Solange Knowles

“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...”

“Fashion is a strange world sometimes. Amazing, but strange.”

“I wear short shorts. After 10 years of strenuous ballet, it's the least my legs can do for me.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I have always had tremendous respect for my sister as an artist, as a woman, and now as a mother.”

“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.”