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Now when I enter a carriage, it almost empties. But there’s always one brave enough to stay.

Grace Jones

I don’t think ‘pop’ should mean that you had no talent.
GRACE JONES

Myself Talent Thinking
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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Clothes Face Myself Painting Parental
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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Compromise Creation Oneself Weapon
I believe in having certain releases, certain outlets. One has to indulge. If you don’t indulge, you don’t live -might as well be dead. I believe in indulging as a user and not as an abuser.
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Abuse Believe Death Indulge Myself Release
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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Celebration Dance God Human Music
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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Character Different Hard Personality Strong Yourself
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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Angry Burst Discipline People Thinking Trouble
You can’t expect your children to be perfect.
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Children Perfection Yourself
Survival is my primary instinct…it’s out of my control. It’s stronger than me. It’s an outside force, a voice that says ‘do this for your life or it will devour you.’
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Devour Instinct Life Primary Survive Yourself
I have just as much woman in me as I have man. It’s just a matter of channeling the energy into which way you use it.
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Channeling Man Way Woman Yourself
I’m not a rock star, I’m a soft person.
GRACE JONES

Myself Soft
I’ve turned down millions of dollars to go on reality TV. It’s an absolute no-go.
GRACE JONES

Absolute Myself Reality
I came from a very strict background, and didn’t hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up.
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Growth Myself Strict
I don’t collaborate. You’re born alone, you die alone, you get on stage alone.
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Alone Born Collaborate Stage Yourself
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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Appeal Myself Service Thinking Wrong
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 JONES

Mom Musician Myself Sing Voice

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