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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 don't really hear a female perspective on the radio, because so many of the songs are being written by men.

Women are a key part of the sound of the groups that accompany male singers like Kirk Franklin, Israel Houghton, and myself.

I don't care for the music when they're talking bad about women because I think women are God's greatest gift to the planet - I just like music.

I am happy that women can relate to my songs, and hopefully men can too.

Women stand for the objective world for a man. They stand for the thing that you're not and that's what you always reach for in a song.

It is important for women to know who they are, and to know what makes their hearts sing.

Men are allowed to write songs about people and women are allowed to write songs about women.

I think maybe the only time I think of being a woman... is being on the road and making sure my musicians are fed and they sleep. 'Are you OK? Do you need some water? Are you hungry? Can I get you a cookie?' I'm not sure all the men bandleaders do that.