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" I'm a man that believes what I see, and everywhere I go... and everywhere I've been... I get nothing but love. "

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" You don't see me in the club. And the reason is because I would rather be in the studio mixing these musical potions. Now sometimes they blow up in my face, and there's a lot of smoke. But that's who I am. Music is what I do. "

" You know, I'm no different from a fireman. You got to run into a fire no matter how big the blaze is. "

" R. Kelly is a thing on TV, but nobody knows Robert and what he's been through. "

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" I learnt a whole lot from my mother. About music, relationships, being a good person, loving people, the whole of life. I learnt about everything from her. Every single day I think about her. All through the day. "

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" Before I can finish one song, another is knocking on my door in my head. "

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" People can say whatever they want about you without knowing the facts. They can criticize you without even knowing you, and hate you when they don't even know you. All of a sudden, you're, like, the bin Laden of America. Osama bin Laden is the only one who knows exactly what I'm going through. "

" To hear the appreciation, the screams - that's what any of us need. We're at our best when we're wanted. "

" With my gift, I can pretty much write a song out of anything. "

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" 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. "

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" I have fans, and I have family that love me, and I have my music, and I have my breath going in and out. "

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