I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old.
GRACE JONESIt’s ridiculous for a woman to say that she’s not attracted to other women. That’s completely false.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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There’re lots of musicians in my family, too. My mother sings incredibly well. I’ve got to make a record with my mother’s voice on it. She sings a lyric soprano. We do the opposite. I’m a baritone. She’s a star singer in her church. She always does her solo.
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When you become such a strong personality in music, it’s hard for people to accept you as a different character.
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I’m too vain, one of my biggest sins, but it saved me; I can see what excess does.
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My father would have been made a bishop much earlier than he was had it not been for me and my image.
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Models are there to look like mannequins, not like real people. Art and illusion are supposed to be fantasy.
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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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Rock n’ roll can get quite overwhelming. You can get caught up in the cycle.
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I’m not as impatient as I used to be. I used to hit people if I didn’t like what they were saying. Just lash out. ‘Bam – shut up! Hahahah!’ I was terrible.
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I hate prescription drugs! They don’t tell you everything that is in them.
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I like to think of myself as a positive person. Otherwise I wouldn’t have had a child.
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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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I can look at a fur and tell if it’s good or not.
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I thought I’d take style to its limit, My philosophy is a belief in magic, good luck , self-confidence, and pride.
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I just go with the flow, I follow the yellow brick road. I don’t know where it’s going to lead me, but I follow it.
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I don’t think ‘pop’ should mean that you had no talent.
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