I'm not Amy the star, I'm Amy the girl with the guitar.

“The old Amy, the girl of the big laugh and the easy ways, literally shed herself, a pile of skin and soul on the…

— Gillian Flynn

Because of my background, I never felt comfortable with these R&B divas, but I'd hate to be just some pensive girl with a guitar.

— Corinne Bailey Rae

When I tried to get a record deal, only one label wanted me. The rest said 'oh, we've already got a girl with a…

— KT Tunstall

I've got my girl and my guitar, and for me that's enough.

— Tiffanie DeBartolo

“Quinn spoke their language—all mystery and inside jokes, scarred souls and statement shirts. It was a beautiful moment for him—in his element and completely…

— Laura Anderson Kurk

When I was a teenager in the '80s, I was the only girl in the guitar shop. Now if you walk into a music…

— Ani DiFranco

No. No. I don't listen to anyone except my ... inner child anyway. If someone had said to me, Amy, lose a stone which…

— Amy Winehouse

When I was a little kid it was my dream to go to drama school, but it was never something I thought would happen…

— Amy Winehouse

Ridley Pearson also plays bass guitar and sings with the Rock Bottom Remainders, a band made up of such successful authors as Amy Tan,…

— Otto Penzler

Amy Winehouse and Paul Weller are examples of poets, I think.

— Jools Holland

I'm so hungry," Amy said sleepily. "Hey, you stole my line," Dan said.

— Anonymous

I don't talk about Amy Winehouse as a 'singer.' She's a pioneer. I listened to her endlessly when I started writing.

— Laura Mvula

You should climb around inside my brain, Dan. It's like this dark room surrounded by quicksand." "I know what you mean," her brother said…

— Peter Lerangis

By the time they were pulling into the parking lot of the A&P, the mood was fading, the moment gone. Amy could feel it…

— Elizabeth Strout

I think Amy is a really difficult example. With any artist, none of us understands what it's like having the world's media scrutinising everything…

— Nicki Chapman