Sheryl Crow on rehabbing.
"I want to collaborate with Amy [Winehouse] because she's really hot and cool right now. I know one song Rehab, was very popular particularly because a lot of young people are in
alcohol rehab as well. In fact I'm thinking about going. It looks like loads of fun and I know my career will benefit from it."
She was quoted as saying the above during a recent intimate show in London.
Source.
The media is of course, blowing this comment out of proportion.
She was being sarcastic, humorous, funny.
I think it was quite funny myself.
Ha ha!
And before anyone thinks I'm making fun of people in rehab, no, I'm not, been there myself years ago.
I just love to see other celebs who have managed to rise above the obvious drug and alcohol parties, and other pitfalls of fame, slam it into the ones who do multiple stints in rehabs like it's the fun "in thing" to do, a way to boost attention to themselves and get even more famous.
Since when is being a drug addict cool ya know?
The media hype machines, love to get the stories of the stars going to rehabs, they post it every where on line, on the gossip tv shows, heck, I've even seen it mentioned on the nightly news.
Yes I'm glad they are getting help for their problems, but some of these young stars start to fall out of the press light, and it's like their managers come up with this great way to get them back in the lights and headlines.
"Hey! I got this great idea to get you more press coverage! Let's put you in rehab for a few weeks [insert name of falling star here]!"
"Oh hey! That totally worked for [insert name of recent rehab graduate star here]! Ok, let's do it! Get a photog to take my picture of me sitting in my car with a beer or staggering out of a nightclub! I can totally stagger if it means more money!"
Then they come out of rehab, and everyone says how proud they are that so and so is doing so much better, and a few weeks later, they are back to being a role model for today's youth.
