed her.”
He continued, “I don't really want to talk about it. Because it's her business. You know what I mean?"
When The Hollywood Reporter published his photos of the British songstress in 2008, he was generous in voicing his admiration for the ‘Back to Black’ singer’s style.
He told the outlet, "Pin up style but covered in tattoos. It's totally unique and I can't wait for her to get back to the top of her game,” per The List.
One of Adams’ photos of her also graced the cover of Winehouse’s posthumous album, ‘Lioness’.
Three years after her death, Adams praised Winehouse calling her “an enormous talent” during an appearance on ‘The Andrew Marr Show’ in 2014.
Praising her unique flair in a photo that he took of her, Adams gushed, "She wrote her own songs, she had a unique voice and she was a great personality."
"And I think she represents a type of person who exists here in London and her music will live on forever," Bryans continued before concluding, "She was an interesting character and she was very self-determined."
