Tina Knowles tells all about her time working for Destiny’s Child in her new memoir ‘Matriarch: A Memoir’

You know Tina Knowles as Beyonc s mom but in a new book it s her story Matriarch A Memoir is full of heart hustle and a whole lotta wisdom She s not just the mom of icons she s an icon herself Surviving like Destiny s Child is what Tina Knowles knows how to do now Tina Knowles author entrepreneur I ve been through specific stuff that really made me say If this turns out OK I m going to make specific changes and those changes are going to be that I m going to live my life live my best life as the kids say ' Ms Tina is getting her groove back and this time it s in print She s spilling chosen tea in her new book Matriarch A Memoir about her time in a certain girl group Tina Knowles I never talked about it and even someone solicited me Is that why the girls went into this and I was like No I never talked to them about it I narrated them that I was in a group but I never went into any kind of detail ' And giving Beyonc dating advice Tina Knowles Oh no No You look a little you look like a little desperate there You know we do it all the time That s my daughters All four of them We are on group chats talking about stuff giving opinions on each other s projects and all of that We are regular everyday people Tina s all about leaving a legacy for the future Tina Knowles It was going to be a book but only for my grandchildren My great-grandchildren that I would never meet and a lightbulb just went off and I was like I need to start recording and leaving those stories for them because they won t know them ' And sharing her truth is key to her happiness Tina Knowles This point in my life I think I ve dimmed my light for so long I don t want to do it anymore It took me a long time I had to be -years-old before I realized I deserve to be happy