I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it’s up to them to find that quality and let it live.
GRACE JONESI don’t take the English press seriously at all because all they want is dirt. I hate them.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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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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I don’t know what I’m going to be doing in two years or even in two weeks. I have to live for today.
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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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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’m not a rock star, I’m a soft person.
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I don’t like people who hide things.
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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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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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I came from a very strict background, and didn’t hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up.
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Whatever; bling always has something to hide.
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My mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We’ve all been very athletic.
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I didn’t think I had a voice at all, and I still think of myself as an interpreter of songs more than a singer. I thought it was too deep; people thought I was a man. I had a very strong Jamaican accent, too; the accent really messed me up for auditions.
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I am an actress first, a singer second.
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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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