A biography for Solange Knowleshasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“It is always an honor to work with those that share your passion for music and just enjoy making great music.”
“I'm surrounded by such beautiful, creative people, and I just love sort of sharing their stories and their journeys.”
“Any decision I make is based on myself, and the only person I have to give an explanation to is God.”
“Both my parents are first-generation success stories.”
“We are getting an education of a lifetime. We're actually out there in the real world.”
“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 all artists have a different story to tell, and no story is the same.”
“Colors and prints are part of my style.”
“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.”
“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.”
“You have Vampire Weekend who have more African references musically than most African-American artists.”
“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.”
“I'm such a Southern girl.”
“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.”
“If I have on a bright red lip, you'll rarely ever catch me with eyeshadow on. It's one or the other for me - pick one feature for the day and really focus on that.”
“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.”
“At 15, saying I wanted to do a reggae album after growing up in a snazzy house in Houston - it was kind of random.”
“Fashion is a strange world sometimes. Amazing, but strange.”
“I can't take any credit for people dressing like me, you know?”