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 believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it’s up to them to find that quality and let it live.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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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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This is depression, it comes when your blocking. This is expression it comes when you’re rocking
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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 am an actress first, a singer second.
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Women and men grow up with both sexes. Our mothers and fathers mean a lot to us, so it’s just a question of finding a balance between their influences. I’ve found mine. And it tends to be more on the male side. I mean male side the way we understand it in the West.
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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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Whatever; bling always has something to hide.
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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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Prescription drugs can be even worse than illegal drugs. The only difference is the legality.
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You can’t expect your children to be perfect.
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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 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 don’t like people who hide things.
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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’m not as impatient as I used to be. I used to hit people if I didn’t like what they were saying. Just lash out. ‘Bam – shut up! Hahahah!’ I was terrible.
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