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18:12 UK  Does Amy Winehouse have a duty to her talent?  By
Clive James  Amy Winehouse Troubled but talented - the insoluble
Winehouse conundrum  Fans who say Amy Winehouse has a duty to
her talent are twisting the argument - the duty of the greatly
talented is to life itself, because what they do is life
affirming, says Clive James.  When the American rap star Snoop
Dogg gets into trouble, he goes from strength to strength. When
the British singer songwriter Amy Winehouse gets into trouble,
she goes from weakness to weakness. This is especially sad
because, whereas you might think that Snoop Dogg has a talent
from Hell, Amy Winehouse clearly has a talent from heaven.
Already it has earned her millions of pounds, so you might say
that her worries are working in her favour. But even the press
is by now realising that it's callous to say so.  Last weekend a
voluntary visit to the police turned into an overnight stay and
the story was instantly in all