Disgraced Singer R. Kelly Gives Interview From Behind Bars

The R&B singer, convicted of multiple sex abuse crimes, said that "singing was a beautiful disease that's incurable."

R. Kelly, who is serving a decadeslong prison term on charges related to sexual abuse, has given a rare public interview.

In a monitored phone call on Sunday with the podcast “Inmate Tea with A&P,” the disgraced R&B singer claimed that he “has written over 25 albums” since his incarceration began.

Kelly began the interview, in which he expressed no contrition for his crimes, with an a capella rendition of his 1998 song “When a Woman’s Fed Up.”

He was sentenced to 30 years behind bars in 2022 for racketeering and transporting minors across state lines for sexual activity.

Later that year, he was convicted of multiple child pornography and sex abuse charges. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison on those charges, but was told he could serve all but one year concurrently with his prior 30-year sentence.