“Other kids could read, other kids could write, other kids could spell, they could do math. I felt like an alien. I felt like an outcast. I felt like, 'What is going to happen to me?'”

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.