Amy and Janice Winehouse.Photo: Peter Macdiarmid/GettyAmy Winehouse’s mom is ready to share her late daughter’s story.On Wednesday, the BBC announced that Janis Winehouse will be sharing her daughter’s story in a documentary — titledAmy Winehouse: 10 Years On— to mark the 10th anniversary of her death, as the star’s mother battles multiple sclerosis.“I don’t feel the world knew the true Amy, the one I brought up,” she said in a press release, per theBBC. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to offer an understanding of her roots and a deeper insight into the real Amy.“Janis is sharing her daughter’s story in the film as her deteriorating disease — with which she was diagnosed in 2003 — “threatens to strip her of her memories of Amy,” BBC reported.Dave Hogan/GettyThe film will include interviews with Winehouse’s friends and family and follows Janis' 2014 bookLoving Amy: A Mother’s Storywhere she wrote, “I worry about the day when Amy stops being alive in my head and in my heart. I don’t want that day ever to come.“Winehouse died on July 23, 2011 of “alcohol toxicity” when she was just 27. The new film comes six years after the release of Oscar-winning documentaryAmy.Along with the new film, BBC is set to release a three-CD compilation of her performances at the BBC.RELATED VIDEO: Remembering Amy WinehouseIn a recent interview,Lana Del Rey opened upabout how much Winehouse’s death affected her.“They told me [my apartment] was on Camden Road near where Amy Winehouse used to play at the Roundhouse and I loved Amy. I loved Amy,” she said.“I had 10 seconds of the most elated feeling and then the news [was] everywhere. On all the televisions, [it was announced] that Amy had died on her front steps and I was likeno.No!'” she recalled. “Everyone was watching mesmerized, but I personally felt like I didn’t even want to sing anymore.“If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, please contact the SAMHSA substance abuse helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
Amy and Janice Winehouse.Photo: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty
Amy Winehouse’s mom is ready to share her late daughter’s story.On Wednesday, the BBC announced that Janis Winehouse will be sharing her daughter’s story in a documentary — titledAmy Winehouse: 10 Years On— to mark the 10th anniversary of her death, as the star’s mother battles multiple sclerosis.“I don’t feel the world knew the true Amy, the one I brought up,” she said in a press release, per theBBC. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to offer an understanding of her roots and a deeper insight into the real Amy.“Janis is sharing her daughter’s story in the film as her deteriorating disease — with which she was diagnosed in 2003 — “threatens to strip her of her memories of Amy,” BBC reported.Dave Hogan/GettyThe film will include interviews with Winehouse’s friends and family and follows Janis' 2014 bookLoving Amy: A Mother’s Storywhere she wrote, “I worry about the day when Amy stops being alive in my head and in my heart. I don’t want that day ever to come.“Winehouse died on July 23, 2011 of “alcohol toxicity” when she was just 27. The new film comes six years after the release of Oscar-winning documentaryAmy.Along with the new film, BBC is set to release a three-CD compilation of her performances at the BBC.RELATED VIDEO: Remembering Amy WinehouseIn a recent interview,Lana Del Rey opened upabout how much Winehouse’s death affected her.“They told me [my apartment] was on Camden Road near where Amy Winehouse used to play at the Roundhouse and I loved Amy. I loved Amy,” she said.“I had 10 seconds of the most elated feeling and then the news [was] everywhere. On all the televisions, [it was announced] that Amy had died on her front steps and I was likeno.No!'” she recalled. “Everyone was watching mesmerized, but I personally felt like I didn’t even want to sing anymore.“If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, please contact the SAMHSA substance abuse helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
Amy Winehouse’s mom is ready to share her late daughter’s story.
On Wednesday, the BBC announced that Janis Winehouse will be sharing her daughter’s story in a documentary — titledAmy Winehouse: 10 Years On— to mark the 10th anniversary of her death, as the star’s mother battles multiple sclerosis.
“I don’t feel the world knew the true Amy, the one I brought up,” she said in a press release, per theBBC. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to offer an understanding of her roots and a deeper insight into the real Amy.”
Janis is sharing her daughter’s story in the film as her deteriorating disease — with which she was diagnosed in 2003 — “threatens to strip her of her memories of Amy,” BBC reported.
Dave Hogan/Getty
The film will include interviews with Winehouse’s friends and family and follows Janis' 2014 bookLoving Amy: A Mother’s Storywhere she wrote, “I worry about the day when Amy stops being alive in my head and in my heart. I don’t want that day ever to come.”
Winehouse died on July 23, 2011 of “alcohol toxicity” when she was just 27. The new film comes six years after the release of Oscar-winning documentaryAmy.
Along with the new film, BBC is set to release a three-CD compilation of her performances at the BBC.
RELATED VIDEO: Remembering Amy Winehouse
In a recent interview,Lana Del Rey opened upabout how much Winehouse’s death affected her.
“They told me [my apartment] was on Camden Road near where Amy Winehouse used to play at the Roundhouse and I loved Amy. I loved Amy,” she said.
“I had 10 seconds of the most elated feeling and then the news [was] everywhere. On all the televisions, [it was announced] that Amy had died on her front steps and I was likeno.No!'” she recalled. “Everyone was watching mesmerized, but I personally felt like I didn’t even want to sing anymore.”
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, please contact the SAMHSA substance abuse helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
source: people.com
