Beyonce Knowles
Beyonce Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. Their hiatus saw the release of Beyoncé's debut album, Dangerously in Love, which established her as...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth4 September 1981
CityHouston, TX
CountryUnited States of America
Playing Etta James in the movie 'Cadillac Records' really changed me. It was a darker character, and I realized that if anything is too comfortable, I want to run from it. It's no fun being safe.
When I'm on the red carpet, I'm prepared for [the attention.] But the worst thing is on planes, when you're asleep and you're woken up by a camera flashing. That's a little bit much. But what do you do? It's a part of [being famous]. Unfortunately.
To be able to travel the world, especially to places I never thought I'd be it's really, you know, still fascinating for me.
Baby it's you. You're the one I love. You're the one I need. You're the only one I see.
I love my job, but it's more than that: I need it.
I don't flaunt my money. I like to stay at nice hotels but I'm not a flashy chick. I haven't got much jewellery or anything.
It's amazing how I'm able to ride around on a bike. People kind of see it's me but since I'm on a bike, they think, 'No, it's not her.' And by the time they realize it's me, I'm already gone.
I wanted to be famous for my music and my talent, and I always wished I could cut it out when I left the stage.
I've worked hard and I deserve everything I have. I never thought I'd have so much money. I just wanted to be financially stable and it embarrasses me and I don't feel comfortable talking or thinking about it. I don't know exactly how much I have but I don't buy much.
There are a lot of things I never did, because I believe in watching those true Hollywood stories and I see how easy it is to lose track of your life.
Just because you become a mother, it doesn't mean you lose who you are.
I was so shy and when my sister was born I found it hard. I was really strange and kind of too quiet.
If I hadn't gone through some of the painful experiences in my life, I would not be me.
You have to have something that is forever, something that is invisible.