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 WINEHOUSEI 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.
More Amy Winehouse Quotes
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Music is the only thing that will give and give and give and not take.
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There are certain songs I cannot hear because they are so personal that it hurts me to listen.
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I’m of the school of thought where, if you can’t sort something out for yourself, no one can help you. Rehab is great for some people but not others.
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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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I’m not trying to stay away from being a celebrity, I’m not saying, ‘I’m sooo not famous,’ I’m trying to continue being a musician in a time when everyone is very celebrity-led.
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I don’t care what people think about me. Never did, never will. Life is too short to be worrying about that shit.
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I think that we have to be aware that people are allowed to make mistakes
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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.
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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.
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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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If you’re nice to me I’ll never write anything bad about you.
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Cause there’s nothing, there’s nothing you can teach me That I can’t learn from Mr. Hathaway.
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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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I do suffer from depression, I suppose. Which isn’t that unusual. You know, a lot of people do.
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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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