I thought I’d take style to its limit, My philosophy is a belief in magic, good luck , self-confidence, and pride.
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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I can look at a fur and tell if it’s good or not.
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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’m too vain, one of my biggest sins, but it saved me; I can see what excess does.
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I believe in having certain releases, certain outlets. One has to indulge. If you don’t indulge, you don’t live -might as well be dead. I believe in indulging as a user and not as an abuser.
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Whatever one is creating, one has to stick to one’s guns and just do it. That is all. Put your foot down and do not let your work be compromised.
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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’m not a rock star, I’m a soft person.
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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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I don’t like people who hide things.
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You can’t expect your children to be perfect.
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I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old.
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I was skinny as a rail and had high cheekbones and a very interesting face – or so I was told.
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I don’t think ‘pop’ should mean that you had no talent.
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Prescription drugs can be even worse than illegal drugs. The only difference is the legality.
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It was very painful combing my hair. My grand-uncle was a Pentecostal bishop, and he was very strict: our hair couldn’t be permed or straightened. So I just cut it all off.
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