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.
GRACE JONESI 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.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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Even if I sing like a robot, it is still an emotional robot.
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Whatever; bling always has something to hide.
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I wear my furs all the time. I wear like three different ones in a day.
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I thought I’d take style to its limit, My philosophy is a belief in magic, good luck , self-confidence, and pride.
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Now when I enter a carriage, it almost empties. But there’s always one brave enough to stay.
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I don’t like people who hide things.
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It’s ridiculous for a woman to say that she’s not attracted to other women. That’s completely false.
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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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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 to isolate myself when I work because I end up losing my voice by doing interviews all day.
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I don’t collaborate. You’re born alone, you die alone, you get on stage alone.
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I’ve lived long enough to feel the sway of corporations both legal and illegal. Corporations give you drugs and they prescribe and prescribe them and they can be worse for you. Whereas you have illegal drugs and that is all about moderation. You have to know your body.
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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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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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