Amy Winehouse through the years PYMCA/UIG via Getty Images; Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty Images; Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Born in London on Sept. 14, 1983, Amy Winehouse emerged as one of the most unique singers of her generation. The star, who died in July 2011 at the age of 27,...
Amy Winehouse, an English singer and songwriter, was a notable personality in the music industry. She left an indelible mark with her distinct voice and soulful compositions. Winehouse was born on September 14, 1983, in London. She was introduced to jazz music at a young age by her uncles...
Four years after Winehouse died, a documentary about her life was released. Asif Kapadia’sAmybecame an instant rock-doc classic, detailing not only Winehouse’s upbringing, but also her struggles with fame and addiction. It won 30 awards after release, including Best Documentary Feature at t...
Working with Winehouse, he says, “was inspiring, because when you work with someone that great, you suddenly want to be better. In every way, it put me on the map. Take that album away, and you and I would definitely not be talking right now.” Ironically, Ronson doesn’...
and sadness in responses to yesterday's news thatPhilip Seymour Hoffman had diedof a heroin overdose. It was public knowledge that he'd struggled with addiction in his youth, and again recently, but he wasn't exactly a hellion bent on his own self-destruction. Amy Winehouse's death was tr...
Amy Winehouse's death was tragic, but not exactly a surprise. Something about losing PSH feels like more of a personal loss. I'm more affected by it than other celebrity deaths, in part because of how talented he was and how much I love his movies. There's no better actor out ...
[Eric Peterson] put up a united front. There’s tabloid speculation about drugs. Both deny that. The movie then avoids delving into any of this. The controversy surrounding her death needs to be addressed in a movie about her. It’s like making an Amy Winehouse film and avoiding her ...
“He is more well known than [Ayrton] Senna and Amy [Winehouse] put together,” Kapadia told me at Cannes the day before his premiere. “Soccer is the biggest sport in the world and he’s up there, particularly for a younger generation. People in their 50s would say Diego Mara...
Amy Winehouse, Remixes (Island) If having Mark Ronson as your producer wasn’t “mix” enough, the Island label looks back at the most torrid tracks from the late-great soulful Amy Winehouse’s Frank and Back to Black, jams them onto two colored vinyl—one LP blue, one yellow—LPs, and...
Working with Winehouse, he says, “was inspiring, because when you work with someone that great, you suddenly want to be better. In every way, it put me on the map. Take that album away, and you and I would definitely not be talking right now.” ...