Tina Knowles remembers Beyoncé’s Uncle Johnny in new memoir: ‘He was the closest person in my life’
Tina Knowles and Uncle Johnny (Image: beyonce.com)
Tina Knowles, mother to Beyoncé and Solange, has detailed her close relationship with the singers’ famed Uncle Johnny, a gay relative who passed away after a battle with AIDS.
Beyoncé fans will be familiar with Uncle Johnny as he was frequently referenced during the singer’s RENAISSANCE album era, most notably in the lyrics of her song ‘HEATED’ in which she raps: “Uncle Johnny made my dress, this cheap spandex, she looks a mess!”
The star stated at the time that the album was inspired by the house music she had first encountered through her late-uncle. Johnny was a fashion designer and had designed many costumes for the aspiring singer in her pre-fame days with Destiny’s Child.
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