Larry Busacca/Getty Mathew Knowles spoke to Business Insider about what it was like to manage his daughter, Beyoncé, and Destiny's Child. Beyoncé is apparently a perfectionist and maintains a detail-oriented, hands-on approach to all aspects of her performances. Knowles says Beyoncé gathers her entire crew before every show to say a prayer. "It's a spiritual practice, which is very important to Beyoncé." Beyoncé is not a laissez-faire style leader, according to her dad, Mathew Knowles. Having managed Beyoncé and Destiny's Child for more than two decades, Knowles describes their evolution as music artists from their teenage years through to adulthood: "I started managing Beyoncé and Destiny's Child [then known as Girls Tyme] when they were about 14.