Grace Jones
Grace Jones
Grace Jonesis a Jamaican singer, songwriter, lyricist, 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...
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth19 May 1948
CitySpanish Town, Jamaica
You can't expect your children to be perfect.
I was skinny as a rail and had high cheekbones and a very interesting face - or so I was told.
I loved all those classic figures from the '30s and '40s... Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Humphrey Bogart, Rita Hayworth. They had such glamour and style. I loved the movies of those times too - so much attention paid to details, lights, clothing, the way the studios would develop talent.
I wear my furs all the time. I wear like three different ones in a day.
I like to isolate myself when I work because I end up losing my voice by doing interviews all day.
I don't think 'pop' should mean that you had no talent.
I don't take the English press seriously at all because all they want is dirt... I hate them.
I would have rebelled against parental authority, no matter what. When I was 15, I started painting my face and making my own clothes.
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.
I can look at a fur and tell if it's good or not.
I like dressing like a guy. I love it. When I was modeling I used to do pictures where I would dress up like my little brother. No makeup and I looked like a boy.
That's what they do in Argentina. Have a little wine and talk. Then have some coffee and talk. Then, go back to the wine.
I only started getting into furs when the designers I liked started making them.
I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old.