I'll Never Write My Memoirs

By Grace Jones

Born in 1948 into a family of ministers in Kingston, Jamaica, the statuesque and strikingly beautiful Grace Jones lived with her family in Syracuse, NY, before launching a career as a model in New York City. Gaining fame as the cover girl for such publications as Vogue and Elle, Jones's flamboyant look proved to be a hit on the New York City nightclub circuit and she became a darling of the disco scene, which led to a recording contract and a substantial following among gay men. With her sexually charged, outrageous live shows, Grace soon earned the title of 'Queen of the Gay Discos'.

When she moved to Paris in 1970, the French fashion scene embraced her unusual, androgynous looks and, in addition to cover work, she dominated the runways of designers like Yves St. Laurent and befriended the likes of Giorgio Armani and Karl Lagerfeld. While there, she shared an apartment with Jerry Hall and Jessica Lange and became artist Jean-Paul Goude's muse - he also fathered her son Paulo. (Grace was married twice - to a producer and a bodyguard - and she dated Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren for four years.)

But with the dawn of the '80s came a massive anti-disco movement across the U.S., leading to Grace Jones focusing on more new wave and experimental-based work, putting her 2½ octave voice to good use. She is as known for her unique look as she is for her music and has influenced the likes of Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Annie Lennox. In the book, Grace takes us on a journey from her religious upbringing in Jamaica to her heyday in Paris and New York in the 70s and 80s, all the way to present-day London, where she is working on a new album.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Release date: Sep 24, 2015
• ISBN: 9781471135248

Grace Jones

Performer, actress, and musician Grace Jones has been making a name for herself since she left Jamaica as a twelve-year-old in the 1960s. First finding fame as a fashion model in the early 1970s, then as a sensational disco queen during the Studio 54 years, she is as much surrealist as showgirl, as much performance artist as party animal. She has been Bond villain and Warhol confidante, post-modern icon and avant-garde pop star. I’ll Never Write My Memoirs is her first book.

Reviews for I'll Never Write My Memoirs

[auntie0nanuuq · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

As much as I love her music, I believe she should have stuck with her original intent of not writing her memoirs......

YAWN.... The first 2 pages are just the same words over & over & over again........ and it was Bor-ring!

She grew up in Jamaica, a poor but very religious family.... Raised by her Grandmother & her grandmother's much younger (abusive) husband with her brothers & sisters, while her parents moved to America for work.

There was too much minute detail about her family's lives that I preferred to skip over......

Her tone was light and positive, but repetitive......

She gained fame as a model and moved into music & films (most notably 007)..... Spent a lot of time in N.Y. @ Studio 54 w/ all the elite and partied hardy.....