Quotes from Amy Winehouse

I'm not a natural born performer.

I'm not frightened of appearing vulnerable.

Every bad situation is a blues song waiting to happen.

I've never been a boyfriend kind of girl.

I've had everything pierced at some point.

I just dress like... I'm an old black man. Sorry! Like I'm an old Jewish black man. I just dress like it's still the '50s.

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.

Music is the only thing that will give and give and give and not take.

I had a real stage school voice and I could do loud things, but it's not about being loud, it's about sensitivity and subtlety in music. You can do so much more with a quiet voice than with a belter.

You've got a degree in philosophy; so you think you're cleverer than me. But I'm not just some drama queen. Cause it's where you're at, not where you've been.

I don't need help because if I can't help myself I can't be helped.

I can't help you if you won't help yourself.

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

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.

There is no point in saying anything but the truth because, at the end of the day, you don't have to answer to anyone but yourself.

I can play a lot of different instruments adequately but nothing really well.

There's no point in saying anything but the truth.

Since I was 16, I've felt a black cloud hangs over me.

Cause I'm a musician, I'm not really good at posing and being a model, like, modeling.

I can be a cruel person.

Since I was 16, I've felt a black cloud hangs over me. Since then, I have taken pills for depression.

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.

I'm romantic. I fall in love every day. Not with people but with situations. The other day, I saw a tramp polishing his shoes. That just gripped my heart.

Life is so much more rewarding if you strive for something, rather than take what's given to you on a plate.