Some songs come from my head, some from my throat, but there will always be moments when it is an injection of the soul.
GRACE JONESThat’s what they do in Argentina. Have a little wine and talk. Then have some coffee and talk. Then, go back to the wine.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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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 don’t think ‘pop’ should mean that you had no talent.
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I am an actress first, a singer second.
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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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To be honest, my life is not really as way-out and myth-loaded as people like to portray it.
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You can’t expect your children to be perfect.
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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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Most performers take themselves too seriously. They forget there is a difference between the characters they play on the screen or stage and themselves, but the public doesn’t forget there is a difference. They see how silly it is if you try to be the same person all the time.
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I can look at a fur and tell if it’s good or not.
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I wear my furs all the time. I wear like three different ones in a day.
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In the Seventies and Eighties we all had our fun, and now and then we went really too far. But, ultimately, it required a certain amount of clear thinking, a lot of hard work and good make-up to be accepted as a freak.
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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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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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Rock n’ roll can get quite overwhelming. You can get caught up in the cycle.
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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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