Grace Jones says......

I’VE LOOKED THE DEVIL IN THE FACE, AND GOD, AND SOMEHOW I'VE FOUND A BALANCE. BUT BEING EXTREME IS AT THE SAME TIME A BALANCE - ONE EXTREME BALANCES THE OTHER. - Grace Jones

IF YOU'RE OUT THERE YOU'RE VULNERABLE. PEOPLE PREFER TO DISAPPEAR IN LIFE, TO REPRESS THEIR PERSONALITY. THAT'S NOT LIVING. IT'S DYING. I SEE THEM ALL OVER THE PLACE, THE WALKING DEAD. - Grace Jones

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A REBEL. I NEVER DO THINGS THE WAY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DONE. EITHER I GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OR I CREATE A NEW DIRECTION FOR MYSELF, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE RULES ARE OR WHAT SOCIETY SAYS. - Grace Jones

TIME HAS MADE ME STRONGER IN MY BELIEF THAT YOU HAVE TO DO THINGS TO PLEASE YOURSELF IN A WAY THAT DOES NOT COMPROMISE. I DO WHAT I WANT AND I'M SATISFIED WITH IT, WHETHER OR NOT IT PLEASES EVERYBODY. THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME FEEL WHOLE. ACTUALLY THERE ARE CERTAIN PEOPLE I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO PLEASE. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE I'M LIKE 'OH NO, PUH-LEEEZE DON'T LIKE ME!' - Grace Jones

MEN ARE TERRIFIED OF ME. I CAN EASILY STEP INTO THE MANS SHOES -THAT'S WHAT SETS OFF THE TENSION. IT PUTS THE MAN IN A POSITION WHERE HE HAS TO BECOME THE FEMALE. BUT MY IMAGE IS SUPPOSED TO FRIGHTEN MEN, SO ONLY THE GOOD ONES COME THROUGH. - Grace Jones

I HAVE A TERRIBLE TEMPER, TERRIBLE. WHEN I HEAR 'THIS IS THE RULE' OR 'THE COMPUTER SAYS..' I GET MAD. PEOPLE TRY TO STOP ME EVERY DAY. - Grace Jones

PEOPLE HAVE OFTEN MISTAKEN ME FOR A MAN. BUT I AM ALL WOMAN TO ME! BUT WHAT’S A WOMAN SUPPOSED TO FEEL LIKE? I LIKE HARD THINGS. I LIKE SOFT THINGS. I GO FEMININE, I GO MASCULINE. I CHANGE ROLES IN LIFE. I AM BOTH. - Grace Jones

I WASN'T BORN THIS WAY. ONE CREATES ONESELF. I BELIEVE WHATEVER I DREAM. WHATEVER I DREAM I WANT TO DO. - Grace Jones

I THINK MY ACT HAS A CERTAIN SCARINESS BECAUSE I WAS BROUGHT UP IN A SCARY WAY. BUT I CONFRONTED IT THERAPEUTICALLY. WHEN I PERFORM ON STAGE I BECOME ALL THOSE MALE BULLIES, THOSE DOMINATORS FROM MY CHILDHOOD. - Grace Jones

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP I WASN'T ALLOWED TO HANG OUT WITH RASTAS. YOU HAD TO RUN AND HIDE IF YOU SAW THEM COMING. NOW THE RASTAS AREN’T ALLOWED TO HANG OUT WITH ME. OHAHAHAH! - Grace Jones

I WAS BORN INTO A VERY RELIGIOUS FAMILY WHERE EVERYTHING WAS ABOUT SETTING THE RIGHT EXAMPLE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND HAVING TO OBEY ORDERS BLINDLY. WHEN YOU'RE A BISHOP IN JAMAICA YOUR FAMILY IS ALWAYS SCRUTINISED, SO EVERYTHING WE DID WAS CONTROLLED. I WASN'T ALLOWED TO LISTEN TO THE RADIO. I WASN’T ALLOWED TO WEAR FINGERNAIL POLISH. I WASN’T ALLOWED TO RECEIVE PRIVATE LETTERS. IN JAMAICA THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH WAS VERY BRITISH, VERY PROPER. HYMNS. NO DANCING. VERY QUIET. VERY FUNDAMENTAL. I WAS BAPTISED AND SPEAKING IN TONGUES AT EIGHT. HELLAMEESHERRACK. MEESHELLACKALLAH! - Grace Jones

I’VE GOT MY OWN RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. GOD KNOWS ME. HE KNOWS MY HEART. WE ARE FRIENDS. I HAVE MY OWN SPECIAL BELIEF IN THE PSYCHIC WORLD. I BELIEVE IN REINCARNATION, THAT IF A FORCE IS STRONG ENOUGH IT CANNOT DIE. I BELIEVE IN RELIGION AS MAGIC. PRAYING MAKES THE WILL STRONGER. - Grace Jones

