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Card #c1382IR // #c1382Synthesis

"We didn’t think Destiny’s Child needed to move to pop, because pop would move to them. “Change the world,” I would tell them. “Don’t let the world change you.”"

— In our words · Source: Matriarch (Tina Knowles)

[Use when]

You're told to change your style to fit the mainstream.

[Why it matters]

Sony said the group would never be as big as Britney, Jessica or Christina and blamed Knowles's styling. She later saw white pop stars in rhinestones and camouflage couture copying Destiny's Child. A distinct look the market resists can become the look the market copies.

Filed under situations:When a rival’s move changes your gameWhen you’re building the thing, not just planning it

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