Music has its own depths, and I let it take me where it takes me, even if it means stripping all my clothes off.
GRACE JONESYou can’t expect your children to be perfect.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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I would have rebelled against parental authority, no matter what. When I was 15, I started painting my face and making my own clothes.
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I like dressing like a guy. I love it. When I was modeling I used to do pictures where I would dress up like my little brother. No makeup and I looked like a boy.
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I love women, but I’ve never had a relationship with a woman.
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Disco was like the celebration of music through dance and my God! When you heard the music sometimes it was like, if you don’t get up and dance, you aren’t human!
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I go feminine, I go masculine. I am both, actually. I think the male side is a bit stronger in me, and I have to tone it down sometimes. I’m not like a normal woman, that’s for sure.
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I only started getting into furs when the designers I liked started making them.
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We’re not perfect; we all have things that people might not like to see, and I like to show my faults.
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My mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We’ve all been very athletic.
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I don’t like people who hide things.
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Prescription drugs can be even worse than illegal drugs. The only difference is the legality.
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I never do what anyone else is doing. I could walk away from music and become a farmer or do some crochet. The worst thing in life for me is to do something I’m not happy doing.
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I’m not a rock star, I’m a soft person.
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It doesn’t surprise me that people can’t see beyond my image. It’s amazing, but I can understand it. That’s what image is for. But it’s never a problem for me. It’s only a problem for them. I don’t really care. I do what I want regardless.
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Even if I sing like a robot, it is still an emotional robot.
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It was very painful combing my hair. My grand-uncle was a Pentecostal bishop, and he was very strict: our hair couldn’t be permed or straightened. So I just cut it all off.
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