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" When you're younger, you get shoved a lot. You don't really have a say-so. "
Solange Knowles
You
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Lot
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" I try to transition my energy into just having fun. "
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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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" Self-love is really a foundation for everything, and however you practice or express that is so, so important. "
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" You just have to know that the more successful you get as an artist, the less of a normal life you have. It's a trade-off. "
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" My sound is Solange. It's definitely not Destiny's Child. "
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" 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. "
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" It's always been my dream to look like Mariah Carey in my photos with a microphone. I don't know how she does it. When she sings, she looks perfect. "
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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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" I'm making the music I want to make, in my own space, and it's just incredible to be able to continue to do that. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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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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" I'm a lot more interested in style than fashion - style is what makes us who we are. "
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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. "
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" I don't feel like I owe anybody other than my child and my family anything. "
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" People from New Orleans are extremely prideful. "
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People
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" I don't ever claim to be a hip-hop head. "
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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. "
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" Both my parents are first-generation success stories. "
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" I can't take any credit for people dressing like me, you know? "
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Me
" 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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" Every mom believes her kid's school doodles are amazing, and I'm no different. "
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" I felt like when I took my weave out, I wasn't pretty, I wasn't noticeable. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm not sure if it's cause I'm getting old, but my heels have to be 3.5 inch or less, or a chunky heel. "
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