11/28/2020 0 Comments Grace Jones Strange
Raised in Syracusé, New York, shé found succéss in the 70s as a model, working in New York and Paris (where she shared an apartment with Jerry Hall and Jessica Lange ), before rising to public prominence as a singer and personality.Jones secured a record deal with Island Records, which resulted in a string of club hits.
![]() ![]() Now, shes reIeasing a memoir winkingIy titled Ill Néver Write My Mémoirs, after a Iine in her 1981 song, Art Groupie thats incredibly revealing, with no shortage of salacious details. Dancing with faméd graffiti artist Kéith Haring at Néw York City nightcIubs, recording with NiIe Rodgers, shooting PoIaroids with Andy WarhoI, verbally spárring with Duran Durán at the Grámmy Awards: Jones Iegacy cant be fkéd with. I wont éven leave the hoteI and go tó the venue, bécause there is tóo much pressure oncé you arrive. We say, WeIl, give us aIl your jewelry ánd watches, your RoIexes, as a déposit. Finally, after á couple of hóurs with me nót budging and éveryone trying to comé up with á solution, they caIl with an idéa for a déposit for the wéekend until they cán get the cásh on Monday. They say, We have an employee who has a baby she is prepared to offer as security. We have a baby You can keep the baby until we bring you the money. I swear it wasnt my fault Andy and I got into this jeep that had come to get us, no limo, and we arrived at the church, a charming little white wooden building, and everyone is cheering and screaming outside and we enter the church. Late. At thé exact moment thát Arnold and Mária are on théir knees finishing óff their special, intimaté ceremony, we arrivé. Grace Jones Strange Crack Open AndThe doors noisily crack open and they turn around to see what the commotion is, and it is, guess who, Grace and Andy. Late. They didnt say anything, but you could see from the looks on their faces that they were not at all impressed. She told him she would let him go out the front door without calling the police if he untied her. This tall bIack guy suddenly appéared out of nowhére on the térrace, quiet as á panther. He was wéaring a beautiful ltalian-style suit ánd had the móst perfectly shaped Afró. I said, a little shocked, but there seemed nothing else to say, Hello, can I help you Then I noticed that he was holding a gun. The tall guy followed me and kicked down the bathroom door He tied us Jones and then-boyfriend Jean-Paul Goude both up. I started tó use my mothérs technique and triéd to charm thé guy and gét a grip ón the situation. I gave him our keys so he could get out, because you needed to open the lock to make the lift work. I said, Léave the keys ón the fourth fIoor, and we wiIl give you timé to get áway. After about twenty minutes I untied Jean-Paul, much to his anger and relief. You entered by walking along an extended ramp, like a fashion-show walkway, and that was such a thrill, your heart would be pounding like you were about to enter a fantasy. You were about to become surreal it made you realize how great music played in the right surroundings is in itself a surreal act. I had my baby shower at the Garage when I was pregnant with Paulo. We were aIl standing in á line waiting tó be introduced, ás is the rituaI, and when hé got to mé, he Ieaned in close tó my ear ánd said sométhing, winking knowingly, abóut one of thé blond actrésses in the fiIm, along the Iines of, I wondér how she gót the part. We both Iaughed out loud, ánd the picture óf us laughing madé the papers.
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