56+ Sharon Jones Quotes On Education, Music And Preaching

Sharon Jones was an American funk and soul singer, best known as the lead singer of the funk and soul band Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. She was known for her powerful, deep and soulful voice, and her dynamic stage presence. She released five studio albums with The Dap-Kings, and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2014. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Sharon Jones on education, life, love.

Top 10 Sharon Jones Quotes

1. Play with me and you play with fire.
2. Some people can sit down and write a song, but they can't go on stage like I can.
3. I'm going to keep on keeping on as long as I've got my health and strength, and God gives me that will to do it.
4. I'm not going to sing something if it doesn't make sense to me, or if it makes me look like I'm begging someone or I'm weak, because that's not me.
5. I'm grateful to be alive, because I really did not think I was going to be alive, onstage performing songs.
6. My friend Megan Holken is a nutritionist. I have spent some time at her home upstate in Sharon Springs, where she told me how to eat right and cook right.
7. When I'm on tour, I don't see these spots as much as I'd like. I'm just in, I perform, then I'm out. I hope to spend years sightseeing, then more years after that.
8. Doctors removed my gallbladder and pancreas, which are supposed to break down sugar and alcohol.
9. I'm going to dress a little different. Those frilly dresses I used to wear on stage, that was the old me.
10. [I've worked as a guard at Rikers Island] from 1988 to 1990.

Sharon Jones Short Quotes

• Juicing has helped me bring my pressure down. Organic natural foods, too.
• I've got to find local farmers and get natural foods.
• Record designers marvel on that stuff. They go back and look at old covers, then make new ones.
• I just want to be able to get onstage and move and move around.
• God's eye is on a sparrow. And I know - oh, yes, I know he watches over me...
• I just want to give my love to God.
• I'm lookin' at these Disney characters, these young girls coming out looking like, little whores.
• Every time I do a gig, my goal is getting new fans.
• Phish is such a good band; they just make stuff up as a jam band.
• I really can't wait to dance with Ellen DeGeneres!

Sharon Jones Quotes About Life

I know for one thing that alcohol will have no more part in my life. — Sharon Jones

I tell the songwriter's story. When I read people's lyrics, I'm so amazed. I want to tell this story and make it part of my life. I usually can't write lyrics down, but I can sure tell that story. You've got to make people feel the hurt and love in each song. — Sharon Jones

Everything I've done and everything I've gained in my life has been with my music. — Sharon Jones

Singing is my life. And when I can do that, that's when I'm free. That's when I'm at my happiest, I'm at my most. — Sharon Jones

Sharon Jones Quotes About Music

This album [Give the People What They Want] has almost been in the making for almost three years now. When we first began on it, my mother was sick. When she passed away, I got on stage and played that night. The music helped take me away. — Sharon Jones

When I got sick this past summer, I couldn't - my mind just wasn't on music. The rest of the band understood. But once October came, I felt ready to get back again. — Sharon Jones

The only thing I wanted to accomplish was to finally get recognized by the music industry. If you know the awards, answer me this question: Do you see an award for soul music? No. They have R&B, funk, hip-hop and all sorts of contemporary things. — Sharon Jones

Music is my happiness, my joy, and when my body wasn't right I couldn't get into my music without being healed, without being healthy. — Sharon Jones

Sharon Jones Famous Quotes And Sayings

If God watches over a little sparrow, you know, if he takes care of the birds, a little sparrow. Here I am, one of his children, you know, he got so many of us down here. Human beings that send our faith up and believe. And if he watch over a sparrow, I know he watches over me. — Sharon Jones

As for meat, I'm not going to become vegetarian. I'm telling you that right now. I want me a steak. I want me a pork chop. I want me a lamb chop, even a piece of duck every once in awhile. We used to have ham and salami, all that crazy stuff. — Sharon Jones

I often call Daptone the Motown and Stax of today. But in some ways it's different. At Motown, a lot of the musicians didn't get recognized, music got stolen, and people didn't get paid. Or the label would just throw them a pinch of money for their songs. That is one thing we're not doing. Anything anyone writes here, we get a percentage. — Sharon Jones

