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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 Winehouse

No. No. I don’t listen to anyone except my … inner child anyway. If someone had said to me, Amy, lose a stone which they wouldn’t – I don’t think I would have listened anyway.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Children Exception Listening Myself
Over futile odds, and laughed at by the gods And now the final frame. Love is a losing game.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Frame Game God Laughter Lose Myself
All the songs I write are about human dynamics, whether it’s with girlfriends, boyfriends, or family.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Family Human Myself Writing
I always try to write a song to work things out with myself and I want to do it with a little punchline at the end, because I never want to remember anything bad in my life.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Bad End Life Myself Remember Song Writing
Some men do think I’m a psycho bunny-boiler.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Men Myself Reputation Thinking
I don’t think I’m such an amazing person who needs to be written about.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Amazing Myself Person Thinking
I wouldn’t be with a man who was scared of me, but I don’t think men are scared of me – look at me, I’m tiny. I don’t think I’m capable of putting anyone off. I’m a nice girl.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Capability Man Myself Scare Thinking
I can play a lot of different instruments adequately but nothing really well.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Different Instrument Music Myself Play
I don’t think your ability to fight has anything to do with how big you are. It’s to do with how much anger is in you.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Ability Angry Big Thinking Yourself
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.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Children Company Magic People Work Yourself
I don’t ever wanna drink again, I just, ooh I just need a friend.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Drink Friendship Myself Need
Now I think that going to the gym is the best drug. I go four times a week and it gives me the buzz I need.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Best Myself Thinking Time
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.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Degree Philosophy Thinking Yourself
I never went round to loads of managers saying ‘this is what I have, this is my product and I’m going to be famous so you’d better sign me up.’ They came to me.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Fame Management Myself Product
I would love to study guitar or trumpet.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Instrument Love Myself Study
The more people see of me, the more they’ll realize that all I’m good for is making tunes.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Myself People Realization
I’m not very ambitious at all.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Ambitious Myself
I do see myself settling down, getting married and having kids. But when I think about a family life in the future there’s rarely a man involved which is kind of weird.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Children Future Kind Man Marriage Myself Rare Weird
People say my content’s mature, I don’t think it’s mature at all. I’m just a normal 20 year old. I’m opinionated.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Maturity Myself Opinion People
I’m happiest with my family around me.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Family Happiness Myself
I told you I was trouble, you know that I’m no good.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Character Goodness Myself Trouble
I’d like to be remembered as someone who wasn’t satisfied with just one level of musicianship as someone who was a pioneer.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Music Myself Remember Satisfaction
To be honest, I think kids have got a lot more going on than adults. They’ve got their heads screwed on a lot better.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Adult Better Head Honesty Myself
Life happens. There is no point in being upset or down about things we can’t control or change.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Change Control Life Point Upset
I know I’m talented, but I wasn’t put here to sing. I was put here to be a wife and a mom and look after my family.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Family Myself Sing Talent Wife
I’ve always written poetry but I didn’t realise it was a therapy for me until I was maybe 15. That’s when my singing started to come together as well because I was listening to so much jazz. What I love I will always embrace.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Love Myself Poetry Realization Writing
I believe in fate and I believe that things happen for a reason, but I don’t think that there’s a high power, necessarily. I believe in karma very much though.
AMY WINEHOUSE

Believe Fate Myself Power Reason

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.

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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.

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