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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. "
Solange Knowles
Been
Behind
Little
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" When you're younger, you get shoved a lot. You don't really have a say-so. "
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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. "
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" I really feel like because I had my son so young, I didn't want everyone's help. I think people felt entitled to give advice, so I'm always very sensitive to moms and letting them feel their way out. "
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" Mainstream media tends to showcase a very specific kind of Mardi Gras, but my experience of Mardi Gras is very different; it's very cultural. "
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" You have Vampire Weekend who have more African references musically than most African-American artists. "
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" I think many people, especially from other cultures, just don't understand the role hair plays in black women's lives. "
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" If I have on a bright red lip, you'll rarely ever catch me with eyeshadow on. It's one or the other for me - pick one feature for the day and really focus on that. "
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" Whether it be a red eyeliner or a graphic line on the crease of my lids, I'm more attracted to the ideas of something interesting than being 'pretty.' "
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" Major labels act as banks in terms of how they produce and release your album. No major label is really good or bad; they just 100 per cent operate as a business, which makes sense... no hard feelings. "
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Bad
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" Any decision I make is based on myself, and the only person I have to give an explanation to is God. "
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Person
Only
" If a piece makes you look good and makes it easier to get dressed, it wins. "
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You
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" 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. "
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You
Good
" It is always an honor to work with those that share your passion for music and just enjoy making great music. "
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Music
Passion
" We are getting an education of a lifetime. We're actually out there in the real world. "
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Education
Real
World
" My sound is Solange. It's definitely not Destiny's Child. "
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" Why is it so important for you to give back? I honestly feel like it's our responsibility as citizens of the world to ground ourselves in selflessness and all do our part. "
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World
Important
You
" Luckily, I dated all of the losers ages ago. My love life has been stable for a while. "
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Life
Been
" I have more to offer than music that is automatically dance. "
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" The Hadley Street Dream is a tribute to making a vision come to life. My father built a compound on a dessert city block, he saw something in that space we couldn't see. It was years later the album was born right there on Hadley St. He built the studio I started recording the album at. "
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Father
Dream
Space
" 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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Him
Morning
" 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 think it's really important for every mother to find their own way. "
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Own
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" I'd rather be the cool aunt than the authoritative aunt. "
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" My mom's best friend growing up was diagnosed with AIDS, and he basically raised me when my mom was launching her business. Although I didn't understand at the time what HIV or AIDS was, I knew that's what he passed away from. "
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Time
" I'm happy that I have a beautiful, wonderful, amazing child who's made me a better person. "
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" You're just so excited that you have this record deal or this movie opportunity that you don't stand up for yourself and say, This is what I want to do. "
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Stand
Opportunity
Stand Up
" I think that some people get wrapped up in their own egos. They need to see certain album sales and certain monuments. "
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" There are a lot of times when people are diplomatic about things, and I'm not that type. I'm not afraid to say exactly what I mean. "
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Mean
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