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Amy Winehouse 'Recording with Mark Ronson in New Studio'

It would appear that Amy Winehouse's four-year musical hiatus is coming to an end with reports surfacing that the 'Rehab' singer is not only working and recording with producer Mark Ronson -- the man behind the hugely successful 'Back to Black' album -- but that she's bought her own studio.

According to a report in The Sun, the once-troubled singer -- notorious for tales of drug and alcohol abuse -- has bought a recording studio opposite Pentonville Prison in North London and dubbed it "The Slammer." Readers may well remember Pentonville Prison as being a one-time -- ahem -- residence of Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty, himself no stranger to excessive living.

Meanwhile, the Daily Mail wrote that Winehouse and Ronson have been busy at work on the singer's somewhat belated third album with the pair working together well into the small hours of the morning. The pair were also spotted together at the Mayfair Hotel in central London where Winehouse collected a set of lyrics.

This isn't the first time Winehouse and Ronson have attempted to start work on the singer's much-delayed follow-up to 'Back to Black.' An attempt at recording the theme song to Daniel Craig's second mission as James Bond in 'Quantum of Solace' came to nothing and the honour went instead to White Stripes frontman Jack White and singer Alicia Keys.

With a reconciliation on the cards, that third album is slowly becoming a reality.

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wanniplay

Give Amy a break ,she`s young and talented beyond belief
Big deal she had a tough stretch.She got through it.She
has grew as a person because of it and this will only
help her in the future.We couldn`t imagine what it must
be like being pursued 24/7.I am so happy for her and her family.She`s back and were ready to hear what she
has to say.All our love Amy were with you!!!!!!!!

April 18 2010 at 11:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Debbie

I am very pleased that Amy is taking steps to in prove her life and use the talent that she has. She has looked ill for sometime now and I hope this means that she is on the road to recovery.

April 18 2010 at 2:14 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Road Warrior

Is Amy having a recording studio in her rehab centre.....

April 17 2010 at 7:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Naomi


And there is a Pink Unicorn too!

April 17 2010 at 6:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
L.A.

I'm glad she is back. Strange as she may be, she sure can sing.

April 17 2010 at 6:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
H L C Van Layden

Wish The Skanky Witch Had Stayed Away Longer !!!!!

April 17 2010 at 6:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jane

wish her nothing but the best and have always hoped that she could manage somehow to come out the other side of the drugs/ alcohol. some of us do, some don't. must be harder when you are in public and have morons slamming you every time you slip, others trying to get you TO slip (do anything to keep you around?) what have you. not easy for anyone; it's addiction and alcoholism and it is life threatening. not to make light of.

April 17 2010 at 6:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jeffrey H. Baer

I'm amazed Ms. Winehouse still has a career after beating the crap out of herself. Thirty years ago her label would've dropped her like the atomic bomb. Then again, this incarnation of the music industry is only interested in selling--and nothing sells like a train wreck, right, guys?

April 17 2010 at 5:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Judy

Go Amy!

April 17 2010 at 5:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jim

If she doesn't want to go to rehab, then she shouldn't. I, too, remember the loss of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and all of the other greats of that era, each of whom left behind such a lasting and timeless body of work that continues to inspire new artists today. What I'm trying to say is that nearly all of these deceased musical legends created some pretty amazing stuff while drunk, high, or both; for these people, it inspired the creativity within their very souls, in much the same way as with the classic writer Edgar Allen Poe, whose stories were often infused with and inspired by the use of opiates, which obviously expanded his mind and hence, helped in the creative process. Sorry, but I just don't believe that drinking a few drinks each day or using illegal drugs from time to time implies that the user has a problem, let alone to seek treatment for it. In AA, for example, they simply trade an alcohol addiction (or a perceived alcohol addiction) for coffee and cigarette addictions, and many of their families complain that now, instead of the bar and their drinking buddies coming first, the newly discovered AA friends now come first and continue to take valuable, quality time away from their families. Drug and alcohol use is a very personal choice, and one that should be legal across the board. That way, we'd see an end to drug-related murders, organized crime, and gang activity. If you endorse rehab, that's your choice; however, don't force it onto others. If they want to embark on that endeavor, it is their decision, and theirs alone. I know that Amy will eventually complete another best-selling album, whether she's drunk, high, both, or sober. But remember that a lot of creativity is released and shared with the rest of us when the artist is in some type of altered state, regardless of the type of substance or anything else.

April 17 2010 at 5:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply