内容简介
Asanartist,shehadfewpeers.HerlyricalprowessandtimelesscontraltovocalsmadeheraninstantrevelationwhenherdebutalbumFrankwasreleasedin2003.AndasherstarcontinuedtoriseitbecameevidentthatthisseeminglydelicategirlfromnorthLondonwasmuchmorethanjustaprecocioustalent.Genius,inspiration,icon;therearemanywaystodescribeAmyWinehouse,butitwasherwit,charmandlustforlifethatcementedherplaceintheheartsofherfans.Here,usingexclusiveextractsfromhisownpersonaldiaries,Amy’sfatherandconfidantMitchcelebrateswhatinfluencedhisdaughter.DocumentingherearlyyearsfromSylviaYoungtotheBritSchool,andthedarkersideofherlifeasshestruggledtocopewithheraddictionsundertheglareofthemediaspotlight,hegivesnewinsights.Withneverbeforeseenphotos,notesanddrawings,thisbookbringstogetherthemanylayersofAmy’slife–thepersonal,theprivateandthepublic–tocreateanhonestandintenselymovingaccountofthelifeofthemosttalentedrecordingartistofhergeneration.