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I never thought I was going to be a singer. That was an accident.

Grace Jones

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Grace Jones
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 19
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Rock n' roll can get quite overwhelming. You can get caught up in the cycle.
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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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My dad's family were political and he was always a theatrical creature, whereas my mum is really musical and her father was the touring pianist with Nat King Cole. My family was an explosive mixture of politics, religion and music - no wonder I turned out how I did.
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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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Models are there to look like mannequins, not like real people. Art and illusion are supposed to be fantasy.
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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 don't think 'pop' should mean that you had no talent.
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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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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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Most performers take themselves too seriously. They forget there is a difference between the characters they play on the screen or stage and themselves, but the public doesn't forget there is a difference. They see how silly it is if you try to be the same person all the time.
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Whatever bling always has something to hide.
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I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A REBEL. I NEVER DO THINGS THE WAY THEY’RE SUPPOSED TO BE DONE. EITHER I GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OR I CREATE A NEW DIRECTION FOR MYSELF, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE RULES ARE OR WHAT SOCIETY SAYS.
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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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Prescription drugs can be even worse than illegal drugs. The only difference is the legality.
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I don't collaborate. You're born alone, you die alone, you get on stage alone.
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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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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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I don't like people who hide things.
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