On September 14, the singer would have turned 40 years old. His family, still bruised by his untimely death in 2011, wanted to pay tribute to him once again with a new book. Amy Winehouse. In his words, full of unpublished photos and excerpts from the soul diva’s diary.
There are these unique, irreplaceable, incomparable voices. Amy Winehouse was one. A timbre steeped in soul and jazzy tones that seeps into the dark bass as well, as does the oh-so-assertive treble. It is with this raw talent of the singer, spiritual diva and celebrated composer that memories remain prominent twelve years after her death in 2011. on July 23. On the eve of his birthday, the artist would have celebrated his 40th birthday. On September 14, Amy Winehouse’s family is going to publish a new book about her. Its summary title says it all. Amy Winehouse. In his words: That is, if the translator restorative The tabloids pounced on the matter from all sides, his actions scrutinized and commented upon. And that’s even when his mental health (as well as his physical) was deteriorating in everyone’s eyes. The eyes sometimes filled with morbid fascination, watching right there, the fall of the icon.
“The real Amy»
This new book, available on August 31, features numerous unpublished photographs and excerpts from diaries written in the singer’s hand. Diva’s parents, Mitch and Janice Winehouse, sign the foreword of the book. Although there are many questions about his disappearance, even after more than a decade; no one knows the origin of his existential illness, nor what he was escaping from by allowing himself to be consumed by the drugs his father wanted to recover from some form of illness. truth Without disparaging the tendencies she was a prisoner of, but delivering a more nuanced portrait of her daughter.
At least that’s what he was implying in the columns People, Aug. 20. “We’ve always wanted the world to know the real Amy, where she came from and what she’s passionate about,” she confided, though many fans are still skeptical of her. Like a documentary Amy: (2015), it is hinted that Mitch Winehouse would have prevented her from going to rehab for a long time, encouraging her to perform on stage, ignoring her fatigue.
“Not many people really know me”
Amy Winehouse. In his words revives the singer’s character with her debut, mischievous look and mischievous smile. It features many unseen photos from the singer’s early years. You can see him there, electric guitar in hand, on stage at London’s Jazz Cafe, or meticulously applying his thick eyeliner. There are also moments of innocence when he appears as a baby, just a few months old, snuggled against his mother, Janice. Or with Alex, his brother, both dressed in their school uniforms, cheeks tinged with the September sun and obvious pride.
Then comes adolescence, and its existential questions, transcribed in its diaries. “I might seem a bit eccentric and loud and weird, but that’s because not many people really know me. Most people don’t want to know who I am, they just think I’m the weird one in class. […] Why am I so different at school from what I am at home?” he writes with a bloodless pen. And continues to grow, according to the yellowed pages of time, “Is there a madman like me?”
Most people don’t want to know who I am, they just think I’m a class freak
Amy Winehouse
Music: a way out
He would find the answers in music, an art that he “immediately penetrated [sa] conscience,” according to the parents. “He could recite lyrics and sing along after hearing the song, maybe once or twice,” they recalled. Passion, lively, inexhaustible, the first seeds of which were sown by his grandmother Cynthia. Amy at the latter[était] surrounded by jazz music. From Frank Sinatra to Ella Fitzgerald via Sarah Vaughan. And at home he performed songs from the musical Mary Poppins or Jewish hymns that we taught him,” they continue. Because Amy Winehouse was just that: an artist. Neither a lost soul nor a captive body. It is this dimension that the book intends to highlight for posterity.
Source: Le Figaro
