Amy Winehouse plans to desert Island
Amy Winehouse is plotting to take control of her $20million fortune and start her own record label The Rehab singer has been discussing her secret plans with new fella Alex Haines and close aides, and intends to quit Island Records after her next album. A pal revealed: “For the first time in her career, Amy is beginning to have her head turned by the cash she can make. It’s never been a huge deal in the past, but she is beginning to realise everyone else is making all the money out of her success. Her deal with Island ends after the next record. That’s why they are trying to get her to clean up first and make sure it’s a classic. Once she gets that out she wants to set up her own label. She plans to release her own material on it, as well as her mates like Tyler James and Remi Nicole. She’s been planning it with Alex, who has a bit of music know-how from working as her manager’s assistant.” This doesn’t sound like a great idea to me. I’ve never had Amy down as a self-starter. And Alex — pictured playing on a swing while his missus worked on the new Bond theme in Henley recently — hardly looks like a business mastermind. The project is part of a big push by Amy to take control of her cash. She spoke to financial advisers about keeping jailed hubby Blake Fielder-Civil’s mitts off it before she dumped him last week. It was announced yesterday how he wants a $6million payout. Amy also discussed taking over the financial steering wheel from her dad Mitch, who currently dolls out a modest income for her to live on. It may be that her bosses at Universal, Island’s parent company, allow her to set up the label under their umbrella, with a big royalties deal as a sweetener. And if it’s not called Rehab Records, I’ll eat her beehive. Actually, on second thoughts…
