Quotes by Grace Jones

About Grace Jones:

Grace Jones is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, supermodel, record producer, and actress. She was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica and raised by her grandparents. At 13 she moved with her siblings to their parents' home in Syracuse, New York. Jones started out as a model, initially in New York state, then in Paris, working for Yves St. Laurent, Claude Montana, and Kenzo Takada, and appearing on the covers of Elle, Vogue, and Stern working with Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, and Hans Feurer.
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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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I don't like people who hide things.

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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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My mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We've all been very athletic.

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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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Growing up in Jamaica, the Pentecostal church wasn't that fiery thing you might think. It was very British, very proper. Hymns. No dancing. Very quiet. Very fundamental.

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When I perform on stage I become those male bullies, those dominators from my childhood. That's probably why it's so scary, because they scared me.

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I'm not as impatient as I used to be. I used to hit people if I didn't like what they were saying. Just lash out. 'Bam - shut up! Hahahah!' I was terrible.

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You can't expect your children to be perfect.

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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 don't think 'pop' should mean that you had no talent.

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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've had more misrepresentations than I can handle, and people have told the wickedest lies about me. A lot of them have taken their frustrations out on me, and I don't like that because it can wound. Not necessarily me, but those around me. Journali...

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I don't take the English press seriously at all because all they want is dirt... I hate them.

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Rock n' roll can get quite overwhelming. You can get caught up in the cycle.

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I'm not a rock star; I'm a soft person.

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I am an actress first, a singer second.

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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 auditi...

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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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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 th...

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Author Bio

  • NameGrace Jones
  • DescriptionJamaican singer, actress and model
  • BornMay 19, 1948
  • CountryJamaica
  • ProfessionActor; Model; Singer