Solange Knowles
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Biography
Solange Piaget Knowles, also known mononymously as Solange, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and actress. She expressed an interest in music from an early age and had temporary stints as a backup dancer for Destiny's Child, which featured her older sister Beyoncé among its members, before signing with their father Mathew Knowles's label, Music World Entertainment.
"“You will be terrified, and it's OK that you don't know what the future holds. Some people will count you out because of the decision you've"
", "Happiness comes from within, not from external circumstances," encapsulates a powerful notion about the nature of true contentmen"
"I try to transition my energy into just having fun. In my experience, as a young black artist, you have to fulfill an archetype, or be a token —"
"When you take care of yourself, you're a better person for others. When you feel good about yourself, you treat others better."
". My son spends as much time with his dad as he does with me. ... When you think back in history about producers and artists or writers who'"
"When you think back in history about producers and artists or writers who’ve had good synergy, a lot of times they date, or they’re married, or there’s a friendship and a kinshi"
". “I do the best I can, which involves a lot of saying no to things, actually, and a lot of really organized scheduling and"
"You get educated by traveling."
"I'd rather be the cool aunt than the authoritative aunt."
"My beauty ethos? Well, I'd love to tell you it's something like 'less is more,' but honestly, it all starts with happiness. If only someone could bottle that up - when I'm happy, I'm at my most radiant and glowing. It does me better than any product ever could. And I stand by how cheesy and cliched that sounds."
"My sister and I truly are best friends."
"There are a lot of historical lofts in Houston, and it's amazing for me that a lot of them were built in the 1920s. I love the exposed bricks and the very industrial stuff."
"Any decision I make is based on myself, and the only person I have to give an explanation to is God."
"When you think back in history about producers and artists or writers who've had good synergy, a lot of times they date, or they're married, or there's a friendship and a kinship."
"Beyonce has set the tone as an aunt. I've set the tone as a mom."
"In any relationship, there's gonna be conflict."
"Opening Ceremony is my number one favorite place to shop here. It's the only place I'll shop in New York with my son. All of the sales people are so cool; the music is great; it's just like a big fun house, so he stays entertained."
"I'd rather be the protector than the protected. I'm naturally the protector - being a mother and having a famous family. You have to navigate when it's right to protect."
"I really enjoy my privacy and being able to walk my son to school every morning and pick him up every afternoon."
"For me, I always have looked at 'indie' as a term of 'independence.' Never associated a sonic gesture with that in the same way that pop music has always meant 'popular' to me; you know, it didn't define a sound."
"Every mom believes her kid's school doodles are amazing, and I'm no different."
"Fashion is a strange world sometimes. Amazing, but strange."
"Anytime fashion and music go hand-in-hand and it really is an organic fit, it's amazing."
"I'm happy that I have a beautiful, wonderful, amazing child who's made me a better person."
"Just going through a marriage and a divorce - which I essentially did by 21 - will give you an insane amount of perspective on life."