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" Be like Sasha Fierce. Be like Miley Cyrus. Be like Rihanna. Be like Lady Gaga. Be like Rita Ora and Sia. Be like Madonna. I cannot be like them, except to the extent that they are already being like me. "

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" 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. I felt that everyone was growing up in the world, except me. This is probably one of the reasons why I had such a rebellious attitude towards any form of authority. "

Grace Jones

Community

Attitude

World

" 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. "

Grace Jones

Know

Door

" I only move forwards, never backwards, darling. "

" Now when I enter a carriage, it almost empties. But there's always one brave enough to stay. "

" I like to think of myself as a positive person. Otherwise I wouldn't have had a child. "

" To be honest, my life is not really as way-out and myth-loaded as people like to portray it. "

" I don't collaborate. You're born alone, you die alone, you get on stage alone. "

" You don't do oysters and red wine together. That's a no-no; you just don't do that. I love a nice white wine with oysters. "

" I just go with the flow, I follow the yellow brick road. I don't know where it's going to lead me, but I follow it. "

" When you become such a strong personality in music, it's hard for people to accept you as a different character. "

" Hiding, secrets, and not being able to be yourself is one of the worst things ever for a person. It gives you low self-esteem. You never get to reach that peak in your life. You should always be able to be yourself and be proud of yourself. "

" 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. "

" My mum was very glamorous, an incredible seamstress. She made up those Vogue, Givenchy and Yves St. Laurent patterns they used to sell. It was church couture, darling! Because my dad was a pastor, she could get away with more than other women. Her skirts were that bit tighter. "

" I'm always rebelling. I don't think I'll ever stop. "

" I've changed. I'm not worried about what people think, because I think people think what they want to think anyway. "

" When I started modelling, I'd raise my arms and it was all muscle and all the other models had nothing. Really, everybody thought I was a man. I don't have to do much to have muscles. It's just genetic. "

" It's the nature of man to give and receive - to be man and woman, all in one. "

" Everyone has to make their own decisions. I still believe in that. You just have to be able to accept the consequences without complaining. "

" 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. "

Grace Jones

Strict

Hair

" 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. "

Grace Jones

I Am

Down

" Human beings should stick together. Honestly, if I see a red-haired person with blue eyes now, I say, 'Is your granny black?' "

" The problem with the Dorises and the Nicki Minajes and Mileys is that they reach their goal very quickly. There is no long-term vision, and they forget that once you get into that whirlpool, then you have to fight the system that solidifies around you in order to keep being the outsider you claim you represent. "

" I never thought I was going to be a singer. That was an accident. "

" I don't like people who hide things. "

Grace Jones

Things

People

" Shock always sells. You know? But you could shock in good taste. "

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

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

" Yelling between people in love is normal. "

" If people think I'm angry, I don't want to burst anybody's bubble. I like sometimes for people to be afraid of me. But it's not really anger; it's discipline. "

" I wanted to be a 'jungle mom', where you're giving birth and getting up and doing things straightaway. "