I’m not a rock star, I’m a soft person.
GRACE JONESWe’re not perfect; we all have things that people might not like to see, and I like to show my faults.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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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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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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Some songs come from my head, some from my throat, but there will always be moments when it is an injection of the soul.
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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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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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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 wear my furs all the time. I wear like three different ones in a day.
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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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I can look at a fur and tell if it’s good or not.
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When I perform on stage I become those male bullies, those dominators from my childhood. That’s probably why it’s so scary, because they scared me.
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I don’t collaborate. You’re born alone, you die alone, you get on stage alone.
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Rock n’ roll can get quite overwhelming. You can get caught up in the cycle.
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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.
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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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