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R. Kelly

(1967) Singer United States

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R. Kelly is a singer from the United States, best known for R. Kelly - Double Up.

Quick Facts About R. Kelly

Born: January 8, 1967
Nationality: United States
Profession: Singer
Notable works: R. Kelly - Double Up
Known for: I Believe I Can Fly
Spouse: Andrea Kelly

About R. Kelly

Robert Sylvester Kelly, known professionally as R. Kelly, is an American former singer, songwriter, and record producer who is credited with prolific commercial success in contemporary R&B, hip hop, and pop music recordings. Nicknamed "the King of R&B", "the King of Pop-Soul", and "the Pied Piper of R&B", Billboard has him ranked as the 9th greatest R&B artist of all time. His career ended following his 2021 and 2022 convictions and subsequent 31-year sentence for a series of child sex offences.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

Quotes by R. Kelly · Page 6

I'm a man that believes what I see, and everywhere I go... and everywhere I've been... I get nothing but love.

Go

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I feel that I am pregnant by music, and it is the father and mother of my child.

Children

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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…

Alone

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

He

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

Albums

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I did 'Love Letter' and 'Write Me Back,' and those were fun albums for me to do because they took me back…

Back

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Sometimes I feel like music has made love to me.

Feel

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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…

Face

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I just never, in my career, got into doing a lot of press.

Career

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You're younger, you might want to go to clubs and kick it, but as you get older, you start seeing that life…

Clubs

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You know, I love plays. I love the smell of a theater. The old rooms and the carpet and all that stuff.…

Before

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I'm no angel, but I'm no monster, either.

Angel

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

Body

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When you commit to something and have fun with it, it appreciates you, the gift, and it starts to help you out.

Fun

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If we don't love ourselves, tell me, how can we love somebody else?

Funny

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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…

Change

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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…

California

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I don't really know the story of the Pied Piper. I don't read stories, first of all. I just remember either a…

People

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I've been blackmailed a billion times. I've been sued for ridiculous things. At one point in my life, I was an ATM…

Atm

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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…

Battle

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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!

Eight

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As with all the other rappers I've worked with, Biggie and I shared common ground. Even though Biggie grew up in Brooklyn…

Brooklyn

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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…

America

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You make a right on L, make a left on O, come to a green light and that's when you can go.…

Bigs

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As a businessman, I saw club tracks as a new franchise that could be profitable for years to come. It was like…

Big

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