Sharon Jones Quotes

Quotes about:

• 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 Jones

  Singing, Can Do, I Can

  "Soul Singer Sharon Jones: 'The Cancer Is Here, But I Want To Perform'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. July 28, 2016.

  25 Copy quote

• Some people can sit down and write a song, but they can't go on stage like I can.

  Sharon Jones

  Song, Writing, People

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

  9 Copy quote

• 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 Jones

  Children, Believe, Here I Am

  Source: www.npr.org

  12 Copy quote

• Play with me and you play with fire.

  Sharon Jones

  Fire, Play

  "Song: 'Retreat!'". 2014.

  9 Copy quote

• 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 Jones

  Looks, Weak, Begging

  "Sharon Jones on soul music, cancer, and Leonardo DiCaprio". Interview with Kyle Fowle, music.avclub.com. January 15, 2014.

  11 Copy quote

• 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 Jones

  Long, Giving, Give Me

  "Soul Singer Sharon Jones: 'The Cancer Is Here, But I Want To Perform'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 5, 2016.

  8 Copy quote

• I'm singing, you know, because I'm happy and I'm free.

  Sharon Jones

  Singing, Knows

  "Soul Singer Sharon Jones: 'The Cancer Is Here, But I Want To Perform'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. July 28, 2016.

  10 Copy quote

• God's eye is on a sparrow. And I know - oh, yes, I know he watches over me...

  Sharon Jones

  Eye, Watches, Sparrows

  "Soul Singer Sharon Jones: 'The Cancer Is Here, But I Want To Perform'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. July 28, 2016.

  8 Copy quote

• 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 Jones

  Hair, Fake, Missing

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

  7 Copy quote

• 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 Jones

  Joy, Healthy, Body

  Source: www.avclub.com

  8 Copy quote

• 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 Jones

  Song, New York, Gun

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

  8 Copy quote

• 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 Jones

  Song, Hurt, Writing

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

  7 Copy quote

• 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 Jones

  New York, Lakes, Fishing

  Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. April 15, 2010.

  5 Copy quote

• I just want to be able to get onstage and move and move around.

  Sharon Jones

  Moving, Want, Able

  "Soul Singer Sharon Jones: 'The Cancer Is Here, But I Want To Perform'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 5, 2016.

  4 Copy quote

• I'm lookin' at these Disney characters, these young girls coming out looking like, little whores.

  Sharon Jones

  Girl, Character, Littles

  Source: www.motherjones.com

  4 Copy quote

• I just want to give my love to God.

  Sharon Jones

  Giving, Want

  "Remembering Sharon Jones, Soul Singer And Consummate Performer". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. November 23, 2016.

  4 Copy quote

• 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 Jones

  Cancer, Thinking, Names

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

  7 Copy quote

• 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 Jones

  Trying, Twenties, Want

  "Dap Queen Sharon Jones". Interview with Titania Kumeh, www.motherjones.com. April 18, 2011.

  7 Copy quote

• I sing because I'm happy.

  Sharon Jones

  "Song: 'I Sing Because I'm Happy'". 1993.

  4 Copy quote

• 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 Jones

  Mother, Night, Years

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

  7 Copy quote

• I don't want to be home just taking medicine and waiting to die, you know? That's not something I'm about.

  Sharon Jones

  Home, Medicine, Waiting

  Source: www.npr.org

  7 Copy quote

• 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.

  Sharon Jones

  Awards, Hip Hop, Soul

  4 Copy quote

• 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 Jones

  Memories, People, Looks

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

  5 Copy quote

• 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 Jones

  People, Giving, Progress

  "Sharon Jones Cancer: Soul Singer Reveals Stage-One Cancer Diagnosis". www.huffingtonpost.com. June 3, 2013.

  6 Copy quote

• As for me, I rarely write a song. But when I do write a song, like "Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects," which came to me at three a.m. one morning, on a whim - I get a percentage.

  Sharon Jones

  Song, Morning, Writing

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

  4 Copy quote

Page 1 of 3

← Prev

1

2

3

Next →

• facebook
• twitter
• googleplus
• email
• linkedin