My mother wasn't rich, and I never seen my father. I was a street performer. I've been shot. And now I'm known… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
There was a time I desperately needed for the world to know that I was no category guy. My whole goal in… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I know that I'm not a criminal. People say that, but my music speaks for itself. And I believe in my music. — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I said that when I establish myself as an artist that can do pretty much anything I want to do in music,… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I feel that I am pregnant by music, and it is the father and mother of my child. — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I did 'Love Letter' and 'Write Me Back,' and those were fun albums for me to do because they took me back… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
You don't see me in the club. And the reason is because I would rather be in the studio mixing these musical… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
You know, I love plays. I love the smell of a theater. The old rooms and the carpet and all that stuff.… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I'm in love with music, and I'm pregnant by it. It's like having twins. Or triplets. Or eight-lets! — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I have always been infatuated with country music. Country music tells stories, and I've always loved to tell stories. I said that… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
On many different singles, I was able to marry my music with rappers who understood the natural bond between us. — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I started calling myself the Pied Piper, when I started using the flute sound in my music. — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
Downstairs in my house, I have a museum room. I keep all of my awards down there, and childhood photos, and even all the… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
If there's no fire, there's no scream. If there's no scream, then no one hears you and no one comes to help you in… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
Well, I believe that the depth of your struggle can determine the height of your success. I was inspired to come out of everything… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
You know, I'm no different from a fireman. You got to run into a fire no matter how big the blaze is — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
They say marriage will change you but it didn't change me. Being in love changed me. — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I gave a Christmas party last year - well, two Christmases ago - where I did a Sam Cooke show. I didn't perform as… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
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 find a… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I really don't chase songs. I get in the studio, I know what I gotta do; I'm pretty much programmed to do it. — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I only feel sorry for weak people. And mostly what I've come to find is that the weak people are the ones that are… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