Sometimes people look at our covers and say, "That looks just like that other cover." I say, "And?" It reminds them of a cover from way back when. If you know the cover, then pull it out and compare it. I don't care. It's supposed to bring back memories. — Sharon Jones

I've got these five-pound weights and a treadmill in the living room. I work out the other parts that have affected my voice: my diaphragm - doctors took mine out in surgery - and my lungs. I've got to build back my legs, too, so I can run across that stage. I've got a lot to do, but I'm going to get out, sing songs and tell the stories. — Sharon Jones

Maybe I won't have as much energy. And maybe the highs in my voice won't be what they used to be. But exercise is helping me pace myself. — Sharon Jones

There ain't no way I'm going to be droppin' nothing. If I was in my twenties, maybe. But now I try to keep it looking decent. I don't want to expose too much of my bare ass. — Sharon Jones

I'm singing, you know, because I'm happy and I'm free. — Sharon Jones

I'm not planning on singing too late. Maybe another eight or 10 years is enough before I retire. It would also be great to revisit all these stunning places around the world where I have toured. — Sharon Jones

Youth. The fact that, in the mid-'90s, guys like Lee Fields gave me and all these young people the chance to do backup. I was in my 30s, but some of those guys were still teenagers. Others were 22 and 23 - babies, all of them. — Sharon Jones

Not only do I say, get up and get out, I tell the cancer to get up and get out. And if you don't get up and get out, I'm going to shout you out. And I get to shout. — Sharon Jones

I don't want to be home just taking medicine and waiting to die, you know? That's not something I'm about. — Sharon Jones

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. — Sharon Jones

As for me, I rarely write a song. But when I do write a song, like "Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects," which came to me at three a.m. one morning, on a whim - I get a percentage. — Sharon Jones

Once I retire and slow down, I don't want to be in New York. I want to be somewhere near a lake or a pond, so that on my days when I have nothing to do, I can go fishing. — Sharon Jones

I'll be staying in touch and keeping my fans and friends updated on my progress. I'm looking forward to getting back on the road to give the people what they want. — Sharon Jones

We chose it's name [Give the People What They Want] a while ago, long before the cancer. But I can't think of a more fitting title. — Sharon Jones

I'm coming back to give the people what they want. — Sharon Jones

I can't eat processed food. — Sharon Jones

To be honest, I didn't think I would be here for this album [Give the People What They Want]. I thought I was going to die. When the doctor came in by himself and told me I had cancer, it was frightening. He told me he got it and there would be six months of chemo. I really thought people would be promoting my record without me here to enjoy it. But I'm here. — Sharon Jones

I never took any kind of vocal lessons or teachings of how to - I never even took piano lessons. And a voice just came to me and said, go play the piano in the church. — Sharon Jones

I'm blessed to be in an environment where people are sincere. — Sharon Jones

I remember my sister and I - my big sister would get up on her chair in the kitchen and sing Mary Wells' "What's Easy for Two Is So Hard for One." It was 1966, and I was 10 years old. — Sharon Jones

You know a man can play the part of a saint just so long for a day comes when his true, his true self unfolds. — Sharon Jones

Being with the Dap-Kings is like being an athlete. — Sharon Jones

My fans have written me such kind emails. My management at Daptone helped me heal, too. I'm in a good place. — Sharon Jones

I sing because I'm happy. — Sharon Jones

My goal for these next few years, for the next forever, is to try and keep positive things around me. If somebody is coming at me with negative stuff, just back away from me. — Sharon Jones

Life Lessons by Sharon Jones

1. Sharon Jones's story of resilience and determination in the face of adversity is an inspiring example of never giving up in the face of life's challenges.
2. Her music is a powerful reminder to stay true to yourself and your dreams, no matter how difficult the path may be.
3. Her legacy of soulful music and passionate performances will continue to inspire generations to come.