What is it that makes Amy Winehouse great? A psycholinguistic analysis of Amy’s words reveals a deep seated fear of planning for the future. Not a fear of the future itself, just a fear of planning...
United States of America (Press Release) April 3, 2008 --
Amy Winehouse is the winner of five Grammy awards including Record and Song of the Year for her album Rehab, an album that received universal acclaim. Her newest album, Back to Black, is soon to go triple platinum and its title track has claimed the no. 1 spot on the Billboard Chart. She is no doubt a unique and exciting talent that is only beginning to make her mark on the music industry.
Is there more to Amy’s success than her musical talent? How does someone with little formal training at the young age of 24 accomplish all this? Is it purely her voice, reminiscent of the old days of jazz and blues, a voice that channels the vocal stylings of Aretha Franklin and Etta James? Or is it perhaps her unique image and her controversial lifestyle that draws us to her?
What is it that makes Amy Winehouse great?
A psycholinguistic analysis of Amy’s words reveals a deep seated fear of planning for the future. Not a fear of the future itself, just a fear of planning for it. This fear runs so wide and so deep that it manifests itself in major decisions as well as trivial ones. She refuses to be involved in any marketing decisions concerning her new CDs because these decisions address forthcoming events. According to Amy: “I just wrote the songs, and I sing them. That’s pretty much it for me. I guess the rest of it’s all record company stuff, right?” The psycholinguistic analysis assigned to this segment an emotionally intensity of more than 90%. Note the words “just,” “it,” and “all” in the phrases “just wrote the song,” “that’s pretty much it for me,” and “the rest of it’s all record company staff.” She detaches herself from anything that involves planning for future events.
The psycholinguistic analysis also assigned higher than 90% emotional intensity to a segment describing Amy’s reaction to ordering from a catalogue:
Interviewer: And finally, the Popjustice keyboard wrist rest thing recently exploded, and there’s horrible gel stuff all over our desk. Using skills picked up during your time as a secretary, could you order us a new one?
Amy Winehouse: Well, I was the sort of secretary where it’d be, ‘Amy, make me a cup of tea’, ‘No, fuck off’. You should call Rymans for their catalogue (Rymans is a UK specialist supplier of Stationery and Office Products). Hang on, are you taking the piss out of me? You fucker! Really? Call Rymans. Or… Are you being serious? Just go to another secretary and get her to order it. You were taking the piss, weren’t you?”
Why does Amy exhibit such a strong emotional reaction? Why asking her to order from a catalogue is such an offensive request? Why is it such an emotional trigger? ….
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Is there more to Amy’s success than her musical talent? How does someone with little formal training at the young age of 24 accomplish all this? Is it purely her voice, reminiscent of the old days of jazz and blues, a voice that channels the vocal stylings of Aretha Franklin and Etta James? Or is it perhaps her unique image and her controversial lifestyle that draws us to her?
What is it that makes Amy Winehouse great?
A psycholinguistic analysis of Amy’s words reveals a deep seated fear of planning for the future. Not a fear of the future itself, just a fear of planning for it. This fear runs so wide and so deep that it manifests itself in major decisions as well as trivial ones. She refuses to be involved in any marketing decisions concerning her new CDs because these decisions address forthcoming events. According to Amy: “I just wrote the songs, and I sing them. That’s pretty much it for me. I guess the rest of it’s all record company stuff, right?” The psycholinguistic analysis assigned to this segment an emotionally intensity of more than 90%. Note the words “just,” “it,” and “all” in the phrases “just wrote the song,” “that’s pretty much it for me,” and “the rest of it’s all record company staff.” She detaches herself from anything that involves planning for future events.
The psycholinguistic analysis also assigned higher than 90% emotional intensity to a segment describing Amy’s reaction to ordering from a catalogue:
Interviewer: And finally, the Popjustice keyboard wrist rest thing recently exploded, and there’s horrible gel stuff all over our desk. Using skills picked up during your time as a secretary, could you order us a new one?
Amy Winehouse: Well, I was the sort of secretary where it’d be, ‘Amy, make me a cup of tea’, ‘No, fuck off’. You should call Rymans for their catalogue (Rymans is a UK specialist supplier of Stationery and Office Products). Hang on, are you taking the piss out of me? You fucker! Really? Call Rymans. Or… Are you being serious? Just go to another secretary and get her to order it. You were taking the piss, weren’t you?”
Why does Amy exhibit such a strong emotional reaction? Why asking her to order from a catalogue is such an offensive request? Why is it such an emotional trigger? ….
Read the rest, and more @ www.whyceleb.com
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