Solange Knowles Quotes
Top 89 wise famous quotes and sayings by Solange Knowles
Solange Knowles Famous Quotes & Sayings
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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.
With Saint Heron, I really wanted to celebrate and continue to cultivate the community for genre-defying R&B artists.
Self-love is really a foundation for everything, and however you practice or express that is so, so important.
Any decision I make is based on myself, and the only person I have to give an explanation to is God.
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.
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 a father who was the first black student at his junior high and high school and had to do a lot to get to that point.
I'm surrounded by such beautiful, creative people, and I just love sort of sharing their stories and their journeys.
I really fell in love with dance. By the time I was seven, I had dance class six times a week. I was obsessed.
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.
In my experience, as a young black artist, you have to fulfill an archetype, or be a token - and I was unwilling to do that.
I think many people, especially from other cultures, just don't understand the role hair plays in black women's lives.
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.
You have Vampire Weekend who have more African references musically than most African-American artists.
I never borrowed clothes from Beyonce when we were growing up. But now my style is a little more tame and hers is a little more adventurous.
My name, Solange, means 'Angel of the sun,' and I'm completely enamored of my African history. The culture is so expressive.
I have been writing songs since I was 9 years old, so writing has and always will be my first love and passion.
I really enjoy my privacy and being able to walk my son to school every morning and pick him up every afternoon.
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.
I actually love my natural hair when it's in a twist out and it's been slept on for five days and revived by the steam of the shower.
I'm super-sensitive when it comes to my sister. I've been known to snap off a little bit behind her.
If I had to define 'sexy' now, as Disney as it sounds, I would have to say it's about complete and utter confidence.
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.
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.
It is always an honor to work with those that share your passion for music and just enjoy making great music.
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.
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.
At 15, saying I wanted to do a reggae album after growing up in a snazzy house in Houston - it was kind of random.
The Fela Kuti Queens - the band members and wives of the late African musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti - are my fashion icons.
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.
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.'
When you take care of yourself, you're a better person for others. When you feel good about yourself, you treat others better.