AmyWinehouse1983--2011 - (EPUB全文下载)

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CONTENTS
Title Page
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One: Born to be Wild?
Chapter Two: Drama Queen
Chapter Three: Simon Says
Chapter Four: To be Frank
Chapter Five: Back on Track
Chapter Six: Beat It!
Chapter Seven: A Civil Partnership?
Chapter Eight: The American Dream
Chapter Nine: No Sleep ’til Brighton
Chapter Ten: Onwards and Upwards?
Postscript
Discography
Plates
Copyright
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I’d like to thank all who granted me time for interviews, which helped complete this portrait of Amy’s life. My interviewees included Garry Mulholland, Julie Burchill, Mark Simpson and Zeddy Lawrence.

Thanks to everyone I have worked with at John Blake Publishing down the years. Particularly to Lucian Randall, Rosie Virgo, Stuart Robertson, Allie Collins, Amy McCulloch, Joanna Kennedy, Diana Colbert and – of course – John himself.
I am grateful to all my friends, family and to everyone who has bought any of my books. Thanks to Chris for everything.
It has been a fascinating honour to follow and document Amy’s life over the past four years. She is so missed. May her mourners be comforted.
 
You can follow me on Twitter: @AllThatChas 
INTRODUCTION
The tragic death of Amy Winehouse on 23 July 2011 robbed the world of a unique musical talent. She was one of the most gifted, sincere and talked-about artists ever to emerge from the UK’s music scene. She sold millions of records, won numerous top awards and earned the respect, fascination and devotion of people across the globe. Her songwriting skills and rich, soulful voice alone made her great. She was also rebellious, volatile and wild – three qualities in ever shorter supply elsewhere in the charts. No wonder she is so mourned; it might be a long time until we see her like again.

Amy’s approach to music was refined, yet down-to-earth and democratic. While her sound was influenced by the finer traditions of old-fashioned styles such as jazz, soul, and funk, her lyrics were often firmly rooted in the 21st century. Her lines about footballers’ wives, rehab and Beastie Boys t-shirts brought fresh infusion to a classical brew. It all combined into a bewitching body of work that made her accessible to everyone from the beard-stroking musical purist to the celebrity magazine reading party girl. Amy was well-loved and we will miss her terribly.

She was a warm and witty person; a frank one, too. She once described Dido’s material as ‘background music – the background to deat ............

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