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♪ But that’s what I need you to do

♪ Are you gay? ♪

(Laughing)

With EMI, Virgin bidding could be north of a 250k advance.

I don’t care about the money.

I’d live in a hole if it meant I could meet Ray Charles, d’you know what I mean?

Amy, you’ve got a voice that is right up there.

It’s one of the best I’ve ever heard. I mean, you gotta know that.

I know. You gotta remember, I listen to it every day.

Oh, do you want ice in your voddy?

No.

No? Hardcore.

I love ‘Stronger Than Me’.

Hmm. Best tune you’ve written yet.

The hairs on the back of my neck, okay, sizzling.

Is the guy real, the guy you sing about in the song?

Erm… sort of, yeah.

My heart goes out to him, right? Who is it?

Come on. Seriously?

I don’t mean most of it.

Well, what part do you mean?

The ‘Are you gay?’ bit? ‘Lady boy’ bit?

It’s not like that.

That’s what it says, though, right?

F*** this.

Don’t!

What? Don’t what? There’s nothing left to be said, is there?

It’s all there in your f***ing song!

You know what? I hope you find whatever the f*** it is that you’re looking for.

But you are far too f***ed up for me.

Maybe don’t include that glowing reference when you speak to Island.

♪ But that’s what I need you to do

♪ Are you gay?

♪ I’ve forgotten all of young love’s joy

♪ Feel like a lady

What time do you call this?

♪ And you, my lady boy

♪ The respect I made you earn…

I’m Amy. Amy Winehouse.

♪ Thought you had so many lessons to learn

♪ I said, you don’t know what love is, get a grip!

♪ Sounds as if you’re reading from some other tired script

♪ Cos I’m not gonna meet your mother anytime

♪ I just wanna grip your body over mine…

Sh*t, girl, no way you’re only eighteen.

♪ I’ve forgotten all of young love’s joy

♪ Feel like a lady, and you my lady boy

♪ You should be stronger than me

♪ You should be stronger than me

♪ You should be stronger than me

♪ Should be stronger than me Hey, hey, hey!

Whoo!

Fantastic.

Yeah, brilliant.

She’s at Ronnie’s!

(Laughing)

Come on!

(Cheering and whooping)

That’s right!

That’s right!

Oi, mate? You see that?

That’s my daughter. That’s my Amy.

‘Well, I always said I never wanted to write about love,

‘and then I went and did that anyway.

‘I’ve got about seven or eight songs that are about this guy.’

‘Is that your ex-boyfriend?’

‘Yep.’

‘I wouldn’t want to be an ex-boyfriend of yours…’

You look gorgeous, darling. You really do.

It was a great make-up department.

No! It’s you. So natural.

‘And this surprised me, you’re managed by the company that look after S Club 7,

‘used to look after the Spice Girls, Simon Fuller.

‘Have they tried to mould you in any way?

‘Have people asked you to do things, to change the way you look…?’

‘Yeah. One of them tried to mould me into a big triangle shape, and I went, “No!”

(Laughing)

‘You know, I’ve got my own style…’

You’re so confident, it’s great.

Yeah. I had a couple of drinks beforehand.

‘…add.’

‘I think she’s one of the most exciting and brilliantly talented vocalists…’

Oh, yeah! That’s my girl!

♪ I couldn’t resist him

♪ His eyes were like yours

♪ His hair was exactly your shade of brown

(Chuckles)

♪ Yeah!

♪ Now, he’s just not as tall

♪ But I couldn’t tell when it was dark

♪ And I was lying down

♪ You are everything

♪ He means nothing to me

♪ And I…

♪ …can’t even remember his name

♪ So, why you so upset? ♪

Amy?

I’m in the bath!

Who’s that bloke?

What bloke?

The boy?

Er…

Troy. No… Nigel.

It’s Nigel, I think.

You think?

Oh, go and make yourself a cup of tea, I’ll be down in a minute.

We’re gonna be late!

I know that bothers you.

Oh, God.

(♪ Amy singing in bath)

Amy!

Having a spliff’s like having a cup of tea!

I thought you didn’t do drugs.

I don’t. It’s weed!

It’s drugs!

Are you high now?

No.

Amy?

No!

You’re three quarters of an hour late.

(Mitch) That’s a result for Amy.

You can’t keep these people waiting, Amy.

Why? They too important to wait?

One, yes, and two, yes. They pay your wages.

I told you before, Nick, I don’t care about the money.

Is Mitch joining us?

Don’t look at me. Mitch Winehouse does what he wants.

Plus, he’s my dad, isn’t he?

Hello, boys.

Erm… huge, huge, huge kudos off the back of the awards circuits.

The Brit nominations, the MOBOs, Mercury Prize,

and of course the big win at the Ivor’s.

(Applause)

Yeah, erm… ‘Frank’ peaked at 13 in the UK.

We were hoping for Top 10, but…

…strong competition from Jamie Cullum, Katie Melua and Joss Stone.

So, in light of that, we unfortunately don’t think that ‘Frank’ will travel to America.

Yeah, so, the plan is to get you back in the studio…

(Amy) Hang on! Hang on…

You’re basically telling me, you think ‘Frank’ is too crap for the Yanks?

No, no, they’ll love it. We’re sure of it.

Alright.

It’s just like, whether they would buy it, is a different thing.

No, sorry. This is bollocks. Do I have a say in this?

Look, Amy, we only get one chance to break the States.

We think, with just a little bit more work on your stage act…

Oh… on my stage act?

Can you explain that to me, please? My f***ing stage act?

Erm… we were discussing this with Nick before you arrived.

Yeah, erm…

So, there’s a feeling that the guitar, it’s getting in the way of your performance.

So, we want to hand the guitar duties to Dale,

and allow you to concentrate on the singing,

so that they audience can connect with you more.

What the f*** does that mean?

Amy!

No! You don’t think they’re connecting with me now, Nick?

We just wanna see more of you on stage.

We?

I really think it’s worth looking at, Amy.

(Mitch) I have seen you turning your back on the audience a few times, Amy.

Dad!

You’re on stage, staring at your brass bands on the guitar,

when you should be sharing the song with the audience.

It’s called stage craft. Here, you see me, when I sing…

Oh, here we go.

When I sing, eye contact all the time.

I’m making the punters feel special, put on a show.

What are you saying?

These boys know what they’re talking about, so let’s listen to ’em, eh?

You can crack the States when you’re good and ready,

but there’s no point in shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Now, am I right or am I right?

(A&R Man) Thank you, Mitch. Precisely.

“But, in the meantime, Amy, go find yourself a stage personality.”

You know what? I’m gonna go for a cigarette.

You lot can have a good chat about what clown costume

you want me wearing for my f***ing stage act! Pricks!

Oh, that’s normal Amy behaviour.

Katie f***ing Melua!

Amy, come back…

No! No!

I get really nervous when I get up on stage.

And now you’ve basically told me I haven’t got any stage presence.

Great! That’s really gonna help…

Amy, no…

Oh, f*** off, Nick!

I’m not f***ing Cole Porter, Nick.

I don’t wake up in the morning and bang out ten hits by lunch.

I need to live my songs.

So, that’s what I’m gonna go and do.

What?

I’m gonna take some time off, so things can actually happen to me again.

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