Play with me and you play with fire. Sharon Jones More Quotes by Sharon Jones More Quotes From Sharon Jones 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. Sharon Jones cookshomespring 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 doctorsrunningsong Everything I've done and everything I've gained in my life has been with my music. Sharon Jones has-beensdone 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 sicksummerpast I know for one thing that alcohol will have no more part in my life. Sharon Jones one-thingalcoholknows Doctors removed my gallbladder and pancreas, which are supposed to break down sugar and alcohol. Sharon Jones sugardoctorsalcohol Juicing has helped me bring my pressure down. Organic natural foods, too. Sharon Jones pressurenatural 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 duckscrazymeat I can't eat processed food. Sharon Jones processed-foodi-can I've got to find local farmers and get natural foods. Sharon Jones farmerslocalsnatural I'm going to dress a little different. Those frilly dresses I used to wear on stage, that was the old me. Sharon Jones differentdresseslittles 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 voiceenergyexercise Being with the Dap-Kings is like being an athlete. Sharon Jones athletekings 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 hip-hopawardssoul Every time I do a gig, my goal is getting new fans. Sharon Jones gigsfansgoal Phish is such a good band; they just make stuff up as a jam band. Sharon Jones bandjamstuff They are doing better than I am on my $9.45 an hour. Sharon Jones politics I'm sitting at home every time there's a Grammy. It's like, 'What is Sharon doing tonight?' I'm sitting home watching it. But it's OK. But if you go to Europe, there are a lot of young, independent labels that's doing soul music. You might call them retro because they're young and they're trying to imitate somebody. But I ain't retro. Sharon Jones youmusichometime I love the smaller clubs. I love the theaters. I love the festivals. There are things I don't like. At certain theaters, people can't get up and dance. Sharon Jones festivalsdancelovepeople Everything on my body turned real dark. My toes, under my feet, inside my mouth, under my tongue - I just turned really dark. I'm still here, but it's gonna take a while to get back to normal. Chemo kills all the good cells along with the bad. Sharon Jones badgoodfeetdark
