R. Kelly Quotes
Top 90 wise famous quotes and sayings by R. Kelly
R. Kelly Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from R. Kelly on Wise Famous Quotes.
When I was performing on streets, there was no pressure. People accepted me. They loved me without knowing me.
Everywhere I go, from malls to restaurants to sold-out tours overseas and back, everywhere I've been, I get nothing but love.
I just want to touch your soul, let me pour into you. Fill you with my joy, and make you feel brand new.
To hear the appreciation, the screams - that's what any of us need. We're at our best when we're wanted.
'Trapped in the Closet' is pretty much forever. I've got a leash on this thing now. I'm going to walk it.
I look at my music in the beginning, and the sexual songs, the partying songs, those are the realities because those things happen.
I was the highest-paid street performer, probably, in the history of Chicago. I was making like $800 a day.
When you commit to something and have fun with it, it appreciates you, the gift, and it starts to help you out.
When you go to church, if the pastor at some point doesn't make you laugh, he probably ain't gonna make you join.
I said that when I establish myself as an artist that can do pretty much anything I want to do in music, I'm going to make a country album.
You don't want R&B singers to get into beef. Leave that to the rappers, let them do that - R&B, be classy.
No matter how much money I make, no matter how many hit songs. I still perform like a street performer.
When I think of musical geniuses, I think of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and Prince. That's who comes to mind.
All of a sudden you're like the Bin Laden of America. Osama Bin Laden is the only one who knows what I'm going through.
You know, I'm no different from a fireman. You got to run into a fire no matter how big the blaze is.
I started learning everybody's riffs, from Donny Hathaway to Jeffrey Osborne to James Ingram. That helped me create my own style of singing.
To make an album like 'Love Letter,' everything's got to be about love. Everything has to have a great feeling when you listen to it.
I wanna roll it, roll it, roll it, roll it. Is all I wanna do, for you baby. Girl, it's something kind of sexy. Goin' on about you babe.
On many different singles, I was able to marry my music with rappers who understood the natural bond between us.
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.
I want to be able to be a father to my kids, where I've never seen my father, but my kids can see me whenever they want, so that was broken.
While the angels sing, I'd ask you to marry me, give you the sun for a diamond ring, if I could do those things.
I did 'Love Letter' and 'Write Me Back,' and those were fun albums for me to do because they took me back to music I love.
Within all of us there is a storm. Some believe it will never end: but he who has faith in the heavens above will weather any storm.
I know that I'm not a criminal. People say that, but my music speaks for itself. And I believe in my music.
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.
I couldn't believe I was working with Michael Jackson. I thought, growing up as a kid, I thought Michael was a cartoon.
You save money so your kids can go to college - no matter what they are or who they are. They're your kids; you gotta support them.
I'm not gonna be broke, like my mom was broke, my uncles were broke, my sisters didn't have money, my cousins on down.
I spend like $2 million a year on Chinese food and pizza for ten people in the studio who don't sing or produce.
I've had money thrown onstage, dollars, couple of five-dollar bills. I took the money, but it wasn't much.
Love has never failed. It has won every battle. And today and forever more it will go on undefeated. I'm also a very loving person.
I'm not very good at picking stuff up off the radio. It takes me way too long to learn other people's music.
You can't satisfy everybody. I will continue to do my job until I get fired, and the only people who can fire me are my fans.