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.
GRACE JONESI never thought I was going to be a singer. That was an accident.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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I hate prescription drugs! They don’t tell you everything that is in them.
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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 was skinny as a rail and had high cheekbones and a very interesting face – or so I was told.
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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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I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it’s up to them to find that quality and let it live.
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That’s what they do in Argentina. Have a little wine and talk. Then have some coffee and talk. Then, go back to the wine.
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When you start in that [model] business the rules are imposed upon you, but when you stay in the business long enough the rules could be broken.
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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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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.
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I don’t like people who hide things.
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If people think I’m angry, I don’t want to burst anybody’s bubble. I like sometimes for people to be afraid of me. But it’s not really anger; it’s discipline.
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To be honest, my life is not really as way-out and myth-loaded as people like to portray it.
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This is depression, it comes when your blocking. This is expression it comes when you’re rocking
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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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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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