Amy Winehouse Research Paper
“When she wasn’t drinking, she was absolutely on top of the world” says Mitch Winehouse, Amy’s father as he refers to his late daughter’s accomplishments in the music industry such as becoming the first British female to win five Grammy Awards on the same night (Shelokhonov). Despite her poor decisions when it came to health, relationships and behavior, it was Amy Winehouse’s musical originality, good listening skills, marriage and tragic death what truly made her a larger-than-life singer and songwriter.
Some signs of Amy’s talent drift back to 1996 when Amy was 13 years old. She received her first guitar and thought herself how to play (Shelokhonov). Stefan Skarbek, a famous songwriter met Amy when she was 14, he said “[he] knew she was incredible – [they] didn’t even …show more content…
This is why she started writing her own songs approximately a year later, with her lyrics often filled with pain. Winehouse recalls these as a product of her older brother, Alex’s influence, since she saw him going through life experiences sooner and she might have experienced teenage angst a little earlier. “I think because I had an older brother, I did a lot of that ‘Oh life is depressing’ stuff before I was even 12”, she said ‘That’s when I would be reading
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J.D Salinger –or whatever my brother read- and feeling frustrated” (Aretha 25). Skarbek also described her songwriting skills as “She was like an owl and a porcelain doll, she was so wise, but then so young and innocent” (Aretha 33). Not only her lyrical originality stood out, but also the way she combined elements of jazz and rap into her music, creating a unique style that was only hers (Aretha 25). Years later, at 19 her breakthrough platinum-selling record reflected exactly all that, its title: Frank. Frank was praised for its soulful voice and honest lyrical content written by Amy herself, some of its raves included Music OMH John Murphy’s, “Winehouse’s lyrics are almost as remarkable as that voice,
Some signs of Amy’s talent drift back to 1996 when Amy was 13 years old. She received her first guitar and thought herself how to play (Shelokhonov). Stefan Skarbek, a famous songwriter met Amy when she was 14, he said “[he] knew she was incredible – [they] didn’t even …show more content…
This is why she started writing her own songs approximately a year later, with her lyrics often filled with pain. Winehouse recalls these as a product of her older brother, Alex’s influence, since she saw him going through life experiences sooner and she might have experienced teenage angst a little earlier. “I think because I had an older brother, I did a lot of that ‘Oh life is depressing’ stuff before I was even 12”, she said ‘That’s when I would be reading
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J.D Salinger –or whatever my brother read- and feeling frustrated” (Aretha 25). Skarbek also described her songwriting skills as “She was like an owl and a porcelain doll, she was so wise, but then so young and innocent” (Aretha 33). Not only her lyrical originality stood out, but also the way she combined elements of jazz and rap into her music, creating a unique style that was only hers (Aretha 25). Years later, at 19 her breakthrough platinum-selling record reflected exactly all that, its title: Frank. Frank was praised for its soulful voice and honest lyrical content written by Amy herself, some of its raves included Music OMH John Murphy’s, “Winehouse’s lyrics are almost as remarkable as that voice,