John Legend

John Legend
John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He has won ten Grammy Awards, one Golden Globe, and one Academy Award. In 2007, Legend received the Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth28 December 1978
CountryUnited States of America
rap causes crime
I always felt that rap didn't cause crime; it just reflected it.
song prayer live-life
I wrote the song "Show Me" as a prayer to God asking simple, honest questions about life and death and why there is so much suffering in the world. As I grew with the song I realized I shouldn't limit these questions solely to God; I should ask those questions of others and of myself.
perfect tears together
Sometimes there's that perfect moment when the crowd, the music, the energy of the room come together in a way that brings me to tears.
real thinking sight
The issue I focus on the most is extreme poverty. I think it's kind of out of sight out of mind. I wish there would be more stories about that to connect people to what's happening. To personalize it, to make it real to people, to inspire them to action.
artist duty
It's an artist's duty to reflect the times in which we live.
believe men ivy
J. Ivy is a brilliant man with an incredible voice and a way with words. I've known him for over a decade and owe my stage name to him believing in me back then before I even had a record deal. I'm excited for him to share his truth with the world.
fighting people empowering
The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education
song people may
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.
people soul world
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.
love-you curves perfect
Love your curves and all your edges All your perfect imperfections
reality play fire
The best training is to play by ear: trial by fire.
fun smart passion
I spent a lot of time, a lot of energy trying to be a better artist and I still [do]. I spend a lot of time focusing on my craft. If you're going to take your passion into something beyond just something for fun on the side, you got to spend a lot of time on it to be great, and then you've got to make smart decisions about who you collaborate with [and] where you live [to] put yourself in the right situations to meet the right people to catch those breaks.
passion impact creative
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.
world care should
We should care about what is going on in the world.