Amy Amy Amy: The Amy Winehouse Story

by Nick Johnstone

Rare book

Genres: Music, Biography, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir

146 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Allison boozy bookworm · Rating 3 out of 5]

The media announced Winehouse dead the day I finished the book. I wasn't shocked (how could anyone be?) but I was disappointed because I thoroughly enjoyed her music. Her story is of course a tragic one and all too familiar. Although I was interested in her career and wanted the best for her as a person, it was the music and her raw talent that mattered to me. She was too young but I had an intuition that she wouldn't make it through the madness of her life. The book was ok, but had many typos and what appeared to me as inconsistencies. However, the impact of her short and controversial career was not lost on this music lover. Hers was a true sad story with no hope of redemption and spoke volumes about the volatile combination of personal issues and the reality of celebrity.

[Spring · Rating 1 out of 5]

I love Amy Winehouse, but this book was not a well written account of her life. Wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

[Shima · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not a well-written book :/

[Sharon · Rating 2 out of 5]

An unauthorised account of Amy Winehouse’s life written before her death. It’s quite a good collective of quotes from papers, reviews, meanings of song lyrics but as a story of her life it is very impersonal. You can tell he has no insider knowledge but has just spent the time carefully compiling the information. A reference book rather than a book written with any feeling.

[Ana Luisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Foi com alguma tristeza que li este livro, Amy tinha tudo para ser uma estrela em ascensão e terminou a como estela cadente...A imagem frágil dos últimos meses foram resultado de anos de fragilidades e inseguranças que poucos conseguiram ver.
Com uma voz incrível, uma capacidade de escrever em letras de musicas o seu dia a dia, praticamente todos nós nos identificamos com alguma letra da cantora / autora.
Fiquei com a sensação que se podia ter feito mais, que poderia ter sido salva de si mesma se alguém a vi-se com olhos de ver.
Um grande talento, num corpo que pouco a pouco foi ficando pequeno...uma pessoa que não pertencia a lado algum e não fazia questão de o fazer, apenas queria cantar...
Quantos de nós não se arrastam pela vida sem saber onde pertence, deprimido, que se auto mutila, que sofre em silencio porque sente que não será entendido... esta carga para um pessoa "desconhecida", anónima, é pesada, dolorosa, acarreta vergonha e dor... imaginar esses mesmos sentimentos depressivos numa pessoa famosa, constantemente a ser criticada e fotografada deve ser um peso demasiado pesado. Quando estamos frágil devemos ser ajudados e não empurrados para a beira do abismo.
A comunicação social deveria ter aulas de etiqueta e ética e deixar descansar e repousar quem está doente, mas ao invés atiram gasolina para a fogueira, Haverá o dia em que algum paparazzi pagará pela tortura e invasão física e mental e carregará para sempre a morte de algum nas costas... quando esse dia chegar, as vedetas poderão ter o seu minuto de pessoa normal e de sarar as feridas no conforto do silêncio como qualquer um de nós

[Tita · Rating 3 out of 5]

Para quem já viu o documentário sobre a vida de Amy Winehouse, esta biografia não trás novidades. E uma vez mais, se percebe que, algumas pessoas, como é o caso do pai da cantora, poderiam ter feito mais por Amy.

Vejam a minha opinião mais detalhada em vídeo, AQUI.

[Ian Hallam · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really insightful read which is very well researched and reveals Amy's demons from her first breakup which led to her writing songs for her first album Frank through to her meteoric rise to fame and all the dramas that went with it to her untimely death at only 27.

[Jo]

If you are interested in the music business this is a good read. Talks a lot about the details of her career and recording sessions and artistic creation that went into the music. All this peppered with interesting biographic info of Amy.

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

Great picutes, lame text. Might be too soon for books like this. Give Amy a change to die or recover first.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice book.

[Amanda · Rating 1 out of 5]

couldnt get into this book

[Roxanne · Rating 2 out of 5]

So cheesy and trashy...I clearly loved it.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book about the life and career of one of music's most captivating figures and one of my favourite artists, Amy Winehouse.

Johnstone, not only covers her musical journey with so much details (some details I felt were unnecessary), but also covers the darker aspects of Amy's life and her struggles with addiction, relationships, and the pressures of fame.

Everything about her screamed "help me!". I can only imagine the emotional and mental pain she was going through at such a young age, and numbing the pain with wrong choices.

The book leaves readers with a deeper appreciation of Amy Winehouse's musical legacy.

Ig: @sarah.eunoia

[Inês · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️

The book was better than I was expecting it to be, especially considering the fact it was written while Amy was alive; I thought perhaps the author would be harsher and ruthless, as journalists were until that attitude sort of gave place to shame and guilt when she unfortunately passed.
Definitely lots of research and insight, but essentially focused on her music. I wish he had written more about her life.

[Pedro Costa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Já li está biografia há já alguns anos, mas ainda me lembro de uma passagem do livro em que ela assava frangos nas varanda às 3h da manhã. É uma biografia pequena e simples, de fácil leitura e que relata alguns dos devaneios da artista

[Eva · Rating 2 out of 5]

Não é propriamente sobre a vida dela mas mais sobre o processo de criação - produtores com quem trabalhou e o porquê da conexão com os mesmos, o que influenciou as suas letras, etc etc... Estando à espera que fosse mais focado na sua vida pessoal, foi uma pequena desilusão o livro. :')

[Clara Ramos · Rating 3 out of 5]

In perspective, a tasteful but short biographic book. Probably not the best written essay about Amy´s life, but I don´t regret at all reading it.

[Zoe · Rating 2 out of 5]

if i wanted to read speculation or just a regurgitation of headlines i would have gone on the internet

[Rudolf · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aardig boek

[Sterre Hurkens · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nederlandstalige editie gelezen!
ISBN: 8712241655865

[Jaroslava Vovk · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️

[_fanny_lme · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amy Winehouse la reine à tous.
Je trouve le livre super bien écrit.
Intéressant ect.
Bref j'ai passé un bon moment.