Winehouse 'wanted Paloma Faith for band'

Paloma Faith has revealed that Amy Winehouse once asked her to be in her band.

The 'New York' singer said that Winehouse approached her to be in her backing band when they were both relatively unknown artists, admitting that she was a fan of her retro style.

"She just came up to me and said she liked my look and would I like to be in her band," The Daily Telegraph quotes her as saying.

"I had to tell her I didn't really play any instruments. She just said, 'bugger' and walked off."

Faith also admitted that she was shy and quiet before her rise to fame.

"I was a really introverted child and quite a recluse. And everyone was really shocked when I came out of my shell playing a dinosaur in the school play," she said.

"I remember feeling like, 'If it's not me, it doesn't matter'. And I still do that. You know, people ask me, 'oh, do you ever not dress up?' but it's to do with me sort of becoming someone else in order to be confident."