March 18, 2019

R. Kelly: Separating the man from the musician - possible?

“We have to separate the man and his humanity and his faults and failures ... from his genius,” said Riser, a Motown Records alum who wrote the orchestra parts and directed the strings and woodwind musicians for R. Kelly's 'I Believe I Can Fly'.  James Walker Jr., an Atlanta-based entertainment attorney who has represented Rick James, Aretha Franklin and others, said Kelly has compromised his own classic. “The song will honestly take a hit now. The financial windfall, as well as just the spiritual, communal and holistic windfall is all going to decline now because of what he has done in his personal life”. Billboard...