Mathew Knowles; Beyoncé and Solange.Photo: getty (2)
Mathew Knowlesis opening up about his experience raising children in the spotlight.
The 71-year-old motivational speaker revealed arare throwback photo of his daughtersBeyoncéandSolangeon Instagram, while offering advice about nurturing kids' passions from a young age.
“I believe our young people are often more intuitive than adults in many areas. Those early passions many children possess should be nurtured and supported,” wrote Knowles, alongside a photo of the singers posing together as kids.
“When Beyoncé and Solange showed an interest in music at a very young age, [Tina Knowles-Lawson] and I (who were already corporate professionals and entrepreneurs) didn’t attempt to downplay their passions,” he continued. “Rather, we encouraged them, we guided them, we supported them.”
Knowleswas a managerfor both of his kids, as well as manager of his elder daughter’s music group,Destiny’s Child.
Knowles shared that he borrowed his approach to parenting from his mother, who “supported my every ambition.”
“We didn’t have a lot of money, but as I’ve always been a learner and a reader, I vividly recall her buying me a set of encyclopedia books so I could absorb knowledge and educate my young mind,” he recalled. “That encouragement to learn stayed with me my entire life during my corporate career in sales and marketing, in the music industry, and even today at 71 years old, where I’m still finding new things to learn and discover!”
Solange and Beyoncé.
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Beyoncé, 41, and Solange, 36, would create their respective legacies as artists after stepping into the music world.
Solange stepped into the music scene withthe 2002 albumSolo Starandlanded her first Top 10 albumwith 2008’sSol-Angel & The Hadley St. Dream. Sheearned her first Grammy Awardin 2016 in the best R&B performance category for the song “Cranes In the Sky.”
source: people.com
