“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.”

American former singer, songwriter, and record producer

R. Kelly, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, is an American former singer, songwriter, and record producer known for his commercial success in contemporary R&B, hip-hop, and pop. He has 133 quotes on the site. He was widely associated with labels such as the “King of R&B,” “King of Pop-Soul,” and “Pied Piper of R&B,” and Billboard ranked him as the 9th greatest R&B artist of all time. His career ended after his 2021 and 2022 convictions, followed by a 31-year prison sentence for a series of child sex offences.