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
My name, Solange, means ‘Angel of the sun,’ and I’m completely enamored of my African history. The culture is so expressive. – Solange Knowles
When you take care of yourself, you’re a better person for others. When you feel good about yourself, you treat others better. – Solange Knowles
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. – 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
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. – Solange Knowles
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. – Solange Knowles
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. – 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 earliest love, which was sort of an obsession, actually, was Nas. I was in seventh grade, I believe, when ‘Nastradamus’ was out, and I took it pretty far. – Solange Knowles
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. – Solange Knowles
I still stand behind the stuff I did early on, but I was on a record label, and I didn’t have a lot of creative control. Another side of that is just being young and having bad taste. There was plenty of that, too. – Solange Knowles
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. – Solange Knowles
You have Vampire Weekend who have more African references musically than most African-American artists. – Solange Knowles
Luckily, I dated all of the losers ages ago. My love life has been stable for a while. – 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. – Solange Knowles
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
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. – 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
I’m surrounded by such beautiful, creative people, and I just love sort of sharing their stories and their journeys. – Solange Knowles
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. – Solange Knowles
