Amy Winehouse 'Freaked Out' by Adele's Success, Mark Ronson Reveals

Amy Winehouse may have appeared fearless, what with her tattoos, heavy drinking, drug use and all, but she wasn't immune to looking over her shoulder. According to Mark Ronson, the producer behind her breakthrough Back to Black album, the beehived songstress felt "freaked out" and intimidated by the success of fellow British singer Adele.

"She liked her," Ronson said in a recent interview with the Village Voice, "but Adele's success was making Amy feel upset, competitive, restless."

Ronson says he discovered this while he and Winehouse were in talks to begin work on a new album. Unfortunately, the project never got off the ground, as Winehouse was "in a bad state," partially because of Adele's rapid rise.

"Anyway, we lost touch briefly," Ronson said. "And before she and I could really start the process of beginning a new album, it was too late."

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