Quotes by R. Kelly

About R. Kelly:

Robert Sylvester Kelly is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper and former professional basketball player. A native of Chicago, Illinois, often referred to as the King of R&B, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play. He is known for a collection of major hit singles including "Bump N' Grind", "Your Body's Callin'", "I Believe I Can Fly", "Gotham City", "Ignition (Remix)", "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time", "The World's Greatest", "I'm a Flirt (Remix)", and the hip-hopera "Trapped in the Closet". In 1998, Kelly won three Grammy Awards for "I Believe I Can Fly". His distinctive sound and style has influenced numerous hip hop and contemporary R&B artists. Kelly became the first music star to play professional basketball, when he got signed in 1997.
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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 - including me - understands my mind creatively. I haven't really been formally introduced to my gift yet. I feel like I'm still on the runway.

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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 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 o...

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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.

R. Kelly

I'm very responsible. And with ability you have to have responsibility. I'm not perfect. But you have to make sure that your children will know that daddy makes mistakes.

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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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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 way to get a piece of you one way or the other.

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My greatest competition is, well, 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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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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If I'm going to be a leader then I have to go places that other people are afraid to go to. That's what makes a leader. To be not afraid to step out and go over the frontline. To stare darkness right in the face.

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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 want America to know that you can't believe everything you hear, and nowadays, you can't believe everything you see.

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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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My fans have always loved my metaphors.

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When I think of musical geniuses, I think of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and Prince. That's who comes to mind.

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I belive I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky.

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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 machine. But I'm used to that. You don't get used to it, but I'm used to the fact that people will do this, even your own family member...

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When I first came in the business, I had a couple of close calls on planes going to London for shows. There was one time where the plane had to fly around until a storm ended, and then we started having a question about fuel, so we had to go through ...

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

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Author Bio

  • NameR. Kelly
  • DescriptionAmerican singer-songwriter, record producer, rapper and former professional basketball player
  • AliasesRobert Sylvester Kelly
  • BornJanuary 8, 1969
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionRecord Producer; Singer; Singer-songwriter; Composer; Musician; Actor; Songwriter
  • WorksI Believe I Can Fly