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Amy Winehouse is up there with Elvis and Marilyn Monroe, says Reg Traviss
Published Wednesday, Sep 14 2011, 10:07 BST | By Ryan Love | 8 comments
Reg Traviss has paid tribute to "genuine" Amy Winehouse, on what would have been her 28th birthday.
Speaking to The Sun, the director confirmed that he and the late singer had discussed marriage. Traviss told the paper that "my Amy" should be remembered among icons including Elvis and Marilyn Monroe.
"Of all the people I have known, Amy was the most genuine," he said. "She lived a very normal life. She was really good to live with. She liked watching TV a lot. She liked to make me something to eat when I got in from work. She liked making food and cooking. That was important to her.
"If I got home late she would wait up. She was maybe a bit old-fashioned. She was very feminine. She was domestic, she enjoyed being like that."
Traviss said that the couple would have been on holiday in the Caribbean to celebrate Amy's birthday.
"We had spoken about getting married," he recalled. "She had spoken to members of my family about it. It is something that was going to happen."
The 34-year-old continued: "I've thought about Amy's legacy. She used to have a picture of Elvis in her room. She also liked Marilyn. Amy didn't see herself as being in the same category as them, but I personally thought she was in that bracket.
"She will be remembered as a world-class icon - as a singer, but also as a personality and as someone who is a real figure of subculture."
The Amy Winehouse Foundation has officially launched today, while Amy's duet with Tony Bennett has also been released
> Amy Winehouse, Reg Traviss would have married and had children, says dad Mitch
> Mitch Winehouse: 'I don't blame Blake Fielder-Civil for Amy Winehouse death'
Watch Amy Winehouse and Tony Bennett's 'Body & Soul' video below:
Speaking to The Sun, the director confirmed that he and the late singer had discussed marriage. Traviss told the paper that "my Amy" should be remembered among icons including Elvis and Marilyn Monroe.
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"Of all the people I have known, Amy was the most genuine," he said. "She lived a very normal life. She was really good to live with. She liked watching TV a lot. She liked to make me something to eat when I got in from work. She liked making food and cooking. That was important to her.
"If I got home late she would wait up. She was maybe a bit old-fashioned. She was very feminine. She was domestic, she enjoyed being like that."
Traviss said that the couple would have been on holiday in the Caribbean to celebrate Amy's birthday.
"We had spoken about getting married," he recalled. "She had spoken to members of my family about it. It is something that was going to happen."
"She will be remembered as a world-class icon - as a singer, but also as a personality and as someone who is a real figure of subculture."
The Amy Winehouse Foundation has officially launched today, while Amy's duet with Tony Bennett has also been released
> Amy Winehouse, Reg Traviss would have married and had children, says dad Mitch
> Mitch Winehouse: 'I don't blame Blake Fielder-Civil for Amy Winehouse death'
Watch Amy Winehouse and Tony Bennett's 'Body & Soul' video below:
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