Grace Jones is a free spirit who has influenced multiple generations through her music, style and candor. Over the past 30 years, her name has become interchangeable with the word “risk”, and the world has come to adore her for her rawness — on and off of the stage.
Today, we’re honoring Jones by sharing some of her most honest quotes about life. Hopefully, some of her wisdom trickles down to us, so that we too, may be able to direct ourselves through the world with some of the same magic she possesses.
From her humble beginnings in Spanish Town, Jamaica, to her position as a highly sought-after Wilhelmina model, Jones maintained a sense of self that has only grown with time.
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