GROWING UP I ALWAYS HAD TO MASK MY EMOTIONS. EVERYTHING I DID WAS WRONG. IF I WAS FIVE MINUTES LATE HOME IT MEANT I'D STAYED AND PLAYED AFTER SCHOOL INSTEAD OF COMING HOME TO CHURCH. IF I TALKED BACK MY LIPS WERE YANKED HARD. I GOT BEATEN IN SCHOOL. I GOT BEATEN AT HOME. I WAS SCARED EVERY DAY. I HAD NO CHILDHOOD REALLY, SO I IMAGINED MORE THAN I PLAYED. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY BUT BY THE TIME I WAS TWELVE, WHEN WE MOVED TO AMERICA, I'D HAD ENOUGH. - Grace Jones

I THINK IT’S OUR NATURE TO BE MAN AND WOMAN ALL IN ONE. TO GIVE AND TO RECEIVE. I THINK THAT ALL MEN NEED TO BE PENETRATED AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIFETIME, TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS LIKE TO RECEIVE. IT’S MY OWN THEORY, WHICH I THINK COULD HELP TAKE SOME OF THE AGGRESSION OUT OF THE WORLD. - Grace Jones

SURVIVAL IS MY PRIMARY INSTINCT. I'LL DO ANYTHING. IT'S OUT OF MY CONTROL. IT'S STRONGER THAN ME. IT'S AN OUTSIDE FORCE, A VOICE THAT SAYS 'DO THIS FOR YOUR LIFE OR IT WILL DEVOUR YOU'. - Grace Jones

I WAS BORN TO BE A STAR. ONCE I DECIDED TO ACCEPT THAT RESPONSIBILITY I WOULD NOT BE PLACED IN ANY MOLD THAT WAS LIMITING AGAIN. - Grace Jones

I WAS PAINFULLY SHY UNTIL I HAD ACID THERAPY, SWEETHEART, UNDER DOCTOR’S SUPERVISION. I WAS REBORN. IT WAS ENLIGHTENING. AT THE TIME THEY WERE EXPERIMENTING WITH STP, THE SUPER TRIP PILL - TALK TO TIMOTHY LEARY ABOUT THAT ONE! I TOOK IT WITH A DOCTOR AND I STAYED THERE FOR THREE DAYS UNTIL I THOUGHT 'OK, I SEE. NOW I CAN COME DOWN'. AFTER THAT I DIDN’T NEED ANY MORE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. - Grace Jones

AFTER I LEFT HOME I REALISED THAT I WAS NOT MYSELF. WHEN DOES ONE DECIDE TO BE ONESELF? I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT ALL COMES DOWN TO. I DECIDED FIRST TO DISCOVER LIFE AND THEN DECIDE WHAT I WANTED FROM LIFE, WHAT MADE ME HAPPY, WHAT WAS EASY FOR ME. BECAUSE WHATEVER ONE IS, ONE MUST FIRST KOW THE TRUTH ABOUT ONESELF - Grace Jones

I BELIEVE IN HAVING CERTAIN RELEASES, CERTAIN OUTLETS. ONE HAS TO INDULGE. IF YOU DON'T INDULGE YOU DON'T LIVE. I BELIEVE IN INDULGING AS A USER AND NOT AN ABUSER. EVERYONE SHOULD MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS AND ACCEPT THE CONSEQUENCES WITHOUT COMPLAINING. WE’RE ALL INDIVIDUALS AND OUR BODIES ACCEPT AND REJECT DIFFERENT THINGS, AND CERTAIN DRUGS WORK FINE AS LONG AS YOU DON’T ABUSE THEM. I THINK THEY SHOULDN’T ALL BE ILLEGAL. ALCOHOL’S THE SAME. I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE SOME POISON SOMETIMES TO SURVIVE, LIKE A VACCINE. LOOK AT ALL THE DRUGS THEY PUT IN FOOD. - Grace Jones

ONCE I WAS OUT OF THE FORMULA OF SCHOOL OR A NINE TO FIVE I CREATED MY OWN HOURS. I AM NOCTURNAL. FOR ME CREATIVITY COMES AT NIGHT. THERE’S SOMETHING NEW ABOUT NIGHT. IT HAS A DIFFERENT ENERGY. NIGHT'S A VOID I CAN CREATE IN. - Grace Jones

MY LOOK IS FOR GIRLS ON THE RUN. I'M ALWAYS IN A HURRY. FOR ME, SUNGLASSES ARE EYE MAKE-UP, EVEN AT NIGHT. HALF OF MY FACE IS SUNGLASSES, THE OTHER HALF IS LIPS - I USE FOUR COLORS TO DO MY LIPS. MY OTHER TRADEMARK I SUPPOSE IS THE HOOD. - Grace Jones

