When I perform on stage I become those male bullies, those dominators from my childhood. That’s probably why it’s so scary, because they scared me.
GRACE JONESIt 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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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 hate prescription drugs! They don’t tell you everything that is in them.
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Rock n’ roll can get quite overwhelming. You can get caught up in the cycle.
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I don’t take the English press seriously at all because all they want is dirt. I hate them.
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Some songs come from my head, some from my throat, but there will always be moments when it is an injection of the soul.
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I never thought I was going to be a singer. That was an accident.
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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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I think I’m doing a service to black women by portraying myself as a sex machine. I mean, what’s wrong with being a sex machine, darling? Sex is large, sex is life, sex is as large as life, so it appeals to anyone that’s living, or rather it should.
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I’ve turned down millions of dollars to go on reality TV. It’s an absolute no-go.
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Forget health clinics and gyms. Sex is the best cure. One good night of sex and your problems are gone.
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I like working until the morning, so I can see the day and then I like to go to sleep and then get up before sunset. But I love the energy of the morning.
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I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old.
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My husband used to shout at my mother, ‘What is wrong with your daughter? I’m married to a man.’
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Whatever one is creating, one has to stick to one’s guns and just do it. That is all. Put your foot down and do not let your work be compromised.
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Even if I sing like a robot, it is still an emotional robot.
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