R. Kelly

“Jigga, Kells, Not Guilty”

— R. Kelly

I like to laugh and make people have fun.

— R. Kelly

I know my past is not what my future holds.

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I had a cyst on my tonsils, and I couldn't sing. I had to have an operation.

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They say marriage will change you but it didn't change me. Being in love changed me.

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I want people to notice my writing abilities are real and that I'm not just stuck in one situation.

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R. Kelly is a thing on TV, but nobody knows Robert and what he's been through.

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Take away the In God We Trust, tell me what the hell is wrong with us.

— R. Kelly

Nobody knows 100% what affects the human body, mind or spirit.

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My friend, there is no end when it comes to 'Trapped In The Closet.'

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I have three lovely, lovely kids that I am in love with and that's in love with me.

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I have to say, it was fun doing this 'Love Letter' album because, hey, man, love has never failed. It has won…

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I was the highest-paid street performer, probably, in the history of Chicago. I was making like $800 a day.

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I gave a Christmas party last year - well, two Christmases ago - where I did a Sam Cooke show. I didn't…

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'Trapped in the Closet' is pretty much forever. I've got a leash on this thing now. I'm going to walk it.

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I walk around every day with a radio playing constantly in my head, and this radio station plays a lot of hits.…

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I only feel sorry for weak people. And mostly what I've come to find is that the weak people are the ones…

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I started to wear the sunglasses all the time at school, hiding behind them... I'd walk down the hallways, practically hugging the…

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When you're me, when you're R. Kelly, everybody wants a piece of you, and if you don't give 'em a piece they'll…

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I still feel like I'm alone at times - even if I'm in the midst of a million people. Because no one…

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I wouldn't be able to do the songs as long as I've been doing if I didn't feel the pulse of the…

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Well, I believe that the depth of your struggle can determine the height of your success. I was inspired to come out…

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I have Marvin Gaye's driver's license. His wife sent it to me, because she really loved my 'Happy People' record. She said…

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I love the smell of a theater. The old rooms and the carpet and all that stuff. I love to tell stories.…

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You don't see me in the club. And the reason is because I would rather be in the studio mixing these musical…

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People can say whatever they want about you without knowing the facts. They can criticize you without even knowing you, and hate…

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If I could change anything, I would definitely have had a father around. My father. I would definitely say it affected me…

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I believe the people that buy my music believes in me.

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I've always wanted to write movies - I always used to tell my mom that I wanted to be a director.

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With my gift, I can pretty much write a song out of anything.

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My music has shaken hands with the world somehow - it's a beautiful disease, and I'm glad I got it.

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No matter how much money I make, no matter how many hit songs. I still perform like a street performer.

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I will always do R. Kelly - I'm not perfect, but I'm perfectly me.

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I love that I can play around with all types of music.

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Fans can never accuse R. Kelly of doing the same thing; I keep mixing it up.

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The depth of your struggle determines the height of your success.

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I don't want fans mad at me, so I gotta give them what they expect and what they want.

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I started calling myself the Pied Piper, when I started using the flute sound in my music.

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Country music tells stories, and I've always loved to tell stories.

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I'm in love with music, and I'm pregnant by it. It's like having twins. Or triplets. Or eight-lets!

— R. Kelly