Grace Jones disses Rihanna, Miley, Gaga and more

GRACE Jones doesn’t appear to be a big fan of today’s biggest music stars, accusing the likes of Lady Gaga and Rihanna of ‘copying’ her.

Jones is famous for her outrageous outfits.

SEVENTIES singing trailblazer Grace Jones has dismissed the new generation of provocative pop stars, like Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj, as a “passing phase”.

She says young artists have copied her style and have no “long-term plan”.

Jones, who is famous for her raunchy onstage antics, makes the claim in her new book, I’ll Never Write My Memoirs.

She discusses the current state of the music industry and declares many female singers set out to shock and then struggle to maintain their popularity.

“Trends come along and people say, ‘Follow that trend’. There’s a lot of that around at the moment: ‘Be like Sasha Fierce (Beyonce). Be like Miley Cyrus. Be like Rihanna. Be like Lady Gaga. Be like Rita Ora and Sia. Be like Madonna.’ I cannot be like them — except to the extent that they are already being like me,” she writes, in an extract, obtained by Time Out magazine.

“I have been so copied by those people who have made fortunes that people assume I am that rich. But I did things for the excitement, the dare, the fact that it was new, not for the money, and too many times I was the first, not the beneficiary ...”

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 04: Singer Grace Jones performs on stage during the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2012 in London, England. For only the second time in its history the UK celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of a monarch. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the 60th anniversary of her ascension to the throne. Thousands of well-wishers from around the world have flocked to London to witness the spectacle of the weekend?s celebrations. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Jones, who starred in the James Bond movie, A View To A Kill, also declares too many young popstars reach fame too quickly and are left to ponder with what to do next.

“If they’re not on top of their career, then they will be superseded very quickly.

“The problem with ... the Nicki Minajes (sic) and Mileys is that they reach their goal very quickly. There is no long-term vision, and they forget that once you get into that whirlpool then you have to fight the system that solidifies around you in order to keep being the outsider you claim you represent,” she wrote.

“There will always be a replacement coming along very soon — a newer version, a crazier version, a louder version.

“So if you haven’t got a long-term plan, then you are merely a passing phase, the latest trend, yesterday’s event.”

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