Sharon Jones quotes
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“I'm not going to sing something if it doesn't make sense to me, or if it makes me look like I'm begging someone or I'm weak, because that's not me.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : "Sharon Jones on soul music, cancer, and Leonardo DiCaprio". Interview with Kyle Fowle, music.avclub.com. January 15, 2014.
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“Music is my happiness, my joy, and when my body wasn't right I couldn't get into my music without being healed, without being healthy.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : Source: www.avclub.com
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“My goal for these next few years, for the next forever, is to try and keep positive things around me. If somebody is coming at me with negative stuff, just back away from me.”
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“I'm grateful to be alive, because I really did not think I was going to be alive, onstage performing songs.”
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“I'll be staying in touch and keeping my fans and friends updated on my progress. I'm looking forward to getting back on the road to give the people what they want,”
-- Sharon JonesSource : "Sharon Jones Cancer: Soul Singer Reveals Stage-One Cancer Diagnosis". www.huffingtonpost.com. June 3, 2013.
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“Phish is such a good band; they just make stuff up as a jam band.”
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“Every time I do a gig, my goal is getting new fans.”
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“The only thing I wanted to accomplish was to finally get recognized by the music industry. If you know the awards, answer me this question: Do you see an award for soul music? No. They have R&B, funk, hip-hop and all sorts of contemporary things.”
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“Singing is my life. And when I can do that, that's when I'm free. That's when I'm at my happiest, I'm at my most.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : "Soul Singer Sharon Jones: 'The Cancer Is Here, But I Want To Perform'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. July 28, 2016.
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“If God watches over a little sparrow, you know, if he takes care of the birds, a little sparrow. Here I am, one of his children, you know, he got so many of us down here. Human beings that send our faith up and believe. And if he watch over a sparrow, I know he watches over me.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : Source: www.npr.org
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“Some people can sit down and write a song, but they can't go on stage like I can.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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“Play with me and you play with fire.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : "Song: 'Retreat!'". 2014.
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“I'm going to keep on keeping on as long as I've got my health and strength, and God gives me that will to do it.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : "Soul Singer Sharon Jones: 'The Cancer Is Here, But I Want To Perform'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 5, 2016.
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“I'm singing, you know, because I'm happy and I'm free.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : "Soul Singer Sharon Jones: 'The Cancer Is Here, But I Want To Perform'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. July 28, 2016.
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“God's eye is on a sparrow. And I know - oh, yes, I know he watches over me...”
-- Sharon JonesSource : "Soul Singer Sharon Jones: 'The Cancer Is Here, But I Want To Perform'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. July 28, 2016.
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“I miss my hair, but I feel like going out there with some fake braids wouldn't be right. I want to be the most genuine performer I can be.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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“I remember going into a raggedy studio, still with my work uniform on. At the time, I was driving money trucks for Wells Fargo, so I had my gun and hat, which weighed me down in the heat. It was 97 degrees here in New York, and they had to turn the air conditioner off because it was too loud. So, I say, "Damn, it's hot in here!" That's how we came up with the song, "Damn, It's Hot." It was from our soul. We just got together, sang and made our own lyrics.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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“I tell the songwriter's story. When I read people's lyrics, I'm so amazed. I want to tell this story and make it part of my life. I usually can't write lyrics down, but I can sure tell that story. You've got to make people feel the hurt and love in each song.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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“Once I retire and slow down, I don't want to be in New York. I want to be somewhere near a lake or a pond, so that on my days when I have nothing to do, I can go fishing.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. April 15, 2010.
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“I just want to be able to get onstage and move and move around.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : "Soul Singer Sharon Jones: 'The Cancer Is Here, But I Want To Perform'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 5, 2016.
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“I'm lookin' at these Disney characters, these young girls coming out looking like, little whores.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : Source: www.motherjones.com
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“I just want to give my love to God.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : "Remembering Sharon Jones, Soul Singer And Consummate Performer". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. November 23, 2016.
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“I sing because I'm happy.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : "Song: 'I Sing Because I'm Happy'". 1993.
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“We chose it's name [Give the People What They Want] a while ago, long before the cancer. But I can't think of a more fitting title.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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“There ain't no way I'm going to be droppin' nothing. If I was in my twenties, maybe. But now I try to keep it looking decent. I don't want to expose too much of my bare ass.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : "Dap Queen Sharon Jones". Interview with Titania Kumeh, www.motherjones.com. April 18, 2011.
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“This album [Give the People What They Want] has almost been in the making for almost three years now. When we first began on it, my mother was sick. When she passed away, I got on stage and played that night. The music helped take me away.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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“I don't want to be home just taking medicine and waiting to die, you know? That's not something I'm about.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : Source: www.npr.org
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“Sometimes people look at our covers and say, "That looks just like that other cover." I say, "And?" It reminds them of a cover from way back when. If you know the cover, then pull it out and compare it. I don't care. It's supposed to bring back memories.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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“[I've worked as a guard at Rikers Island] from 1988 to 1990.”
-- Sharon JonesSource : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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