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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. "

Solange Knowles

Best

Business

Time

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" I'm happy that I have a beautiful, wonderful, amazing child who's made me a better person. "

Solange Knowles

Child

Amazing

" I'd rather be the cool aunt than the authoritative aunt. "

" I have so many friends who are designers of color. "

" Once I had my son, I stopped shopping in stores because it's not an easy process to try on clothes - and I'm not an impulsive buyer. I need to do the dance in front of the mirror, the whole nine yards. "

" I have more to offer than music that is automatically dance. "

" From a very early age, I decided that I wanted to be able to do my music but still be able to live a normal life. "

" I have always had tremendous respect for my sister as an artist, as a woman, and now as a mother. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Solange Knowles

Love

Houston

" In any relationship, there's gonna be conflict. "

" Luckily, I dated all of the losers ages ago. My love life has been stable for a while. "

" My name, Solange, means 'Angel of the sun,' and I'm completely enamored of my African history. The culture is so expressive. "

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

" My parents constantly tried to talk me out of being an artist. They had gone through the whole journey with my sister and just wanted me to have a normal teenage life. "

Solange Knowles

Talk

Life

" I feel like I was 30 when I was 17, and I decided to get married and have a baby. "

Solange Knowles

Baby

Feel

" I have a lot of guy-like quintessential relationship qualities that I have had to work on. "

" I felt like when I took my weave out, I wasn't pretty, I wasn't noticeable. "

Solange Knowles

Pretty

Out

" Any decision I make is based on myself, and the only person I have to give an explanation to is God. "

" My sound is Solange. It's definitely not Destiny's Child. "

" 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. "

" I wear short shorts. After 10 years of strenuous ballet, it's the least my legs can do for me. "

Solange Knowles

Legs

Short

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

" I really wanted people just to get to know Solange on my first album, just to establish Solange's sound, just to establish Solange's personality. "

" 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. "

" The one thing I'm really excited about is that the Saint Heron shop is not grounded in just fashion and clothing. We have connected with artists and artisans in every landscape. "

" I think that some people get wrapped up in their own egos. They need to see certain album sales and certain monuments. "

" I think all artists have a different story to tell, and no story is the same. "

" I think many people, especially from other cultures, just don't understand the role hair plays in black women's lives. "

" 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. "