--- title: "18 Want Quotes By Sharon Jones" description: "18 Want quotes by Sharon Jones. Plus more from Sharon Jones and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74e/sharon-jones-8033_giving_i-just-want-to-give-my-love-to-god-83533_835335.jpg" --- > [I just want to give my love to God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-just-want-to-give-my-love-to-god/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74e/sharon-jones-8033_giving_i-just-want-to-give-my-love-to-god-83533_835335.jpg) > [I just want to be able to get onstage and move and move around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-just-want-to-be-able-to-get-onstage-and-move-and-move-around/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/929/sharon-jones-8033_able_i-just-want-to-be-able-to-get-onstage-an_1796727.jpg) > [I'm coming back to give the people what they want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-m-coming-back-to-give-the-people-what-they-want/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/sharon-jones-8033_coming-back_i-m-coming-back-to-give-the-people-what_1693811.jpg) > [ We chose it's name \[Give the People What They Want\] a while ago, long before the cancer. But I can't think of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/we-chose-it-s-name-give-the-people-what-they-want-a-while-ago-long/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/sharon-jones-8033_cancer_we-chose-it-s-name-give-the-people-what_184826.jpg) > [I miss my hair, but I feel like going out there with some fake braids wouldn't be right. I want to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-miss-my-hair-but-i-feel-like-going-out-there-with-some-fake-braids/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/sharon-jones-8033_braids_i-miss-my-hair-but-i-feel-like-going-out_97918.jpg) > [If I can't pronounce it, I don't want to put it in my body. Everything to me now is organic, natural, right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/if-i-can-t-pronounce-it-i-don-t-want-to-put-it-in-my-body-everything/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d85/sharon-jones-8033_body_if-i-can-t-pronounce-it-i-don-t-want-to_2304746.jpg) > [I don't want to be home just taking medicine and waiting to die, you know? That's not something I'm about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-don-t-want-to-be-home-just-taking-medicine-and-waiting-to-die-you/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a15/sharon-jones-8033_dies_i-don-t-want-to-be-home-just-taking-medi_2817480.jpg) > [There ain't no way I'm going to be droppin' nothing. If I was in my twenties, maybe. But now I try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/there-ain-t-no-way-i-m-going-to-be-droppin-nothing-if-i-was-in-my/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/652/sharon-jones-8033_ass_there-ain-t-no-way-i-m-going-to-be-dropp_2732065.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-tell-the-songwriter-s-story-when-i-read-people-s-lyrics-i-m-so/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/795/sharon-jones-8033_amazed_i-tell-the-songwriter-s-story-when-i-rea_1441883.jpg) > [Once I retire and slow down, I don't want to be in New York. I want to be somewhere near a lake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/once-i-retire-and-slow-down-i-don-t-want-to-be-in-new-york-i-want-to/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/sharon-jones-8033_days_once-i-retire-and-slow-down-i-don-t-want_2204698.jpg) > [As for meat, I'm not going to become vegetarian. I'm telling you that right now. I want me a steak. I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/as-for-meat-i-m-not-going-to-become-vegetarian-i-m-telling-you-that-2/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/313/sharon-jones-8033_crazy_as-for-meat-i-m-not-going-to-become-vege_1901773.jpg) > [ This album \[Give the People What They Want\] has almost been in the making for almost three years now. When we first… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/this-album-give-the-people-what-they-want-has-almost-been-in-the/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e77/sharon-jones-8033_albums_this-album-give-the-people-what-they-wan_995540.jpg) > [I'll be staying in touch and keeping my fans and friends updated on my progress. I'm looking forward to getting back on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-ll-be-staying-in-touch-and-keeping-my-fans-and-friends-updated-on/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03b/sharon-jones-8033_fans_i-ll-be-staying-in-touch-and-keeping-my_1004754.jpg) > [I feel like this: When you call me in to do something with you, you must want me to do soul-singing. Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-feel-like-this-when-you-call-me-in-to-do-something-with-you-you/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/833/sharon-jones-8033_ask_i-feel-like-this-when-you-call-me-in-to_2503453.jpg) > [Some people can sit down and write a song, but they can't go on stage like I can. I tell the songwriter's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/some-people-can-sit-down-and-write-a-song-but-they-can-t-go-on-stage-2/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/913/sharon-jones-8033_amazed_some-people-can-sit-down-and-write-a-son_1961424.jpg) > [ To be honest, I didn't think I would be here for this album \[Give the People What They Want\]. I thought I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/to-be-honest-i-didn-t-think-i-would-be-here-for-this-album-give-the/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf6/sharon-jones-8033_albums_to-be-honest-i-didn-t-think-i-would-be-h_2388852.jpg) > [As for meat, I'm not going to become vegetarian. I'm telling you that right now. I want me a steak. I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/as-for-meat-i-m-not-going-to-become-vegetarian-i-m-telling-you-that/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/sharon-jones-8033_awhile_as-for-meat-i-m-not-going-to-become-vege_1202645.jpg) > [I'm telling the story, and if I can't tell the story, I'm not going to sing it. And if I don't agree…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-m-telling-the-story-and-if-i-can-t-tell-the-story-i-m-not-going-to/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/202/sharon-jones-8033_agree_i-m-telling-the-story-and-if-i-can-t-tel_93711.