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You know how you either grow up in a Michael Jackson house or a prince house? for me it was Michael Jackson. I could never decide whether I wanted to be Michael Jackson or marry him. I don´t care what people say about him now because he´s a f... genius. That´s it — The end! He was robbed of his childhood, which is why he surrounds himself with children. When you´re around kids you can be a little kid yourself and pretend that life is magic and you don´t have to be one of those sweaty people going to work every day. I completely see what he´s doing

— Amy Winehouse on Michael Jackson

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "You know how you either grow up in a Michael Jackson house or a prince house? for me it was Michael Jackson. I could never decide whether I wanted to be Michael Jackson or marry him. I don´t care what people say about him now because he´s a f... genius. That´s it — The end! He was robbed of his childhood, which is why he surrounds himself with children. When you´re around kids you can be a little kid yourself and pretend that life is magic and you don´t have to be one of those sweaty people going to work every day. I completely see what he´s doing" in the context of "Amy Winehouse, "Frank opinions" (27 February 2004)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Amy Winehouse

About Amy Winehouse

Amy Jade Winehouse (September 14, 1983 – July 23, 2011) was an English soul and jazz singer and songwriter from Southgate, London.