Ne-Yo Says Not Supporting R. Kelly’s Music Is ‘Bullshit’

Ne-Yo Says Not Supporting R. Kelly’s Music Is ‘Bullshit’ Despite Posting #MuteRKelly Picture In 2019

During a recent interview with Nicole Vassell, Ne-Yo shared why he still listens to R. Kelly despite asking fans to mute the disgraced singer in 2019.

“I have always been a person that can separate the artist from the art,” he says.

“I don’t give a damn about your personal life, I don’t give a damn about what you’ve done wrong, or what you’ve done right – if I like the song, and it’s attached to a memory that means something to me, it has nothing to do with [the artist] as a person any more. It’s what this song means to me.

 

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“I’ve been in parties where someone will turn on an R Kelly record, and people will be like ‘Boo!’ That’s bulls***, because you know good and well that before this happened, you’d be rocking out to this song, just like everybody else.”

He continued, “From time to time, I still listen to R Kelly music; you just can’t deny the quality. Anybody who tries to say R Kelly isn’t one of the best songwriters on the face of the planet because of what he did in his personal life, you’re looking at the wrong thing.”

Now this is ironic because in 2019 Ne-Yo shared a photo featuring the hashtag #MuteRKelly which supported a ban on streaming his music.

He captioned the post with “There is NO excuse. Music is important. It really is. But it’s not more important than protecting our children, protecting our little girls. PERIOD. #IHaveADaughter #TF!?? #MUTERKELLY” probably he changed his mind.