Mitch Winehouse breaks down on national TV as he opens his heart about tragic Amy

About the death of a loved one is always a harrowing experience.
And the emotion of the moment was too much for tragic Amy Winehouse's father Mitch as her family gave their first interview about the singer's sad demise in July.
He covered his face with an handkerchief and wept as he spoke to heavyweight U.S. journalist Anderson Cooper on his chat show.


The father of the English singer said he believed his 27-year-old daughter died of a seizure brought on by trying to overcome binge drinking after years of abuse.
And he denied that drug use had anything to do with her sudden passing at her London home.


But toxicology results from an autopsy released by the family late last month showed no illegal substances and some alcohol, although how it contributed to her death was not made clear.
Mr Winehouse said the only drug in her system was the prescription medication Librium, which is used to help people with the symptoms of alcohol detoxification.
He said: 'She'd been clean for around about three years, her problem was alcohol.


She was continuing to take one of those pills everyday.
'She had a series of seizures brought on by this binge drinking and then stopping to drink.


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'I think it's what the doctor said, I think she had a seizure and this was the time when there was no one there to rescue her.'
The Grammy-winning stars substance addiction was widely known, and she even sang about it in her chart topping hit Rehab.
She was found dead in her bed at home, age 27, causing an outpouring of grief and sending her music back to the top of the record charts.
Her final recording, a duet called "Body and Soul" with crooner Tony Bennett, will be released on Wednesday this week on what would have been her 28th birthday.
Mitch and Amy's mother Janis said they had been comforted by the reaction of fans.
'In the most tragic of times it was the most wonderful experience that I think I have ever had in my life.'
Janis also expressed thanks to her fans for helping her get through her loss.
She said: 'When we stepped out of the house at one time, people came up to me and they thanked me for having Amy.
'That's when I knew, this is something else.
'To be thanked for giving birth to my child. That's wonderful.'
Cooper conducted the interview on his new syndicated daytime TV chat show Anderson.