"As a teenager, my brother’s girlfriend came into my life, and I just thought she was the bomb. I followed her around, and she could just say anything, and it would influence me. She took me to my first nice restaurant, bought me my first nice handbag, and took me to my first Alvin Ailey show when I was 14, which changed my life."
- Tina KnowlesBeyoncé's mother, Tina Knowles, is well-known for sharing her honest stories, which frequently focus on the early years of her life. She fondly recalls one such instance from her adolescence, in which a powerful person greatly influenced the person she became. Consider a young plant in a garden that…