Chancellor said:

If a Studio is brave enough to buy the rights to her Bio the perfect actress for the leading role is Lupita Nyong'o. She would have to become Grace in order to pull it off and she's got the talent to pull it off...

i can see that working

bobzilla77 said:

I could imagine Gaga wanting to work with Grace Jones way, way easier than Beyonce.

But right on for her. Compared to Grace Jones, almost everybody is in the middle of the road. Keep it weird, Grace!

They seem to have made up, somewhat.

I have ALWAYS respected & enjoyed Miss Grace Jones as an artist & performer. she was way ahead of her time in the 70s & it looks like she's still way ahead of today's generation. as unique as she is - & has always been - she has no competition & is free to do (or not do) whatever she wants. her comments excerpted here are on point. I didn't know she had a book out but now that I do.. I plan to read it - & be enlightened.

BlackCat1985 said:

If Doris is Beyonce....why not just say her name. Grace has always been bold. I hate how people in the industry are so afraid to speak ill of Beyonce. She is no different from any other artist. And the Beyhive is so damn annoying. People are allowed to have opinions on Beyonce. Just like any other artist. She ain't no different.

That's why I have so much respect for the late Etta James.She wasn't afraid to speak her mind She told us exactly how she feels about Beyonce,lol

getxxxx said:

if she does a book signing im purchasing the book

edit.... New York! Whatever you are doing on October 1, 2015 – cancel it! The legendary Grace Jones will be signing copies of her autobiography, “I’ll Never Write My Memoirs” at Barnes & Noble in Union Square. Be there or have regrets forever for not attending. More details can be found...al website.

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I think I might just stop by..

Chancellor said:

I didnt know Grace had a son long ago..Paulo Goude is 36, has a daughter and he's a member of Grace's band...He's the son of Grace's former French Photographer....If a Studio is brave enough to buy the rights to her Bio the perfect actress for the leading role is Lupita Nyong'o. She would have to become Grace in order to pull it off and she's got the talent to pull it off...

Lupita has the look, but not really the physique or Grace's stature.. or at least it doesn't look like it in photos I've seen of her.

SoulAlive said:

BlackCat1985 said:

If Doris is Beyonce....why not just say her name. Grace has always been bold. I hate how people in the industry are so afraid to speak ill of Beyonce. She is no different from any other artist. And the Beyhive is so damn annoying. People are allowed to have opinions on Beyonce. Just like any other artist. She ain't no different.

That's why I have so much respect for the late Etta James.She wasn't afraid to speak her mind She told us exactly how she feels about Beyonce,lol

Did she really?

Wintermute1 said:

SoulAlive said:

That's why I have so much respect for the late Etta James.She wasn't afraid to speak her mind She told us exactly how she feels about Beyonce,lol

Did she really?

Beyonce Slammed By Etta J...Ball - MTV

lezama said:

Lupita has the look, but not really the physique or Grace's stature.. or at least it doesn't look like it in photos I've seen of her.

Lupita is shorter than Grace but I think movie-goers would overlook it..She has the Look, the Voice and i can picture her bringing "Fire" to the role...Lupita is a trained Actress and I think playing Grace would be the role of a Lifetime..Lupita is my first pick but I'd also think about casting Naomi Campbell or Tyra Banks or India Arie or even Fantasia....Dare I say the name Lauryn Hill? People sleep on Lauryn's acting-chops but I would put her on the short-list...

Chancellor said:

lezama said:

Lupita has the look, but not really the physique or Grace's stature.. or at least it doesn't look like it in photos I've seen of her.

Lupita is shorter than Grace but I think movie-goers would overlook it..She has the Look, the Voice and i can picture her bringing "Fire" to the role...Lupita is a trained Actress and I think playing Grace would be the role of a Lifetime..Lupita is my first pick but I'd also think about casting Naomi Campbell or Tyra Banks or India Arie or even Fantasia....Dare I say the name Lauryn Hill? People sleep on Lauryn's acting-chops but I would put her on the short-list...

