11:19AM Clem Bastow | Just when Winegums seems set to catch a break, something or someone always pulls the rug out from underneath her.
In this case, the former is her Q Awards win for Album Of The Year (although she
couldn’t be stuffed turning up to accept the award), and the latter is soul sister Sharon Jones, who reckons
Amy stole her sound. And given that Jones’ band, The Dap Kings, are all over Winegums’ album and live performances, the New Yorker may have a point.
“Even what’s his name [Mark] Ronson.. They came to us to get the sound they wanted behind their music. We were just sitting here minding our own business, doing our little 45s and albums, and all of a sudden they were like, ‘I want your sound.’
First, I feel kind of angry about it,” Jones said, but then added, “Well, if it took Amy to get the Dap-Kings heard, then it’s a good thing. I say it’s great. Thank you.”
“What’s His Name” Ronson is also
gagging to get back in the studio with Winegums, so is presumably scouring the underground scene for a new sound to nick for his muse.
We’d like to suggest Sun O))).
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