The 17-track Duets II is due in stores Sept. And from that moment on, the record came out just beautiful.”
“The minute she heard that, her eyes popped wide open and completely inspired she said, ‘You know that I like Dinah Washington?’ I said, ‘She was a friend of mine.’ She was all excited that I knew Dinah Washington and that was the main inspiration. Amy died on July 23, 2011, at the age of 27 at Camden, London, England due to alcohol poisoning. She really loves to perform.”īennett said he and Winehouse were in sync the moment he compared her to jazz singer Dinah Washington. Amy Winehouse was born on September 14, 1983, and was 27 at the time of death. And Amy Winehouse was like that, she was always apprehensive of what was going to happen.”īennett said he was warned about Winehouse’s oftentimes troubled state but didn’t have any issues with her, “Everybody just said, ‘Oh, I don’t know how you’re going to handle her.’ but I felt completely different. Every great artist I ever met, Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Pearl Bailey, they’d always have the butterflies. “You know Amy Winehouse was my favorite to perform with on the whole album.
VIDEO: Amy Winehouse’s Top 5 PerformancesĮarlier this month, Bennett told the U.K.’s Guardian that Winehouse was his favorite collaborator on the project, which also features John Mayer, Queen Latifah, Carrie Underwood, Lady Gaga and Willie Nelson. It had been my sincere hope that she would be able to overcome the issues she was battling and I send my deepest sympathy to her father Mitchell, her entire family and all of those who loved her.” I was honored to have the opportunity to sing with her. At the height of her notoriety, she was most known for being (for lack of a better word) a mess.“She was a lovely and intelligent person and when we recorded together she gave a soulful and extraordinary performance. She was in a toxic, volatile relationship with husband Blake Fielder-Civil, which led to even deeper spirals of substance abuse and outrageous behavior that made her an increasingly easy target for the press and paparazzi. Amy's short life was plagued by bouts of depression, self-harm, eating disorders, and drug and alcohol addiction. She racked up tons of industry praise and awards, becoming the first British woman to win five Grammys. Us video project for English ClassMusic video by Amy Winehouse performing Back To Black. As news of her passing broke across the globe, the English singer was quickly compared to other famous musicians whose lives ended at the same age, a group that has long been referred to as "The 27 Club." Amy joined Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and a handful of other stars whose deaths were unexpected and, in many cases, caused by substance abuse.Īmy Winehouse emerged as one of the most talented singers of the decade thanks to her 2006 album Back to Black. Amy Winehouse was only 27 years old when she died on July 23, 2011.
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