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Amy Winehouse

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Amy Winehouse is the kind of thinker who lets the words do the talking — and they talk volumes. Whether reflecting on Family or Music, Amy Winehouse brought uncommon clarity to every subject. 14 of Amy Winehouse's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Family, Music, Home, Poetry, and Mom. To get a sense of their style, try: "All the songs I write are about human dynamics, whether it's with girlfriends, boyfriends, or family."

“I know I'm talented, but I wasn't put here to sing. I was put here to be a wife and a mom and look after my family. I love what I do, but it's not where it begins and ends.”

— Amy Winehouse

Family

All Quotes by Amy Winehouse

“All the songs I write are about human dynamics, whether it's with girlfriends, boyfriends, or family.”

— Amy Winehouse

Family

“I always wrote poetry and stuff like that, so putting songs together wasn't that spectacular.”

— Amy Winehouse

Poetry

“I don't listen to a lot of new stuff. I just like the old stuff. It's all quite dramatic and atmospheric. You'd have an entire story in song. I never listen to, like, white music - I couldn't sing you a Zeppelin or Floyd song.”

— Amy Winehouse

Music

“My justification is that most people my age spend a lot of time thinking about what they're going to do for the next five or ten years. The time they spend thinking about their life, I just spend drinking.”

— Amy Winehouse

Age

“I was gutted to leave my boyfriend at home when I started my tour, but taking my pillow was like taking a little bit of him with me.”

— Amy Winehouse

Home

“I don't think your ability to fight has anything to do with how big you are. It's to do with how much anger is in you.”

— Amy Winehouse

Anger

“I'm happiest with my family around me.”

— Amy Winehouse

Family

“I love food.”

— Amy Winehouse

Food

“I listen to music that is of our time and I just get angry.”

— Amy Winehouse

Music

“I don't think I'm such an amazing person who needs to be written about.”

— Amy Winehouse

Amazing

“I know I'm talented, but I wasn't put here to sing. I was put here to be a wife and a mom and look after my family. I love what I do, but it's not where it begins and ends.”

— Amy Winehouse

Family

“I was hit by a car once on my bike, but I still rode home.”

— Amy Winehouse

Car