Mathew Knowles : (8) " I would describe my relationship with my daughters as ‘loving.’ " - Mathew Knowles " I love a spirited debate. " - Mathew Knowles " I am a co-writer of ‘Survivor,’ so there’s publishing that I’ll receive for some of the records. " - Mathew Knowles " My second book will be the autobiography of Destiny’s Child. " - Mathew Knowles " But I try to always have a positive mind about things. " - Mathew Knowles " I’m a little bit more proud of Solange. She chose to do it her way. Because in the beginning, we wanted to mold her into this pop star, and that is not who she is. And we were wrong. I was wrong, the record labels were wrong… She wanted to do it her own way, and she did. " - Mathew Knowles " What I’m really proud of Beyonce and Solange, they understand the importance of creating the narrative. It’s all about the narrative and how you position yourself with your narrative. " - Mathew Knowles " My mother’s last name, maiden name is Hogue. She is Cherokee and African. My grandfather, Dave Hogue, owned 300 acres of land in Marion, Alabama. He was an entrepreneur and someone I looked up to as a kid a lot. " - Mathew Knowles