Grace Jones - Born 1948
Jamaican-American Singer, Actress and Model
Added to the album by a wonderful woman called Louise
There are a few things that I personally think are great about Grace Jones; her association with the New York disco scene, specifically Studio 54 and the Paradise Garage; Her appearance in the James Bond film A View to a Kill (I am a huge Bond fan); and her general appearance and attitude... she is one kick-ass lady with a reputation for speaking her mind.
Grace started her career as a model, working closely with Andy Warhol, who called her his muse and photographed her extensively. Her look is unique, the severe hair crop and snarl her trademarks. Often in masculine clothing, she creates a striking image and an unmistakable style. The imagery she has created has been an inspiration to a great many others including Annie Lennox and Lady Gaga. She has
How did she look by day?.. Quite surreal. Like she doesn't really belong. She definitely belongs to the night.
Grace's Former Make-up Artist
In 1977, Grace secured her first record deal. She has since released ten studio albums and worked alongside some of the music industry's great names including Nile Rogers, Simon Le Bon and Tricky. She has toured and performed at many festivals, being widely acclaimed for her stage presence and performance style.
One of my favourite live performers.
Lindsey, A Wonderful Woman
As an actress, Grace has appeared in nineteen feature films and a number of television shows.
Now in her sixties, Grace is still looking great, still performing, still full of panache and still drawing the attention she did in her twenties. All great reasons to be included as a wonderful woman. There are probably a great many more, she's had such a long career, her life varied and interesting, it seems an impossible task to capture all there is to say about her in the few paragraphs of a blog.
Models are there to look like mannequins, not like real people. Art and illusion are supposed to be fantasy.
Grace Jones
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