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[I've worked as a guard at Rikers Island] from 1988 to 1990.

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Sharon Jones
Age: 60 †
Born: 1956
Born: May 4
Died: 2016
Died: November 18
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Augusta
Georgia
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Islands
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Island

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If God watches over a little sparrow, you know, if he takes care of the birds, a little sparrow. Here I am, one of his children, you know, he got so many of us down here. Human beings that send our faith up and believe. And if he watch over a sparrow, I know he watches over me.
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I'm singing, you know, because I'm happy and I'm free.
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I've got to find local farmers and get natural foods.
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When I got sick this past summer, I couldn't - my mind just wasn't on music. The rest of the band understood. But once October came, I felt ready to get back again.
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I just want to give my love to God.
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I remember my sister and I - my big sister would get up on her chair in the kitchen and sing Mary Wells' What's Easy for Two Is So Hard for One. It was 1966, and I was 10 years old.
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My goal for these next few years, for the next forever, is to try and keep positive things around me. If somebody is coming at me with negative stuff, just back away from me.
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Juicing has helped me bring my pressure down. Organic natural foods, too.
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I'm not planning on singing too late. Maybe another eight or 10 years is enough before I retire. It would also be great to revisit all these stunning places around the world where I have toured.
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Being with the Dap-Kings is like being an athlete.
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God's eye is on a sparrow. And I know - oh, yes, I know he watches over me...
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I really can't wait to dance with Ellen DeGeneres!
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Music is my happiness, my joy, and when my body wasn't right I couldn't get into my music without being healed, without being healthy.
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I'm blessed to be in an environment where people are sincere.
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There ain't no way I'm going to be droppin' nothing. If I was in my twenties, maybe. But now I try to keep it looking decent. I don't want to expose too much of my bare ass.
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I'm going to keep on keeping on as long as I've got my health and strength, and God gives me that will to do it.
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This album [Give the People What They Want] has almost been in the making for almost three years now. When we first began on it, my mother was sick. When she passed away, I got on stage and played that night. The music helped take me away.
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Sometimes people look at our covers and say, That looks just like that other cover. I say, And? It reminds them of a cover from way back when. If you know the cover, then pull it out and compare it. I don't care. It's supposed to bring back memories.
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Record designers marvel on that stuff. They go back and look at old covers, then make new ones.
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Doctors removed my gallbladder and pancreas, which are supposed to break down sugar and alcohol.
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