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Sharon Jones > [I'm telling the story, and if I can't tell the story, I'm not going to sing it. And if I don't agree with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-m-telling-the-story-and-if-i-can-t-tell-the-story-i-m-not-going-to/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-miss-my-hair-but-i-feel-like-going-out-there-with-some-fake-braids/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) > [I'm blessed to be in an environment where people are sincere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-m-blessed-to-be-in-an-environment-where-people-are-sincere/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) > [I'm singing, you know, because I'm happy and I'm free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-m-singing-you-know-because-i-m-happy-and-i-m-free/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/we-chose-it-s-name-give-the-people-what-they-want-a-while-ago-long/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) > [I really can't wait to dance with Ellen DeGeneres!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-really-can-t-wait-to-dance-with-ellen-degeneres/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/singing-is-my-life-and-when-i-can-do-that-that-s-when-i-m-free-that-s/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) > [At first, they told me it was just bile-duct cancer, but once they went in, they removed the gallbladder, the head of my pancreas,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/at-first-they-told-me-it-was-just-bile-duct-cancer-but-once-they-went/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) > [Me and the Dap-Kings, the whole band is playing a wedding band in 'The Wolf of Wall Street.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/me-and-the-dap-kings-the-whole-band-is-playing-a-wedding-band-in-the/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) > [People buy my albums, and I love my albums when I do them because we try to record live with that same energy, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/people-buy-my-albums-and-i-love-my-albums-when-i-do-them-because-we/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) > [In Rikers, you had the Italians over here, the Spanish over here, the Blacks here, then there would be your Christians here and your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/in-rikers-you-had-the-italians-over-here-the-spanish-over-here-the/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-often-call-daptone-the-motown-and-stax-of-today-but-in-some-ways-it/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-ve-got-these-five-pound-weights-and-a-treadmill-in-the-living-room/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) > [I chose not to put a wig on. The reason why I chose to come out with the cancer thing is because there's somebody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-chose-not-to-put-a-wig-on-the-reason-why-i-chose-to-come-out-with/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) > [God's eye is on a sparrow. And I know - oh, yes, I know he watches over me...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/god-s-eye-is-on-a-sparrow-and-i-know-oh-yes-i-know-he-watches-over-me/) [Sharon Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-jones/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/sharon-jones/#itemlist", "name": "18 Want Quotes By Sharon Jones", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just want to give my love to God.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sharon Jones" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-just-want-to-give-my-love-to-god/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74e/sharon-jones-8033_giving_i-just-want-to-give-my-love-to-god-83533_835335.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74e/sharon-jones-8033_giving_i-just-want-to-give-my-love-to-god-83533_835335.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74e/sharon-jones-8033_giving_i-just-want-to-give-my-love-to-god-83533_835335.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I just want to give my love to God.” — Sharon Jones", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just want to be able to get onstage and move and move around.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sharon Jones" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-just-want-to-be-able-to-get-onstage-and-move-and-move-around/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/929/sharon-jones-8033_able_i-just-want-to-be-able-to-get-onstage-an_1796727.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/929/sharon-jones-8033_able_i-just-want-to-be-able-to-get-onstage-an_1796727.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/929/sharon-jones-8033_able_i-just-want-to-be-able-to-get-onstage-an_1796727.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I just want to be able to get onstage and move and move around.” — Sharon Jones", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm coming back to give the people what they want.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sharon Jones" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-jones/i-m-coming-back-to-give-the-people-what-they-want/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/sharon-jones-8033_coming-back_i-m-coming-back-to-give-the-people-what_1693811.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/sharon-jones-8033_coming-back_i-m-coming-back-to-give-the-people-what_1693811.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/sharon-jones-8033_coming-back_i-m-coming-back-to-give-the-people-what_1693811.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm coming back to give the people what they want.” — Sharon Jones", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We chose it's name [Give the People What They Want] a while ago, long before the cancer. 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