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" When Destiny's Child released their first record, I don't think I even noticed. I was still at school, and I had my own life in Houston. "
Solange Knowles
Child
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" I've always loved Dusty Springfield and Martha Reeves. "
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" I don't ever claim to be a hip-hop head. "
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" 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. "
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" I was diagnosed with ADHD twice. I didn't believe the first doctor who told me, and I had a whole theory that ADHD was just something they invented to make you pay for medicine, but then the second doctor told me I had it. "
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" I'm a lot more interested in style than fashion - style is what makes us who we are. "
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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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" I'm not very good at writing songs when I have a lot of clutter in my mind. "
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" A lot of people don't know me as an artist. "
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" I have more to offer than music that is automatically dance. "
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" 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. "
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" My name, Solange, means 'Angel of the sun,' and I'm completely enamored of my African history. The culture is so expressive. "
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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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" Anytime fashion and music go hand-in-hand and it really is an organic fit, it's amazing. "
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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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" I try to transition my energy into just having fun. "
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" I'm surrounded by such beautiful, creative people, and I just love sort of sharing their stories and their journeys. "
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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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" 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. "
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" I can't take any credit for people dressing like me, you know? "
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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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" Motherhood is such an evolving journey. "
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" In any relationship, there's gonna be conflict. "
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" If I had to define 'sexy' now, as Disney as it sounds, I would have to say it's about complete and utter confidence. "
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" You get educated by traveling. "
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" 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. "
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