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Thursday, July 15, 2004
LIKE TWO GORILLAS IN THE JUNGLE
R. Kelly in Dame Dash's America Magazine: "I have never been to Africa, but I got books and studied up on the music, the culture and, most importantly, the people.
"That's why you see all of the shrubs and plants and trees in here. I just wanted to feel it. I put tents in the studio and slept in the tents for like a few months, eating off the floors, dressed in army fatigues…
"I know people out there might laugh, but we are in the jungle. We're on a serious mission, and just know that Charlie is out there to stop us, and you have to load up your guns. I know this all sounds crazy..."