I sing because I'm happy.

- Sharon Jones

Play with me and you play with fire.

- Sharon Jones

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 …

- Sharon Jones

God's eye is on a sparrow. And I know - oh, yes, I know he watches over me...

- Sharon Jones

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. …

- 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

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.

- Sharon Jones

Some people can sit down and write a song, but they can't go on stage like I can.

- Sharon Jones

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.

- Sharon Jones