R. Kelly quotes

R. Kelly is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for his influence on R&B and pop music. His career has included both chart-topping hits and significant controversy. He has faced legal issues and public scrutiny related to allegations of sexual misconduct. Here are 38 of his quotes:

People can say whatever they want about you without knowing the facts. They can criticize you without even knowing you, and hate you when they don't even know you. All of a sudden, you're, like, the bin Laden of America. Osama bin Laden is the only one who knows exactly what I'm going through.

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In life, you have people that love to party. That's me. People that love God. That's me. People that love sex. That's me. People that love people. That's me. And people that make mistakes.That's me also.

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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 that are the haters.

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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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My mother always told me if you write about life, you will always be in the game. Just don't write songs... write life. I decided to take her up on that.

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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 around the world, and I've touched a lot of people with my music. That's one of the great testimonies that's gonna go down in history.

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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 world. But I can feel people and I know what they want. I feel like I know how they are, because I am the people. And I just have a gift.

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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 has more meaning to it. The people that you love are the people you want to start trusting and start wanting them to trust you and start respecting them.

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I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.

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You know, I'm no different from a fireman. You got to run into a fire no matter how big the blaze is.

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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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When I was performing on streets, there was no pressure. People accepted me. They loved me without knowing me.

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Once I started singing, I didn't have to try to be cool. I was just one of the coolest guys around.

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I look at my music in the beginning, and the sexual songs, the partying songs, those are the realities because those things happen.

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I am very conscious of who I am as an artist and as an inspirational person.

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Not only did I get an A in music but I got an A in ladies.

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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!

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I'm the Ali of today. I'm the Marvin Gaye of today. I'm the Bob Marley of today. I'm the Martin Luther King, or all the other greats that have come before us. And a lot of people are starting to realise that now.

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I learnt a whole lot from my mother. About music, relationships, being a good person, loving people, the whole of life. I learnt about everything from her. Every single day I think about her. All through the day.

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My greatest competition is, well, me.

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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 the first place. The depth of my struggle has definitely determined the height of my success. To be able to teach my kids not just about success but about the struggle that comes with it.

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'Love Letter' reminds me of 'Chocolate Factory' and 'Happy People.' It's a little bit of both of those, yeah. I just wanted it to be classy, man. And romantic. And maybe 10 percent sexy.

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