Amy Winehouse: Beyond Black

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One of the drawings from Amy Winehouse’s scrapbook. Photograph: Courtesy of The Amy Winehouse Foundation

Now, don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Amy Winehouse and I've read all the biography books written about her. I liked this memorabilia. It's a beautiful book but most of the pictures & quotes can be found on the internet and they've been pre-existing there since Amy's breakthrough on the media. Also in some parts it's kinda generic and it doesn't feel personal. I wish Naomi touched more on Amy's style rather than add pictures or small paragraphs that don't really share anything new. Especially considering they were friends for years. For example she could share more tour stories or the process behind dressing Amy in great detail. I expected more. Amy had such a great personality and she read so many books, listened to so many records, browsed through so many Vogue magazines. She loved fashion and she was inspired by so many things in her life. She was and is such an interesting person. Her influences are shared in this book, but in pictures. Some sets were beautiful but they didn't give much info, only vision. I think they should have been discussed more because they made her who she was. Amy is a very important person in today's fashion & music world. She influenced fashion designers and artists to become different and embrace pin up fashion.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. Did I sit on the couch snuggled up with a blanket and listen to Frank while reading this whole beautiful coffee table book in one reading session this afternoon/evening? YES I DID AND I HAVE NO REGRETS. 🥺 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.

A legacy that rests on very little music’ … Winehouse in Cardiff in 2004, touring her debut album Frank. Photograph: Rob Watkins 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.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.