Having listened to great songwriters like James Taylor and Carole King, I felt there was nothing new that was coming out that really represented me and the way I felt. So I started writing my own stuff.
AMY WINEHOUSEWhen you’re around kids you can be a little kid yourself and pretend that life is magic and you don’t have to be one of those sweaty people going to work every day.
More Amy Winehouse Quotes
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I don’t think I’m such an amazing person who needs to be written about.
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All the songs I write are about human dynamics, whether it’s with girlfriends, boyfriends, or family.
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Christina Aguilera has her own style, so good on her. I don’t think anyone’s every told her to put on some leather chaps and get her noonie out. She’s an amazing singer but a lot of her music I can’t even hear.
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I fall in love every day. Not with people but with situations.
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If you play an instrument, it makes you a better singer. The more you play, the better you sing, the more you sing, the better you play.
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I don’t ever wanna drink again, I just, ooh I just need a friend.
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I saw a picture of myself when I came out of the hospital. I didn’t recognize myself.
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I listen to music that is of our time and I just get angry.
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I’m always happy to blow up any misconceptions that people have about stage school cos everyone thinks it’s really nasty there but it’s not.
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I’m romantic. I fall in love every day. Not with people but with situations. The other day, I saw a tramp polishing his shoes. That just gripped my heart.
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I just dress like… I’m an old black man. Sorry! Like I’m an old Jewish black man. I just dress like it’s still the ’50s.
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I love to live and I live to love.
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When you’re around kids you can be a little kid yourself and pretend that life is magic and you don’t have to be one of those sweaty people going to work every day.
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I can’t help you if you won’t help yourself.
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Since I was 16, I’ve felt a black cloud hangs over me. Since then, I have taken pills for depression.
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At Age 11, I used to listen to Madonna’s Immaculate Collection every day
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Relationship doesn’t remain, We resonate on different flames, I could cut you down again, If you were like all other men, If you were like all other men, I know that I could shut you down again
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Some men do think I’m a psycho bunny-boiler.
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You’ve got a degree in philosophy; so you think you’re cleverer than me. But I’m not just some drama queen. Cause it’s where you’re at, not where you’ve been.
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Over futile odds, and laughed at by the gods And now the final frame. Love is a losing game.
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I’d like to be remembered as someone who wasn’t satisfied with just one level of musicianship as someone who was a pioneer.
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A song marks an occasion in my life and that’s how I live my life, by songs.
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I had a real stage school voice and I could do loud things, but it’s not about being loud, it’s about sensitivity and subtlety in music. You can do so much more with a quiet voice than with a belter.
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Every bad situation is a blues song waiting to happen.
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I read a lot when I’m travelling and always have a couple of books on the go.
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Here in England, everyone’s a pop star, innit, whereas in America they believe in the term artist.
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