"Until the '90s, major labels were looking for a certain look. This Sony guy told me I was 'too black, too fat, too short, and too old.' Told me to go and bleach my skin. Told me to step in the background and just stay back. I had the voice, but I didn't have the looks."
(Pretty sure I saw her say this in a documentary: *Look at me now. I did it.*)
Everyone goes on about Amy Winehouse (RIP), but they don't mention *Sharon Jones.* THE Sharon Jones. Absolute Legend.
