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[I've worked as a guard at Rikers Island] from 1988 to 1990.
Sharon Jones
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Sharon Jones
Age: 60 †
Born: 1956
Born: May 4
Died: 2016
Died: November 18
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We chose it's name [Give the People What They Want] a while ago, long before the cancer. But I can't think of a more fitting title.
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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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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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Singing is my life. And when I can do that, that's when I'm free. That's when I'm at my happiest, I'm at my most.
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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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