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Amy Winehouse: Beyond Black

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She wanted big hair and she got that, too. But it’s hard to see it as a saga of dreams fulfilled. For all the heartstring-tugging qualities of seeing her childhood photos and her primary school drawings, the saddest thing here might be a quote from Winehouse after she became famous. She isn’t “satisfied with one level of musicianship”, she says, before optimistically adding: “I’ve got all the time in the world to make that happen. That’s what’s so exciting: I’ve got years to do music.” Her wardrobe was extensive and and the photos show that she had an eye for jewelry and other accessories. She rarely appeared in something twice. Besides the wonderful clothes she wore, Parry takes you into her closet for more. There are also sketches of clothes, presumably custom designed for Amy. There are photos of her shoes and underwear. The book is visually beautiful. It is arranged chronologically with photos of Amy and her personal items. You see Amy performing, posing and putting on make up. There are reproductions of her hand written drafts of lyrics and many of her clothes. All photos are in color. The paper is high quality making the book heavy to hold. Her parents Mitch and Janis Winehouse, who provided the foreword for the book, said in a statement: “This beautiful new collection of Amy’s notes and musings shows another side of Amy – her fun and witty side.

In conclusion, if you're a hardcore Amy fan you already know or you have seen half of these things shared here in this book. Unfortunately they recycled quotes, interviews and pictures which I'm not a fan of considering I paid for this book. But hell, it's not even about the price but the fact that this art book didn't fullfill the thirst I had to know more about Amy's style.

Did I buy this book impulsively when I just dared to walk around @barnesandnoble to kill some time today? Yes. 🤑 The publication date is scheduled for two weeks before what would have been Winehouse’s 40th birthday. She died by an accidental alcohol overdose in July 2011, aged 27, after a string of public struggles with addiction and poor mental health. To fully understand Amy Winehouse on what would have been her 40th birthday, this extremely personal and revealing book, filled with her private thoughts and emotions, uncovers the heart of the artist who dreamed big and cared deeply,” said Lisa Sharkey of HarperCollins. “We could not be prouder to publish this cherished keepsake and are grateful to her parents Janis and Mitch for sharing their daughter in this sensitive beautiful book.” One of the drawings from Amy Winehouse’s scrapbook. Photograph: Courtesy of The Amy Winehouse Foundation

This tribute to Amy Winehouse by publicist and friend Naomi Parry creates a portrait of her life. The text tells the story of her musical development which is added to by reflections by friends, colleagues and fans. The photos tell the life and style. In 2012, a year after the singer’s death, Mitch Winehouse published a memoir detailing his daughter’s life. Amy, My Daughter featured exclusive extracts from his own diary as well as unseen photos from their family album. All proceeds went towards the Foundation.In my opinion we already know everything about her life and what she accomplished in the MUSIC world. 3 books have already been written about her process. But no one really touched on her choices in fashion or why she was who she was. Her style gave away so much of who Amy truly was and her personality. The reason why I expected something different from this book was because Naomi was her stylist and she was the person behind the scenes. If not her then who would've been capable of writing such an art book, if not her? It was the perfect opportunity. But ultimately I felt like the Design Museum exhibition shared more about Amy the person than Amy the artist in comparison to this book. Also her friends didn't share enough in my opinion. I don't really want to read a quote from Salaam Remi which was passed through an interview on YouTube. I want something new. A great example was Catriona's story. It was beautiful and the highlight of the book because it truly gave a glimpse of Amy's personality. Also it was a nice shared memory. Especially since Catriona rarely talks about Amy on media or anywhere at all really. A legacy that rests on very little music’ … Winehouse in Cardiff in 2004, touring her debut album Frank. Photograph: Rob Watkins There is a photo of Amy’s 5 Grammy Awards. Her sense of style is shown in still pictures where her instruments and the mementos of her life are lovingly arranged. This is a work heavy on juvenilia and understandably light on the times after Winehouse’s debut album, Frank, was released in 2003. By then, she had been an independent adult for some time, with her own filing system.

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