I never thought I was going to be a singer. That was an accident.
From Grace Jones
I don't think 'pop' should mean that you had no talent.
I like to think of myself as a positive person. Otherwise I wouldn't have had a child.
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.
When you become such a strong personality in music, it's hard for people to accept you as a different character.
I came from a very strict background, and didn't hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up.
My husband used to shout at my mother, 'What is wrong with your daughter? I'm married to a man.'
I never do what anyone else is doing. I could walk away from music and become a farmer or do some crochet. The worst thing in life for me is to do something I'm not happy doing.
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.
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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