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
mother years piano
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.
fun hearing listening-to-music
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.
children kids legends
I played classical as a kid.
thinking bedtime sometimes
I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes.
moving people want
I want to move people.
men legends fronts
I was always the front man for what I was doing from when I was 6.
piano track way
My first big break came with Lauryn Hill on a track called Everything is Everything, I played piano on that track way back in 1998.
artist people records
Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist.
people littles way
Witnessing the extreme poverty in remote parts of Affrica can make you feel sad and powerless until you realize how little it takes to change these people's lives fundamentally in sustainable ways.
play want periods
I never went through a period where I didn't want to play music. I've always loved it and it's always been a huge part of my life.
unique light shining
We all must follow a different path to let our light shine, and that's what makes us so unpredictable and unique.
struggle justice struggle-for-freedom
The struggle for freedom and justice is now.
kings compassion race
Recently, John and I got to go to Selma and perform it on the same bridge that Martin Luther King walked over. Once a landmark of a divided nation, the spirit of this bridge now for all people regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or social status. This bridge was built on hope and welded with compassion. Common
song determination writing
Music business is hard. It's very difficult. And it's not for everyone. Even if you can sing or even if you can write a song, it takes a lot of determination, it takes some kind of thick skin.