Somehow 10 years have passed since the death of powerhouse singer Amy Winehouse.
“To me, singing on stage is like breathing,” she once toldMTV Newsin 2007.
“I’m probably most at peace when I’m singing on stage.”
While Winehouse’s enormous talent and passion was evident, tabloids sought to cash in on another narrative.
But now her family is seeking a chance to rewrite how we remember her.
Here’s a look at some of the lesser-known details about Amy Winehouse’s too-short life and career.
They became friends at age 4.
The pair appeared to have a strong bond that lasted throughout Winehouse’s life.
“They’re taking it really seriously.
It’s not kids messing around,” Kapadia said.
Some close to Winehouse say the star began to unravel after her grandmother died of lung cancer in 2006.
She kept her feet on the ground."
Winehouse famously immortalized her grandmother via herpin-up girl tattoo.
“This is what she looked like when she was young,” she said.
The story behind Winehouse’s pin-up grandma starts with her friendship with London tattoo artist Henry Hate.
He didn’t realize who she was at first as Winehouse ripped pin-up tattoos from a book.
“I always have to ask myself if Amy would have approved,” he said.
“Fans sometimes come into my shop to ask me to tattoo her image.
I don’t do it,” he said.
During an interview withMTV News, Winehouse discovered Prince’s coy invite.
I’d do it with bells on.
All day long."
But it wasn’t until September that they performed together.
“I’ve got tears.
Princereportedlyinvited Winehouse to come to his Minnesota home,Paisley Park, and record with him.
Sources toldallwomenstalk.comthat she was over the moon about the invite.
But the opportunity never came to be.
Prince eventually covered “Love Is a Losing Game” with Andy Allo, according toThe Couch Sessions.
Ronson recalled onThe Howard Stern Showseeing her while she was entering his studio in New York.
Making the talk-to-the-hand gesture, she said she told them, “No, no, no.”
Ronson said he saw something immediately, replying, “There’s something catchy about what you just said.
Do you want to go to the studio and maybe try and turn that into a song?”
During a tumultuous time in her life, she reportedly went to Adams' Caribbean home as a refuge.
Adams was private about their relationship.
I don’t really want to talk about it.
Because it’s her business.
You know what I mean?”
he toldThe Telegraphin 2008.
In 2011, he toldXXLthat he had in fact heard the same before the song was released.
“I don’t remember right now.
But, I heard a lot about it before I even heard the song.”
Some ofthe song’s lyricshave Easter eggs pointing to Nas that fans picked up on.
For instance, Winehouse sings, “Mr. Destiny, 9 and 14.”
Nas' daughter is named Destiny, and Winehouse and Nas both share thesame birthday(September 14).
The pair had reportedly been planning on throwing a joint birthday party in 2011,the year Amy died.
“It was like we always knew we were supposed to be cool,” he said.
But singing with Amy Winehouse was a highlight of his long and storied career.
“Amy was a true jazz artist,” he said.
“She was completely improvisational and was relentless in exploring how to communicate a song most effectively.”
The two recorded the song “Body and Soul” together, which was a nerve-wracking experience for Winehouse.
And all of the sudden, her whole life changed."
“Sometimes sometimes someone will say something that strikes home on just the right day.
I said nothing on the day that I might have had a chance.”
Actor Barbara Windsor, a friend of Winehouse, said the placement of the statue was perfect.
Her parents, who were also at the ceremony, approved of the monument.
Her father, Mitch, said, “I’ll be coming to visit it all the time.
It was difficult to see the sculpture at first but I’m getting used to it.
It looks just beautiful.”
Amy Winehouse launched a record label
In 2009, Amy Winehouse became a record executive.
When it came to talent, the singer also stuck close to family.
The first artist she signed was her teenage goddaughter, Dionne Bromfield.
In the middle of recording “Me and Mr. Jones,” Winehouse snuck off to make tea.
“No, no,” Janis replied, shaking her head.
But Winehouse’s mum doesn’t fault him for her death.
“I believe the relationship between Amy and Blake was intimate and genuine,” Janis said to OK!
(perSmooth Radio).
“Their marriage was impulsive but it was still pure.
It was obviously a complicated relationship but love was at the heart of it.”
Her towering beehive, often adorned with flowers, was a distinguishing part of her look.
While styling Winehouse for a video, he went all out.
When she revealed her look to the crew, they were blown away.
“Everybody went, ‘Oh my God!
That is it, that is the signature look,'” Foden recalled.
Foden revealed details of Winehouse’s grooming habits and said she enjoyed pampering herself.
“She loved her facemasks and she never left the house without her eyeliner on,” he recalled.
Up for the challenge, she scratched, “I LOVE BLAKE,” into her skin.
Per People, Winehouse laughed the incident off, saying, “It’s just chicken scratch.”
