I was the highest-paid street performer, probably, in the history of Chicago. I was making like $800 a day.

I'm very responsible. And with ability you have to have responsibility. I'm not perfect. But you have to make sure that your children will know that daddy makes mistakes.

If we don't love ourselves, tell me, how can we love somebody else?

I've always had mostly women come out to see me perform. That's the reason the guys show up; they know R. Kelly is going to draw the women. Most of the songs I'm singing are catering to women anyway.

You make a right on L, make a left on O, come to a green light and that's when you can go. You keep straight on V, until you come to E, that's when you see a big sign that say's welcome to Love Street.

I spend like $2 million a year on Chinese food and pizza for ten people in the studio who don't sing or produce.

Not only did I get an A in music but I got an A in ladies.