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Music boss wants Amy Winehouse to quit

Nick Godwyn says he wants her to clean up her act

Nick Godwyn says Amy Winehouse has always been an unhappy person

A music guru who first discovered Amy Winehouse wants her to take a break from the industry.

Nick Godwyn, who spotted her at the age of 16 and signed her to Simon Fuller's 19 Management, says she needs to clean up her act.

‘What's happening now is not very pleasant for anybody to watch,’ he says. ‘She seems to be sad. People talk about wasted talent, but I don’t look at it like that.

‘If Amy never made another record again it would be sad, but it’s less about the music for me and more about a human being that maybe isn’t very happy.’

And Nick reckons Amy, 24, has always been melancholy person.

‘There were signs, even back then, that she wasn’t happy,’ he tells The Sun. ‘You can listen to the words of her songs and there aren’t many happy, upbeat love songs. I think that’s a reflection of where she is.

‘She only writes songs from personal experience. There are some beautiful songs which, lyrically, are fascinating. But some of them are quite sad.’