Lol.. I doubt you'd get any of those other people to cut their hair in a Grace box. I agree with you about Lupita though, I have no doubts she could pull it off.

Corporate Cannibal alone pretty much blows away anything these young artists have been doing their whole careers.

I read some of the comments and they read my mind.it would be awesome to see a GaGa/Grace Jones collaboration.The two of them are one of a kind thats for sure and it sounds to me that Grace Loaths Miley,Beyonce and rihanna.Who can blame her?.I'm disillusioned with most music in the charts at the moment.Apart from Grace or GaGa can any1 recommend an original female 2 me???.

lastdecember said:

mjscarousal said:

Agree. There are way more legendary and popular artists that did not get this cake walk like she is getting. She can pretty much say and do anything and no one will criticize her. I think it is actually kinda scary. Why are celebrities afraid to criticize her?

Great interview from a legend!

My only thing is that when Grace Jones or someone the org loves to death, says this about "current mainstream" they are preaching gospel that needs to be unheard, but if say Elton John or Phil Collins or Lionel comment on the state of music or American Idol than they are "old guys" not getting with the times? Not sure why there is a HUGE double standard, but there is. Now don't get me wrong Grace is right, but so are all the others.

I think there is a double standard when it comes to a lot of artists on the org.

All of these useless tramps today - together - are not as bad as Grace.

mjscarousal said:

lastdecember said:

My only thing is that when Grace Jones or someone the org loves to death, says this about "current mainstream" they are preaching gospel that needs to be unheard, but if say Elton John or Phil Collins or Lionel comment on the state of music or American Idol than they are "old guys" not getting with the times? Not sure why there is a HUGE double standard, but there is. Now don't get me wrong Grace is right, but so are all the others.

I think there is a double standard when it comes to a lot of artists on the org.

there is definately a double standard, some artists are never criticized for anything while some are criticized for everything. there is also alot of revisionist history on all of these message boards, im old enough to remember grace jones and i dont recall her being loved and respected, people thought she was weird and crazy.

SoulAlive said:

Wintermute1 said:

Did she really?

Beyonce Slammed By Etta J...Ball - MTV

That was revealed to be Etta suffering from dementia, and not real, I later found out.

Wintermute1 said:

SoulAlive said:

Beyonce Slammed By Etta J...Ball - MTV

That was revealed to be Etta suffering from dementia, and not real, I later found out.

Sometimes dementia gets the truth out

LOL @ blaming Etta's truth on dementia. Etta did not give fucks easily.

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Never really got "into" Grace Jones but I can see what she is talking about as a pioneer. Where should I start album-wise if I wanna "get" her artistry?

I love Grace, and I think she is telling it like it is, these stars have limited appeal and already they become irrelevant after a year or 2 without a release. Grace Jones is a lot more enduring, she is an icon and like she said, she made a career out of being famous.

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But her fame was limited in the States, where she had very few hits officially (She's very superficial, she hates everything official ) (Unlike UK where she had several Top 40 hits and 2 hits made #12), but she had a huge cult following, especially amongst gay men who ate up her fierce lynx like personality. I am a long time fan and have most of her albums and adore watching her in interviews. She is just so freaky and scary you love it, but it is all an act and underneath she is a deeply intelligent and very normal person (Her appearance on Johnathan Ross sounds this out). I even watched her vampire movie where she plays Katrina a 2000 year old vampire. Its pretty good by bad 80s horror movie standards.

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Can't wait for her biography to come out! It will solve some mysteries. One version is I read her real name is Grace Mendoza and not Jones, and she was born in 1946 not 1952 or 1949 as stated and she apparently had sex when she was 7 years old. Her family apparently came to New York around 1965 and by 1970 she was modelling in Paris with Jerry Hall, hence her taste for all things French.

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I really loved her music too,songs like La Vie En Rose, Fame, Do or die, Nightclubbing, Private life, I need a man, Slave to the rhythm, Williams Blood.

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