When I heard that there was going to be a film made about Amy Winehouse’s life, first of all – I was excited. I grew up listening to Aerosmith and Def Leppard so I was more into rock and metal music than any other genre but I always thought there was something about Winehouse’s music that was universal.
It was so genuine, raw and expressive that it transcended music tastes. Even though she was a jazz artist – a genre which isn’t very commercially successful – her music was globally popular because, like her or not, you had to recognise her sensational, once-in-a-generation talent. To this day, Back to Black is one of my favourite albums and I adored Winehouse for everything from her ballsy attitude to her punk-rock-Barbie style.
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