“I definitely want[s] to be a mother one day.I will be — God willing — but not really [right now].I didn’t really get the little urge [from playing a mom]. It was more like, ‘God, this is a lot of work.’”

“Today I have decided to dedicate myself to MTV’s ‘Staying Alive’ campaign. Yes, Yes, Yes to safe sex to prevent HIV and AIDS. The Body Shop has created a great Lip Butter to support the campaign and proceeds go directly to the Staying Alive Foundation. This is a very scary topic, it could happen to ANY of us. 3,000 young people under 25 are infected with HIV daily! But it MUST be talked about!”

“I took a nyquil and i think maybe im getting high off it because im not sleeping.” “Everythings movvvvviinnngg slooooowww, lol.”
“Woke up to 8 random people over me, laid out on the floor in baggage claim!” “Guess I passed out! Scary. Hooked up to IV now. Apparently I’m super dehydrated.”

“I’ve never passed out before. S**t was like the movies. People standing over me saying ‘hello’… My mom is the best. LOL (laugh out loud). She’s like ‘Ain’t nothing wrong with this girl, she need some water and rest… Pull up the car!’ LOL”
“I’m like still in shock. I’ve never passed out before. Think it was the nyquil too. I felt weird when I woke up. This has been the day from hell. I’m done with the second IV. I just want to get in the bed and lay with (son) Julez. That’s all I want.”
This is the kind of that happens when you drunk post…SMH…

“I always wear undies [and have] never been carried out of the club drunk. I wont even pose for king or any ‘eye candy’ type shoots and now look. My s— on display for all the world to see. *sings Amy Winehouse’s ‘what kind of f————-kery is this’* Why does everyone always wanna say ‘It could’ve been worse’ when this type of thing happens? Arrrrrghh… I hate that! It sucks either way!”
“I’m wearing turtlenecks for the rest of the year gosh dammit.”

Then she kicks off a 110-date tour in April, starting in Canada before going on to Europe, the States, Mexico, South America, and a week-long stint in Vegas, before wrapping up in Japan, Africa, and Australia.

“I’m in developmentto do my own show called God Given Name, that’s a mixture between Sex And The City and Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

“I have to say that was not a very professional introduction before. Please don’t tie me into family and my brother-in-law’s establishment.”

‘Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams’ is a likeable r ‘n’ b-styled pop album that’s not nearly as commercially viable as her sister’s material – thus ensuring that she’s more likely to be taken seriously by music fans outside the chart realm.Indeed, tracks like the jazzy God Given Name and I Told You So allude to Erykah Badu’s more accessible material at times, and the sampling of Boards of Canada track ‘Slow This Bird Down’ on the excellent This Bird earns Knowles some serious cool points. Largely, though, she borrows from a pool of ’70s soul/funk influences like Martha Reeves and Diana Ross (sampling The Supremes on Neptunes-produced I Decided, Part 1 to nifty effect). These dabblings are initially enjoyable, but quickly grow tiresome and samey, and it’s up to the off-kilter musings of Cosmic Journey to elevate the album from its middle-section dip.
The guest producers (The Neptunes, Mark Ronson, Freemasons amongst them) do little to enhance this album, either – although Freemasons do turn in an excellent remix of I Decided. Nonetheless, Solange can hold her head high in the knowledge that she’s got the smarts, and perhaps the potential, to give big sis a run for her money some day. She’s certainly on the right path.

It helps. People expect women, especially in R&B, to be very prim and proper and this sort of model. The artists with the best albums have been inspired by situations of pain and growth. I’ve definitely been through a lot in the past few years, so I’m very proud to say that I’ve matured. A marriage, a divorce and having a baby will do that to you.

How do you deal with the comparisons to Beyonce?

At first I didn’t want to make people uncomfortable in interviews, I didn’t want to come off rude or arrogant. Now, I just really don’t care.

“Armani Jeans expresses my vision of a young, independent, casual lifestyle with a strong and cool, fashion sensibility. Solange epitomises this style perfectly and brings to it that swing so evident in her new single, I Decided.”