There will always be a replacement coming along very soon – a newer version, a crazier version, a louder version. So if you haven’t got a long-term plan, then you are merely a passing phase, the latest trend, yesterday’s event.
GRACE JONESI like dressing like a guy. I love it. When I was modeling I used to do pictures where I would dress up like my little brother. No makeup and I looked like a boy.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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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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Prescription drugs can be even worse than illegal drugs. The only difference is the legality.
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I don’t think ‘pop’ should mean that you had no talent.
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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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Even if I sing like a robot, it is still an emotional robot.
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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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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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I’m not a rock star, I’m a soft person.
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I always thought that feminine, softer side was just too vulnerable to put out there, because then it’s like you’re opening up a door for everybody to come in, and you don’t know who’s going to come in that door.
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Music has its own depths, and I let it take me where it takes me, even if it means stripping all my clothes off.
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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 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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I never thought I was going to be a singer. That was an accident.
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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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Models are there to look like mannequins, not like real people. Art and illusion are supposed to be fantasy.
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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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You can’t expect your children to be perfect.
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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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I never do what anyone else is doing. I could walk away from music and become a farmer or do some crochet. The worst thing in life for me is to do something I’m not happy doing.
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I like dressing like a guy. I love it. When I was modeling I used to do pictures where I would dress up like my little brother. No makeup and I looked like a boy.
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Whatever; bling always has something to hide.
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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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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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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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I wear my furs all the time. I wear like three different ones in a day.
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Everyone has to make their own decisions. I still believe in that. You just have to be able to accept the consequences without complaining.
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