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. I performed the Sam Cooke show from 1964, when he performed at the Copacabana. R. Kelly Read Quote
I don’t want fans mad at me, so I gotta give them what they expect and what they want. R. Kelly Read Quote
When I met Michael Jordan on a basketball court at an athletic club – we hooped together in Chicago – he came to me and asked me if I wanted to do a song for his upcoming movie. I was like, ‘Yeah!’ I didn’t even ask what it was. R. Kelly Read Quote
Being single has its ups and downs, and being in a relationship has its ups and downs. It depends on how you balance it and how you handle your problems within your relationship. R. Kelly Read Quote
Downstairs in my house, I have a museum room. I keep all of my awards down there, and childhood photos, and even all the clothes I’ve worn on tour, in videos and on album covers. R. Kelly Read Quote
My music has shaken hands with the world somehow – it’s a beautiful disease, and I’m glad I got it. R. Kelly Read Quote
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. R. Kelly Read Quote
As a businessman, I saw club tracks as a new franchise that could be profitable for years to come. It was like being in McDonald’s and realizing that even though cheeseburgers and fries sold big, you could also make money serving up McRibs, which are always available for a limited time only. R. Kelly Read Quote
I started learning everybody’s riffs, from Donny Hathaway to Jeffrey Osborne to James Ingram. That helped me create my own style of singing. R. Kelly Read Quote
