Tina Knowles

And I remember having to go and fight with light people, fight with, you know, the music people. And here I was, this country woman from Texas with this big hair and this thick, thick accent, and people didn't really respect me because they were like, who is she to come in here and start telling us about light?

And I'd say, well, you know, I don't know about light, but I do know that they look gray and they're some black girls and you better get that blue light off of them. And I wouldn't leave until they, I wasn't aggressive, I wasn't loud, I would just stand there and they say, okay, well, can you move? No, when you change the light, I can move. And I protected them.

And I'd say, well, you know, I don't know about light, but I do know that they look gray and they're some black girls and you better get that blue light off of them. And I wouldn't leave until they, I wasn't aggressive, I wasn't loud, I would just stand there and they say, okay, well, can you move? No, when you change the light, I can move. And I protected them.

And I'd say, well, you know, I don't know about light, but I do know that they look gray and they're some black girls and you better get that blue light off of them. And I wouldn't leave until they, I wasn't aggressive, I wasn't loud, I would just stand there and they say, okay, well, can you move? No, when you change the light, I can move. And I protected them.

I didn't let people do certain things around them. They couldn't smoke weed in the studio around them. They couldn't curse. Can you imagine? My country self in there telling these producers, I'm sorry, but can y'all not smoke in here? And I remember just having to be a little gangster sometimes. I remember one time we were in one of the first things that we went to in Florida.

I didn't let people do certain things around them. They couldn't smoke weed in the studio around them. They couldn't curse. Can you imagine? My country self in there telling these producers, I'm sorry, but can y'all not smoke in here? And I remember just having to be a little gangster sometimes. I remember one time we were in one of the first things that we went to in Florida.

I didn't let people do certain things around them. They couldn't smoke weed in the studio around them. They couldn't curse. Can you imagine? My country self in there telling these producers, I'm sorry, but can y'all not smoke in here? And I remember just having to be a little gangster sometimes. I remember one time we were in one of the first things that we went to in Florida.

And there was this group, and I'm not going to say their name, but they were behind us. And they said, oh, I'm going to go take a picture with these and call the girls. And they were like 16, 17. And they said it one time, and I was like, Tina, shut up. So you could feel yourself, right? I could feel myself. So I turned around, and they said it again. And I said, I don't see your mama out here.

And there was this group, and I'm not going to say their name, but they were behind us. And they said, oh, I'm going to go take a picture with these and call the girls. And they were like 16, 17. And they said it one time, and I was like, Tina, shut up. So you could feel yourself, right? I could feel myself. So I turned around, and they said it again. And I said, I don't see your mama out here.

And there was this group, and I'm not going to say their name, but they were behind us. And they said, oh, I'm going to go take a picture with these and call the girls. And they were like 16, 17. And they said it one time, and I was like, Tina, shut up. So you could feel yourself, right? I could feel myself. So I turned around, and they said it again. And I said, I don't see your mama out here.

Oh, no. No, but let me tell you, the record... What was that girl's name? What was her name again? Medina. Medina. Like, I'm going to Medina you up in here. So the record people came, and they were like, oh, my God, Miss Tina, you cannot do that. We've got to get you to the car. And they told me the name of the group, and they were like, they will shoot you.

Oh, no. No, but let me tell you, the record... What was that girl's name? What was her name again? Medina. Medina. Like, I'm going to Medina you up in here. So the record people came, and they were like, oh, my God, Miss Tina, you cannot do that. We've got to get you to the car. And they told me the name of the group, and they were like, they will shoot you.

Oh, no. No, but let me tell you, the record... What was that girl's name? What was her name again? Medina. Medina. Like, I'm going to Medina you up in here. So the record people came, and they were like, oh, my God, Miss Tina, you cannot do that. We've got to get you to the car. And they told me the name of the group, and they were like, they will shoot you.

And I was like, well, they're going to have to shoot me because they can't talk to my girls like that. And so I did a lot of things out of just being naive, you know, because that just came out of my mouth.

And I was like, well, they're going to have to shoot me because they can't talk to my girls like that. And so I did a lot of things out of just being naive, you know, because that just came out of my mouth.

And I was like, well, they're going to have to shoot me because they can't talk to my girls like that. And so I did a lot of things out of just being naive, you know, because that just came out of my mouth.

Yeah, I think one of the things is just that when somebody asks me what's the best advice I can give to them, it is always that if you have more than one child, to see that child. for who they are, to try to find out what makes their clock tick or whatever, what excites them, what are their best qualities, and not compare.

Yeah, I think one of the things is just that when somebody asks me what's the best advice I can give to them, it is always that if you have more than one child, to see that child. for who they are, to try to find out what makes their clock tick or whatever, what excites them, what are their best qualities, and not compare.

Yeah, I think one of the things is just that when somebody asks me what's the best advice I can give to them, it is always that if you have more than one child, to see that child. for who they are, to try to find out what makes their clock tick or whatever, what excites them, what are their best qualities, and not compare.

When you grow up, that was another thing that I think my mother, she liked her boys. She liked her boys.