Mathew Knowles Quotes

I am the biggest Destiny's Child - Beyonce, Kelly, Michelle, all of them - fan in the world.

I like Destiny's Child.

I like Kelly Rowland, I think that she's great. It's hard to come out of the group of Destiny's Child and still kick some butt.

Destiny's Child I grew up on hard core. Like, I can't tell you how much I love the three of them so much and what they had to offer.

Destiny's Child was a part of me; I was blessed to even have that experience, but this is me doing my thing and that's all I can do.

We're really, like, big fans of Destiny's Child.

Only we were in The Cranberries. Only we know what it was like being in that crazy whirlwind of fame. We have children and spouses and lives, but there is only one Cranberries.

'Lemonade' resonated with me, and I love the direction Beyonce is going with her music and her career.

I like the name Atomic Kitten. It's so great.

When I was growing up, I read Britney Spears' and Mariah Carey's biographies. I just wanted to see how they did it because I was so eager to get into the biz.

We're in the dark ages if J-Lo can have a music career because of her ass. And let's face it, that's it.

I'm a big fan of Beyonce and Rihanna. I've listened to Beyonce all my life, and she's a big influence on me.

One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.

We weren't One Hit Wonders. We had a few hits.

I don't think I even knew how big we were at the time. It was mad. I gained a lot through East 17 and I'm grateful for being able to have that experience.

When it comes to girl bands, we're all rivals.

I used to perform with the Pussycat Dolls before Nicole Scherzinger, before they were a musical group.

This whole 'X Factor' thing with people assuming I'm going to be a one-hit wonder - that won't happen with me.

The first time I met Beyonce she was about 18 years old, sitting in a makeup chair eating fried chicken, and I knew it was only a matter of time before everyone would know her name.

By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.

I think Aaliyah has influenced artists like a Ciara.

Backstreet has been around a long time. Normally, groups like us have a shelf life of two to four years. We always wanted to have a long stay in the music world.

I would hope somebody out there will still want to hear a Backstreet Boys song when I'm 50-something.

When Destiny's Child released their first record, I don't think I even noticed. I was still at school, and I had my own life in Houston.

Beyonce is cool, and she can really sing.