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" If you want me to work with you, then come with an idea. Come with music. "

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" I don't party now, and nobody really knows how to party with me anymore. So I stay in a lot. I really am a home person. "

" 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. "

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" I came from a very strict background, and didn't hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up. "

" I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old. "

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

" I was a go-go dancer, too. I called myself 'Grace Mendoza' to fool my parents. "

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

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

" Fear is fear of fear, I think. "

" 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. "

" I'm too vain, one of my biggest sins, but it saved me; I can see what excess does. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Listen to my advice; I have some experience. In a way, it is me being a teacher, which is what I wanted to be. I still feel I could go into teaching. What is teaching but passing on your knowledge to those who are at the beginning? Some people are born with that gift. "

" They used to call me Firefly when I was a little girl, and I always tried to figure out why I was being called a firefly. I was really black, black, black from the sun. After being in Jamaica for 13 years, my eyes were really beady and white, and my skin was really black. I must have really looked like a fly. My eyes looked like lights, like stars. "

" Gaga came to me, and I just could not find a soul. I come from church; maybe that has something to do with it. I like to get to the soul of a person. I just didn't feel a soul. "

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" I feel feminine when I feel feminine. I feel masculine when I feel masculine. I am a role switcher. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "