John Legend Quotes

• John Legend is a nickname that some friends started calling me, and it kind of grew into my stage name.

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• It’s really about making the best music you can make. It’s really about working hard.

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• In terms of the technology I use the most, it’s probably a tie between my Blackberry and my MacBook Pro laptop. That’s how I communicate with the rest of the world and how I handle all the business I have to handle.

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• In my neighborhood in Springfield, Ohio, there were a lot of young kids. We all played tackle football after school, but I knew very early on that I was not an athlete.

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• I’m trying to be me and embrace all the parts of me that have grown up, listened to more music and soaked up more influences.

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• I’m honestly not a great gift giver. I could give better – my girlfriends have always complained about that.

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• I’m craving more soul, I’m craving more truth, I’m craving more socially – just people that are aware of what’s going on in the world.

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• I was a busy kid in high school – a little bit of an overachiever, I guess. Prom king was kind of silly, but the rest of the stuff was important to me.

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• I used to work for a management consulting company, so I dressed differently – business casual, probably a lot of things from Banana Republic. My wardrobe now is definitely more expensive, but I always dress for the occasion.

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• I think they need to get a more reliable way of watching television on the laptop. Because I travel so much, if I want to watch my favorite sports team it might not be showing in that place, so I want a reliable way to watch whatever I want to watch on my laptop.

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• I think I’m happier, not just because of winning Grammys and selling records, but because it’s really fulfilling to have all these things happen with something you love to do.

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• I listen to all those kinds of music, from classic soul to hip-hop to Brazilian music to, you know, jazz to indie to alternative. So whatever. I listen to all if it. Classic rock and classic pop, all of that.

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• I like cool jackets – a nice fall or winter coat. You can get a lot of use out of it, and you’ll wear it frequently, so it can really set the tone of your uniform for the season.

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• I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody, then the hook, and the lyrics come last. Some people start with the lyrics first because they know what they want to talk about and they just write a whole bunch of lyrical ideas, but for me the music tells me what to talk about.

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• I don’t like going to football games. I like watching them on television. When you go to a game, it’s hard to focus. There’s so much going on, and it’s cold. I’d rather sit and watch it and get replays and commentary.

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• I don’t get to listen to music for fun very often; a lot of what I’m hearing is for work and isn’t released yet.

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• I don’t feel like that many musicians are competitive with each other.

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• I don’t actually go to a lot of games because I think football on TV is better. Even though I’m pretty busy, I watch 90 percent of Ohio State’s games.

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• I always saw myself as a singer-songwriter, a solo-artist, that’s why working with other artists was never satisfying for me.

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• I always felt that rap didn’t cause crime; it just reflected it.

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John Legend (56)

Birth:	28th December, 1978
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Lyricist, Singer

About

John Roger Stephens, known professionally as John Legend was born in Springfield, Ohio, USA. He is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He studied English with an emphasis on African-American literature from the University of Pennsylvania. His albums list shown below: Get Lifted (singles: "Used to Love U", "Ordinary People", "Number One", and "So High"), Once Again (singles: "Save Room", "Heaven", "Stereo", and "Show Me"), Evolver (singles: "Green Light", "If You're Out There", and "Everybody Knows"), Love in the Future (singles: "Made to Love" and "All of Me"), and Darkness and Light (singles: "Love Me Now", "Penthouse Floor", and "Surefire"). His role in several films include: Loverboy, Soul Men, and La La Land. For his solo work, he earned a Billboard Hot 100 number-one single with "All of Me" in 2013. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2015 for writing the song "Glory" from the film Selma. He has also won ten Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.

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