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When you become such a strong personality in music, it's hard for people to accept you as a different character.
Grace Jones
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Grace Jones
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 19
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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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Rock n' roll can get quite overwhelming. You can get caught up in the cycle.
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Disco existed before we were all born and will exist afterwards. It is a ritual - it is a celebration - and it is the same kind of music that we call disco or rock'n'roll or a whole list of names that we can call it. Call it what you will, nothing will change the fact that certain kinds of music will make you want to celebrate or party.
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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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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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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 came from a very strict background, and didn't hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up.
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My husband used to shout at my mother, 'What is wrong with your daughter? I'm married to a man.'
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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.
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I just go with the flow, I follow the yellow brick road. I don't know where it's going to lead me, but I follow it.
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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 like to think of myself as a positive person. Otherwise I wouldn't have had a child.
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Prescription drugs can be even worse than illegal drugs. The only difference is the legality.
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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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When I was modelling, I spent half my life staring at thousands of perfect reflections. It got to a stage where I was losing all sense of reality - so after I quit modelling, I took all the mirrors out of my house.
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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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You can't expect your children to be perfect.
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I like dressing like a guy. I love it. When I was modeling I used to do pictures where I would dress up like my little brother. No makeup and I looked like a boy.
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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 was skinny as a rail and had high cheekbones and a very interesting face - or so I was told.
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