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I don’t know too much about British singer Joss Stone (except that her last name is pretty fitting and she’s been in a longterm feud with Lily Allen) but she just made a big impression on me. Access Hollywood has a new interview with her and she laughs her head off about the failed murder kidnapping plot against her, calling the would-be criminals “pathetic” and “very rude and uncooth,” as if they’d thrown a drink in her face at a party. Joss was targeted in June by two men lurking in the neighborhood of her country home. Neighbors noticed the men were casing the area and called the police, who found the men be in possession of an aerial map of Joss’ estate, swords, rope and a body bag. They were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and intent to commit grievous bodily harm. It sounds scary as hell but Joss laughed it off and wondered if she knew the guys and had somehow ticked them off.
On trying to figure out why those guys targeted her
I feel like I’ve been Sherlock Holmes… ‘What about this time I went this place I told that guy to shove it? No, it’s not him.’ I don’t knowPeople are crazy and maybe they need – a hug?
On the murder plot
It was very rude and uncouth. You know what I mean. Come on, you can’t do something better with your Tuesday?On the guys getting lost trying to find her
How can you get lost? You’re doing something very important here, you know. Come on, they got lost. It’s just pathetic.My mom [would] kill them, so I feel safe.
[From Access Hollywood, video above]
Well Joss really is adorable. I don’t find her response at all typical or understandable, but she’s got a bubbly personality that’s for sure. No wonder she scored an invite to the royal wedding while Lily Allen got snubbed. She explained “all I’m doing is making a noise [by singing] and I’ve met the Princes of England who are lovely… they’re just really lovely, funny, witty guys.”
Joss has a new album coming out tomorrow through her own music label called LP1. She’s also collaborating with Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart (of Eurythmics), Damian Marley (Bob Marley’s son) and A.R. Rahman in a new band named Super Heavy. As for her thoughts on collaborating with such great names in music she said “I feel like an imposter. Somehow I blagged my way into the coolest thing in the world.” They’re coming out with an album soon and Joss describes it as “different sounds meshed together” and “quite tasty.”
You can watch more interviews with Joss on Access Hollywood. She’s fun as anything.
Here’s Joss at the royal wedding on 5/10/11. Credit: Pacific Coast News. She’s also shown on 9/10/10. Credit: WENN.com
Written by Celebitchy
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Awesome attitude! Kudos to her for making light of such a horrible incident.
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She’s great. didn’t know who she was until she played Anne of Cleves on The Tudors. She was great in that too.
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i’m not a fan of her songs, but she has an incredible voice. hopefully, the new album will be good.
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She’s such a hippie-I love it!
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Wow- Super Heavy sounds Super Awesome! Will totally be looking out for the album.
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good singer and I hope that rock royalty project yields interesting and exciting material, but that was a stupid quote. c’mon.
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Crazy people trying to kill you don’t need a hug, they need therapy, medication, & commitments to mental institutions. Seriously. The “they just need a hug” time has long since passed.
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Oh she lost weight, well she is adorable.
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love. her.
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This young girl is amazing. Something so creepy and out of the ordinary happened to her and she laughs it off not giving it any attention, totally diffusing the entire incident with her – maybe they needed a hug! The Brits definitely have something over Americans for sure. The attention whores of the the US would have rode that wave for years, making others pay for their self-importance. Joss Stone is too cool for words. And a real beauty, too….
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I’ve always found her adorable in interviews (and man does she have a voice). I think it’s hilarious that she always performs barefoot because she’s afraid of tripping. Lol.
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Love her! Love her! Great voice and down to earth attitude.
She has been my favorite for years, I hope nothing ever spoils that beautiful attitude.
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UncoUth. There’s a U in there, unless you’re trying to lisp a Jennifer Aniston quote. It’s even quoted in the interview!
/end irrational librarians-daughter rant
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I find her very refreshing. It’s nice to see someone in the public eye who’s not a drama queen. Can you imagine if this situation would have happened to J. Lo or Gwyneth? I’m sure it was very scary for her but instead of putting on a big show about it she’s smart enough to use humor to diffuse things.
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@stella Uh-huh. Because it’s her “Britishness” that allowed her to handle this with so much grace…something Americans couldn’t possibly possess. Gimme a break and stop with the inane generalizations. Why not just credit HER for how she handled the situation and not try to tie it to one nationality being, er, “better” than another.
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