John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor.
I'm used to getting sexy sometimes in the lyrics.
My family is very musical, I was surrounded by it. And from four years old I was the one that asked my mother could I take piano lessons. It wasn't forced on me. It was something I wanted to do. And ever since, I've never stopped, I've never stopped playing music. I never went through a period where I didn't want to do it.
Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure.
I know when things feel a little, like, intrusive and when they don't. I don't have a lot to hide. But I do sometimes think, don't share everything.
Sometimes I just think people are haters. And if they're haters, you can listen to what they have to say but you have to take it with a grain of salt.
If a few people decide not to buy my album it's really not going to change my life that much.
The fun part about collaborating is that you naturally just bounce off each other's energy and learn off each other.
It's important for us to fight for certain changes that need to happen. And one of those issues that I really care about is education. But also another one is incarceration.
I care more about the fans in general, just making sure they enjoy what I do. And then also I kind of had this kind of ideal of the kind of music I want to make and what I'm aiming for kind of creatively and just the quality of the music that I'm trying to make. And I have that in my head.
I feel like spirituality definitely comes through in my music, but I don't make any specific efforts to make it that way.
People tell me all the time that my songs help them express things to loved ones that they may not be able to say themselves.
All men should be feminists. If men cared about women's rights, the world would be a better place
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.
I want you to live the best life you can. You can be world-changers. . . Pursue this life of love with focus and passion and ambition and courage. Give it your all. And that will be your path to true success.
Music business is not for everyone. But if you have it in you, you have that passion, if you have that energy in you that you really want to make something creative and make something that's going to impact the world, then go for it, do it and don't let anybody tell you no.
I don't love the idea of three superstars coming together to form a dream team, I'd rather teams are built more organically, just as a fan it's more interesting to see.
London is a good fashion city. They're a little more daring. There's the element of the aristocracy, which is always interesting.
I think it's not enough for us to extend the hand of love. I think it's important that that goes both ways. It's important also that we look at policies we need to change as well.
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.
Sometimes I start just on the piano with a melody or musical idea that kind of leads me to certain lyrics.