Beyonce and Solange Knowles’ Ups and Downs Through the Years: From Sisters to Superstars
usmagazine.comSisters and superstars. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and her sister Solange Knowles have always been each others’ best friends — and their biggest fans.“I’m so happy to interview you because, clearly, I’m your biggest fan and I’m super proud of you,” the “Sorry” songstress said while speaking with her younger sister for Interview magazine in January 2017. “So we’ll start from the beginning.
Growing up, you were always attracted to the most interesting fashion, music, and art. You were obsessed with Alanis Morissette and Minnie Riperton and mixing prints with your clothes … when you were only 10 years old.
You would lock yourself in a room with your drum set and a record player and write songs.”Beyoncé continued: “I remember thinking, ‘My little sister is going to be something super special,‘ because you always seemed to know what you wanted.”The “Cranes in the Sky” singer was equally effusive about their lifelong bond. “You did a kickass job [as a big sister],” Solange said at the time. “You were the most patient, loving, wonderful sister ever.
In the 30 years that we’ve been together, I think we’ve only really, like, butted heads … we can count on one hand.”The pair, who have worked together since they were teens — with Solange stepping in for Kelly Rowland on Destiny’s Child’s 2000 tour after the “Dilemma” singer was injured and later working as the band’s backup dancer — have frequently shrugged off comparisons to one another. “We have the same mother and the same father.
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