Bryan Adams on how he “tried to help” Amy Winehouse

nme.com:

Bryan Adams has spoken about how he “tried to help” Amy Winehouse in a new interview. The Canadian rocker recently spoke to The Sunday Times about his relationships with Winehouse and Princess Diana.

Regarding the former, Adams addressed rumours which circulated in 2007, that in a bid to help Winehouse get sober, he flew her to his villa in Mustique, a Caribbean island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.“I invited her to spend the holidays with my family,” he clarified.

The piece also detailed that Adams had encouraged the ‘Rehab’ powerhouse to eat vegan food, and served her carrot and beetroot juice, which she did not receive favourably.When asked about whether he thought his endeavour would be successful, he commented that he “tried to help her but, you know, it’s got to come from within”.Elaborating further, he said: “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.

But did I make a difference? I don’t know.”Elsewhere in the interview, Adams spoke about how his 1985 song ‘Diana’ sparked an actual friendship with the late royal.