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" At 15, saying I wanted to do a reggae album after growing up in a snazzy house in Houston - it was kind of random. "

Solange Knowles

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" My earliest love, which was sort of an obsession, actually, was Nas. I was in seventh grade, I believe, when 'Nastradamus' was out, and I took it pretty far. "

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" I've always loved Dusty Springfield and Martha Reeves. "

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" I'm super-sensitive when it comes to my sister. I've been known to snap off a little bit behind her. "

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" It's really special to have a niece because I have a son, so I get to have a little girl, too. "

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" I really enjoy my privacy and being able to walk my son to school every morning and pick him up every afternoon. "

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" I have a mother who never took no for an answer when it came to her creative pursuits. She started a hair salon in her spare bedroom and four years later had 30 employees. "

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" 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. "

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