“Trends come along and people say, ‘Follow that trend.’ There’s a lot of that around at the moment: ‘Be like Sasha Fierce (Beyonce). 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.”

Boom! If those aren’t shots fired, then I don’t know what it is! Grace is 67 years young and still refuses to censor her words or her freedom of expression, just to spare others of hurt feelings. Do your thing Grace, we see you!

After 42 consistent years in the music game, it’s safe to say that Grace Jones is on a level all by herself and she doesn’t take kindly to sharing that space. As a matter of fact, when Lady Gaga reached out to her earlier this year to ask her to do a song together, Grace replied “No” and she eventually explained why she didn’t want to work with Gaga: “From the very beginning I met her [Lady Gaga], I first thought her to be too affected – I thought she was still looking for herself.”

Ms. Jones is a trip, but that’s why we love her. Hell, that’s even why Lady Gaga and all of the other artists Grace blasted love her too…even if she can’t stand them.

Simply put, Grace Jones is like that aunt that you have, who you respect tremendously, but you know at any given moment during your family cookouts, she just might blurt out another relative’s private business just for the heck of it. Everyone in the fam’ knows how she is, but they excuse her behavior and love her anyway.
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