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!
GRACE JONESMusic has its own depths, and I let it take me where it takes me, even if it means stripping all my clothes off.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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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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I love women, but I’ve never had a relationship with a woman.
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I like to think of myself as a positive person. Otherwise I wouldn’t have had a child.
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I don’t like people who hide things.
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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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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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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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Growing up in Jamaica, the Pentecostal church wasn’t that fiery thing you might think. It was very British, very proper. Hymns. No dancing. Very quiet. Very fundamental.
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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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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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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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Prescription drugs can be even worse than illegal drugs. The only difference is the legality.
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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 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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Whatever; bling always has something to hide.
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