R. Kelly quotes are thought-provoking, memorable and inspiring. From views on society and politics to thoughts on love and life, R. Kelly has a lot to say. In this list we present the 14 best R. Kelly quotes, in no particular order. Let yourself get inspired!
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R. Kelly quotes
I belive I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky.
— R. Kelly
Jigga, Kells, Not Guilty
— R. Kelly
I am very conscious of who I am as an artist and as an inspirational person.
— R. Kelly
Once I started singing, I didn’t have to try to be cool. I was just one of the coolest guys around.
— R. Kelly
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
I’ve programmed myself musically to come up with love-feeling tracks that are romantic, sexy, but classy, all in one. And that’s the challenge. Once I create that music, then the lyrical content starts to come – you know, the stories and things like that.
— R. Kelly
Music is very powerful and can make you feel whatever it is. If you listen to gospel, you’re going to feel thankful, and you’re going to want to call up people that you hate and tell them that you love them. When you listen to sexual music, it gets you in the mood.
— R. Kelly
They say marriage will change you but it didn’t change me. Being in love changed me.
— R. Kelly
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.
— R. Kelly
There’s a time and place for everything. 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.
— R. Kelly
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.
— R. Kelly
I’ve always wanted to write movies – I always used to tell my mom that I wanted to be a director.
— R. Kelly
My mom actually had a band called Six Pack – even though there were seven of them – who went around Chicago performing popular songs. Her voice was like Gladys Knight mixed with Aretha Franklin.
— R. Kelly
When you hear romantic music, it makes you want to take your girl out to dinner or buy her something or take her out in the moonlight or take her on a walk.
— R. Kelly
‘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.
— R. Kelly