Sharon Jones (Sharon Lafaye Jones) Quotes
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A little bit of stage fright, then I'm ready.
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When I'm on stage, I know exactly where I am. It's not an ego thing or anything like that, but I am more in my body and aware of myself and aware of what I'm doing, and I feel more from that, from sharing the music.
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It's an unfair comparison because when things are developed in the UK, they're developed at script stage only.
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I understand the desire to write and read about the death of publishing. It's a perversely and universally appealing topic.
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As a songwriter I hate this whole, 'If it's a sad song, it has to sound like a sad song thing.' And that goes all the way back to my days with the Format. I'm an insane narcissist, so if I have to get something off my chest, I'll get something off my chest.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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Madonna can still produce a catchy pop song, but she hasn't expanded her artistic vocabulary since the 1990s. Her concerts are glitzy extravaganzas of special effects overkill. She leaves little space in them for emotional depth or unscripted rapport with the audience.
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We never thought 'Say Something' would be a holiday song. I'm still surprised that it's resonating at this time of year. Maybe that's why it's working so well - it balances out all the joy.
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I'm all about telling stories. I like people to picture the music video in their head when they're just listening to the song.
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To me, there is nothing more soothing than the song of a mosquito that can't get through the mesh to bite you.
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A lot of my friends send me Snapchats of when they're in the club, and they're like, 'It's your song!'
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I have breakups that I can credit to every song. In my twenties, I picked people who would create that dysfunction and drama, so I could draw upon it.
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I could not separate myself off stage from myself on stage, as so many actors can.
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I am always scared before going on stage; this is the fear which makes me do well.
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I like when the song starts to take over and you feel like you have to dance more than write.
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I'm really not a journalist, and I don't do a ton of newsy pieces. Occasionally I'll write about something that's going on recently, but I really don't do a ton of stuff that's tied to current events.
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I've made sure that in any situation and with any record label, I'm allowed to write my own music.
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Sometimes the song title comes with the songs, other times you just sorta make something up afterwards.
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I write slowly.
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When I write, I don't have any expectation of what kind of song it will become or who it might reach.
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I wrote a techno song after I was deported. I was in America for a little bit, but then I was deported back to Germany. I was very sad.
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I usually like whatever I've recently finished best.
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I am invariably of the politics of the people at whose table I sit, or beneath whose roof I sleep.
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Some people can sit down and write a song, but they can't go on stage like I can.