I REMEMBER FLYING TO EUROPE THE CHEAPEST WAY POSSIBLE - WHICH WAS ON ICELANDIC AIRLINES VIA LUXEMBOURG - AND THEN HITCH-HIKING TO PARIS. I'M LUCKY TO HAVE SURVIVED REALLY. I HAD NO IDEA WHERE I WAS. I DIDN’T KNOW A WORD OF FRENCH AT THE TIME AND I ONLY HAD TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ON ME, BUT I GUESS I WAS BRAVE. I HAVE SO MANY GUARDIAN ANGELS. SO MANY PEOPLE ARE PRAYING FOR ME THAT IT BRINGS ME THROUGH. - Grace Jones

IT WAS MUCH FREER IN EUROPE. THEY WERE A LOT MORE INTO INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITIES THAN MAKING EVERYONE LOOK ALIKE. IN THE STATES THEY TOTALLY BRAINWASH YOU. THOSE BIG MODELLING AGENCIES ARE JUST THE SAME AS BIG RECORD COMPANIES. WHICH IS HOW I LEARNT I SHOULD NEVER EVER GO WITH A BIG RECORD COMPANY. - Grace Jones

PHOTOGRAPHERS OFTEN MEET ME AND SAY ‘I STILL HAVEN’T SEEN A PICTURE OF YOU THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU’, AS IF THEY FEEL THEY ARE THE ONE TO DO IT. PERHAPS I JUST HAVE ONE OF THOSE FACES. PERHAPS THE ABILITY TO SEE ONESELF THROUGH SOMEONE ELSE’S EYES IS A KIND OF SIXTH SENSE. ALL I KNOW IS THAT PHOTOGRAPHERS CAN GET TOTALLY CARRIED AWAY AND SHOOT UNTIL SIX OR SEVEN IN THE MORNING. MY WORD, I ALMOST KILLED JARELLE AT AGE 83. HE ACTED LIKE HE’D HAD A SHOT OF ADRENALINE. - Grace Jones

AS A MODEL ONE IS FORCED TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR AND I JUST STARTED TO FREAK OUT, LIKE I WAS GOING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR. I MOVED EVERY MIRROR OUT OF MY HOUSE WHEN I STOPPED MODELLING. - Grace Jones

WHEN I WAS ASKED TO DO A RECORD I MADE THE COMMITMENT TO FOLLOW MY DESTINY. - Grace Jones

I USED TO GO ROLLER SKATING ON QUAALUDES. QUAALUDES WERE MY DRUG OF CHOICE ACTUALLY. THE QUAALUDE HIT WAS SEXY. IT MADE YOU HORNY AND WANT TO LOVE ANYBODY. IT WAS CLOSER TO A GOOD ECSTASY. NOBODY REALLY KNOWS HOW TO PARTY WITH ME ANY MORE. THERE IS NOWHERE LEFT TO GO. SO I STAY IN A LOT. I HAVE MY OWN LITTLE PARTIES AT HOME. - Grace Jones

IN THE SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES WE ALL HAD OUR FUN, AND NOW AND THEN WE WENT REALLY TOO FAR. BUT ULTIMATELY, IT REQUIRED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CLEAR THINKING, A LOT OF HARD WORK AND GOOD MAKE-UP TO BE ACCEPTED AS A FREAK. - Grace Jones

STUDIO 54 HAD THIS CRAZY MIX OF NOBODIES AND SOMEBODIES, AND SOME IN BETWEEN. IT WAS MORE ABOUT THE ATTITUDE. SO IT WAS STRAIGHT, IT WAS GAY, BUT IT WAS ALL JUST ABOUT CHARACTER. IT DIDN’T MATTER IF YOU WERE THE PRESIDENT’S SON, IF YOU DIDN’T HAVE THE RIGHT ATTITUDE, YOU NEVER GOT THROUGH THE DOOR. I WAS WITH CARMEN D’ALESSIO WHEN SHE FOUND THE LOCATION. I TESTED OUT MY VOICE IN THE SPACE AND SHE ASKED IF I WOULD LIKE TO BE THE OPENING ACT. WELL, OF COURSE! - Grace Jones

"I WANDERED AROUND SOHO FOR A WHILE BEFORE THE MAPPLETHORPE SHOOT KNOWING THAT GRACE WOULD BE GOOD AND LATE - TWO HOURS USUALLY TIMED IT RIGHT FOR HER. THREE HOURS LATER I FINALLY TRACKED HER DOWN AT BERGDORF'S GETTING A FUR COAT OUT OF THE REVILLON COOLER. SHE SPENDS ALL HER MONEY ON FURS AND STORES THEM IN THE COOLER. I TOLD HER TO BUY JEWELRY INSTEAD, THAT FUR HAS NO RE-SALE VALUE. BUT I ALWAYS GIVE GRACE THE WRONG ADVICE - I TOLD HER SHE'D NEVER MAKE IT WITHOUT TONING DOWN HER LOOK, THAT THE PUBLIC WEREN'T READY FOR ANYTHING THAT EXTREME." - ANDY WARHOL

ARTISTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE INSECURE BUT I’M NOT. I FEEL THAT IF I’M ENJOYING WHAT I’M DOING IT DOESN’T MATTER IF I MAKE A FEW MISTAKES. I’M VERY OPEN TO EXPERIMENTATION. I LOVE TO TRY THINGS, COLLABORATING WITH MY ARTIST FRIENDS, EXPERIMENTING WITH IDEAS. THAT'S WHAT PUT ME ON THE CUTTING EDGE. THERE’S ALWAYS BEEN A MAGNET THAT PULLS ME TOGETHER WITH CRAZY ARTISTS, UNUSUAL PEOPLE, EVEN WHEN I’M NOT LOOKING FOR IT. IT IS PREDESTINED THAT WE CROSS EACH OTHERS PATHS. - Grace Jones

I PERFORMED A LOT, AND STILL DO, IN GAY CLUBS. I THINK THEY ARE MY BEST AUDIENCE REALLY. YOU CAN GO AS FAR AS YOU WANT TO GO. THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN'T BE. I THINK WE RECOGNISE EACH OTHER. MOST OF THE REAL ROOTSY SCENE IN NEW YORK STARTED IN GAY PRIVATE CLUBS WITH GREAT MUSIC AND THE BEST, MOST FANATICAL DJS. THOUGH WHAT'S HAPPENED TO IT NOW IS JUST TYPICAL OF THE WAY OF LIFE IN NEW YORK - THAT'S CAPITALISM - IT JUST DESTROYS THINGS. - Grace Jones

I DEFINITELY WANTED TO SEARCH AND EXPERIMENT FOR A SOUND THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY GRACE JONES RATHER THAN THAT OF ANY PRODUCER. I’M BEST AT KNOWING ME AND DEVELOPING ME, AT FEELING AND ATTRACTING THE PEOPLE THAT I LIKE TO WORK WITH AND FOLLOWING THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD. - Grace Joines

I CAN’T RUN OUT OF DIFFERENT IDEAS.I AM DIFFERENT. WHEN CAN I RUN OUT OF ME? - Grace Jones

I STARTED WITH MODELLING AND ADDED SINGING AND THEATRICS. I ASSUMED AN EXPRESSION AS WILD AND CLOWNISH AS POSSIBLE. I KNEW HOW TO USE A ROOM. SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY I GOT THE IDEA FOR A TYPE OF FASHION SHOW IN A DISCOTHEQUE. - Grace Jones

MUSIC I GREW INTO, BUT VISUALLY IT WAS ALWAYS EASY. THAT’S WHERE MY TRUE, TRUE TALENT LIES. I WAS ALWAYS AN ACTRESS. I ALWAYS ACTED OUT A SONG, EVEN WHEN I WAS JUST SINGING IT IN THE STUDIO. - Grace Jones

I DON’T BELIEVE IN MARRIAGE BECAUSE I DON’T BELIEVE IN DIVORCE. I THINK THE CONVENTIONAL WAY IS SO UNROMANTIC. IF THERE’S ANYTHING TO END A MARRIAGE, MARRIAGE WILL. YOU CAN STILL LOVE SOMEBODY AND NOT WANT TO MARRY THEM. BESIDES, MARRIAGE DOESN’T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT YOUR OTHER MOODS - LIKE WHEN WHEN YOU'RE FEELING MEAN AND UNLOVING. - Grace Jones

"GRACE LIKES TO PARTY. IN THE END I LOST HER TO IT. SHE WON’T WORK. SHE'LL SHOW UP WHENEVER SHE FEELS LIKE IT. SHE HAS AN ENTOURAGE THAT ENCOURAGES IT. BUT IRONICALLY, THE FACT THAT SHE'S FUCKED UP HER CAREER ONLY PROVES HOW GENUINE SHE REALLY IS." - JEAN PAUL GOUDE

TEQUILA IS THE DEVIL IN MY LIFE. I ONCE DRANK SO MUCH ON MY BIRTHDAY IN BEVERLY HILLS THAT MY BOYFRIEND LET ME OUT OF THE CAR AND DROVE OFF. I WOKE UP UNDER A STAIRWELL IN MY BULGARI JEWELLERY AND CLAUDE MONTANA FUR WITH A BUMP ON MY HEAD. AND I ALMOST KILLED A MAN IN A TEQUILA DRINKING CONTEST IN BELGIUM. AN AMBULANCE HAD TO COME AND GET HIM. HE WAS IN HOSPITAL FOR THREE DAYS...FOR ALCOHOL IT’S THE BEST HIGH. - Grace Jones

There is so much I will have to do a part 2!!!!! What do you think!!!!!