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I am an actress first, a singer second.

Grace Jones

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Grace Jones
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 19
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I like to think of myself as a positive person. Otherwise I wouldn't have had a child.
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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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Now when I enter a carriage, it almost empties. But there's always one brave enough to stay.
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I'm not a rock star, I'm a soft person.
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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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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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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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Models are there to look like mannequins, not like real people. Art and illusion are supposed to be fantasy.
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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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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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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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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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I have just as much woman in me as I have man. It's just a matter of channeling the energy into which way you use it.
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Whatever bling always has something to hide.
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I think I'm doing a service to black women by portraying myself as a sex machine. I mean, what's wrong with being a sex machine, darling? Sex is large, sex is life, sex is as large as life, so it appeals to anyone that's living, or rather it should.
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I hate prescription drugs! They don't tell you everything that is in them.
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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 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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