Amy, My Daughter

by Mitch Winehouse

Overview

Revealing details about icon Amy Winehouse’s childhood, musical influences and substance abuse, this biography by her father “can’t fail to move”(The Sunday Times).

The intimate, inside story of the life of multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse is told by the one person most able to tell it—Amy’s closest advisor, her inspiration, and best friend: her father, Mitch.

Sifting fact from fiction, Mitch Winehouse reveals the events and the people that shaped Amy’s youth—from her mischievous childhood to her grandmother’s Jazz Age stories, to her father singing Frank Sinatra around the house. Shedding light on Amy’s musical coming-of-age, Mitch explores how she honed her distinctive sound, created her unforgettable look, and channeled her own life into hits such as “You Know I’m No Good”, “Rehab”, and “Back to Black” —some of the most memorable and personal pop music in years.

Mitch holds nothing back about Amy’s addiction to drugs and alcohol and the toll it took on the family and friends who refused to give up on her. Dispelling many of the rumors about her tumultuous marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil, Mitch exposes the years of behind-the-scenes drama and explains how, for those who knew Amy in her last months, the greatest tragedy of all was that she finally appeared to be conquering her demons.

Amy, My Daughter includes exclusive, never-before-seen photos and paints an open and honest portrait of one of the greatest musical talents of our time.

“An unsparing portrait of addiction.” —The Times

“Mitch does a fine job of fleshing out his daughter in all contradictory glory.” —Observer

“An unflinchingly honest memoir.” —Independent

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062191397
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	11/21/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	240,008
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Mitch Winehouse is the father of Amy Winehouse and a lifelong resident of London who worked for many years as a taxi driver. The founder of the Amy Winehouse Foundation, Mitch is also a jazz vocalist whose most recent album is titled Rush of Love.

Table of Contents

Before We Start ix

Thanks, and a Note xi

Prologue xiii

1 Along Came Amy 1

2 Taking to the Stage 12

3 'Wenn' She Fell in Love 28

4 Frank-Giving a Damn 37

5 A Pain in Spain 53

6 Fade to Black 63

7 'Ronnie Spector Meets the Bride of Frankenstein' 78

8 Attack and the 'Paps' 84

9 Hooked 102

10 A Broken Record 113

11 Birmingham 2007 122

12 Again, She's Fine, Thanks for Asking' 135

13 Press, Lies, and a Videotape 148

14 Drugs-The Rocky Road to Recovery 165

15 Class-A Mug Still Taking Drugs 185

16 'It Ain't Bloody Funny' 208

17 Beached 220

18 I"ll Cry if I Want To' 237

19 'Body and Soul' 257

20 'Give Me a Cuddle, Dad' 278

21 Farewell, Camden Town 282

Epilogue 289

A Note on the Amy Winehouse Foundation 297

Credits 303