amy nicole clark was born on december 24th in toronto, ontario, canada, to rochelle and logan clark. her mother died of a heroin overdose when she was 3, so most of amy’s childhood was spent with just her brother, greg clark, and her father. her father was physically abusive and negligent towards both amy and greg, and they grew up in poverty due to his gambling addiction. amy struggled in school due to her undiagnosed adhd, autism, and dyslexia, and started drinking in high school to cope with her father’s abuse. she moved out at 16 to live with her friend, valerie, and her mother. when they were 19, amy and valerie moved from canada to new york city. amy and stella met when they were both 19 in nyc through a mutual friend. they started dating not long after, but their relationship quickly became unhealthy. stella was manipulative and violent towards amy, and their relationship was very codependent. stella also lied to amy often, once even lying that her sister had died, and cheated on her multiple times. stella produced amy’s first two albums, lonely star and uncover. they broke up when they were both 21 years old. amy was homeless for 5 months after this, and stella stalked her for a year. her father had a stroke a month after she and stella broke up, and this worsened her depression to the point of amy attempting suicide a month after. she was found in her car by stella. after attempting suicide, amy sought professional help. she began seeing a therapist and a psychiatrist who diagnosed her with ptsd, adhd, autism, dyslexia, and major depressive disorder. she was also diagnosed with bipolar 2, however this was a misdiagnosis, and she would later be diagnosed with pmdd at 23. amy also moved in with valerie after two more months. amy stopped seeing her therapist a while after this after she tried to convert her to catholosism. amy met her friend, zach, around this time. zach is a music producer, and has worked on all of her albums since they met. amy was diagnosed with endometriosis at 22, and her niece, melanie, was born when she was 23. her third album, forever winter, was released when she was 24. she met paige at 25 (see slide 15 for more on their relationship). amy’s 4th album, forgotten, was released when she was 26. when she was 26, her father died of a heart attack. amy attempted suicide for a second time after this, and was hospitalized for a month. when she left, she went back to therapy and tried to stop drinking. her fifth album, always, was released when she was 27 on her birthday.