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. When she passed away, I got on stage and played that night. The music helped take me away.
Sharon JonesI'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 JonesWe 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 fitting title.
Sharon Jones