Within all of us there is a storm. Some believe it will never end: but he who has faith in the heavens above will weather any storm.

I want people to notice my writing abilities are real and that I'm not just stuck in one situation.

If there's no fire, there's no scream. If there's no scream, then no one hears you and no one comes to help you in the first place. The depth of my struggle has definitely determined the height of my success. To be able to teach my kids not just about success but about the struggle that comes with it.

My mother always told me if you write about life, you will always be in the game. Just don't write songs write life. I decided to take her up on that.

When you're me, when you're R. Kelly, everybody wants a piece of you, and if you don't give 'em a piece they'll find a way to get a piece of you one way or the other.

My fans have always loved my metaphors.

It's amazing to know that 5 years ago I was writing songs in a basement in the ghetto and now I'm writing for Michael Jackson. I'd be a fool not to say it's a dream come true.