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" The Fela Kuti Queens - the band members and wives of the late African musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti - are my fashion icons. "

Solange Knowles

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" Motherhood is such an evolving journey. "

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" I grew up seeing my sister in the studio. I would go to recording sessions and take notes. "

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" What's important is that my family and I are all good. "

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" People who live in L.A. don't like to leave their homes because they have so much space. They have the nice kitchens and a cook and a pool. When you live in L.A., there is a sense of isolation in terms of raising a family. "

Solange Knowles

" I have been writing songs since I was 9 years old, so writing has and always will be my first love and passion. "

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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.' "

Solange Knowles

" I think it's really important for every mother to find their own way. "

Solange Knowles

" 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. "

Solange Knowles

" Beyonce adores my little boy. She takes him everywhere. "

Solange Knowles

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

Solange Knowles

" 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. "

Solange Knowles

" I can tell you what I really love: when I run into people on the street that tell me they have connected with my music. "

Solange Knowles

" I'm surrounded by such beautiful, creative people, and I just love sort of sharing their stories and their journeys. "

Solange Knowles

" You have Vampire Weekend who have more African references musically than most African-American artists. "

Solange Knowles

" My sister and I were not allowed expensive clothes. We so badly wanted these Fila sneakers as kids, but my mother took us down to the flea market and got imitation ones. Look at the early Destiny's Child videos. You'll see. "

Solange Knowles

" 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. "

Solange Knowles

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

Solange Knowles

" 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

" My blog is actually all self-photography unless it's a photo shoot. "

Solange Knowles

" I really fell in love with dance. By the time I was seven, I had dance class six times a week. I was obsessed. "

Solange Knowles

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

Solange Knowles

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

Solange Knowles

" Self-love is really a foundation for everything, and however you practice or express that is so, so important. "

Solange Knowles

" When you're younger, you get shoved a lot. You don't really have a say-so. "

Solange Knowles

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

Solange Knowles

" Every teenage artist out there is mostly talking about boys, and I think there's so much more to being a teenager than just boys. "

Solange Knowles

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

Solange Knowles

" 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

" I'd rather be on the cast of 'Love & Hip-Hop' than 'Project Runway.' "

Solange Knowles