54 Quotes by Sharon Jones

Until the '90s, major labels were looking for a certain look. This Sony guy told me I was 'too black, too fat, too short, and too old.' Told me to go and bleach my skin. Told me to step in the background and just stay back. I had the voice, but I didn't have the looks.

I'm sitting at home every time there's a Grammy. It's like, 'What is Sharon doing tonight?' I'm sitting home watching it. But it's OK. But if you go to Europe, there are a lot of young, independent labels that's doing soul music. You might call them retro because they're young and they're trying to imitate somebody. But I ain't retro.

A lot of people call me gay because they don't see me with anyone.

Every time I do a gig, my goal is getting new fans.

I knew I was going to be famous later in life.

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.

If I can't pronounce it, I don't want to put it in my body. Everything to me now is organic, natural, right from the farm.

Me and the Dap-Kings, the whole band is playing a wedding band in 'The Wolf of Wall Street.'

When I first played at the Apollo, the owner didn't even know who Sharon Jones was. The Apollo had never seen so many white people coming uptown.