NEWKEY-BURDEN, CHAS — Amy Winehouse the Biography

UK, John Blake. 2008. Hardcover with dust jacket, 24 Cm. Book, 211 crisp pp plus a discography, book just a whisker under 500g for post. This remarkable biography traces the life of the tattooed wonder from her childhood pranks in north London through her days at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and her time spent working with pop impresario Simon Fuller. An indisputable musical icon and controversial celebrity figure, Amy Winehouse's unique blend of jazz, pop, and soul singing and songwriting have brought her a host of awards-including two prestigious Ivor Novellos and five Grammys - as well as an army of committed fans who adore her rich voice and painfully honest lyrics. review >>> This biography is fluently written. It was published in 2008, which sometimes leads to phrases that are painful to read in 2012. The author is clearly smitten with Amy Winehouse and barely manages to hide that. For an author of a biography, he's not neutral enough for me, but his bias is of the adorable kind. Excellent/Excellent.