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
song thinking artist
Every artist wants some sort of feedback, because you make this music and you hope people love it and you want to hear if they love it and what they love about it, what their favorite song is, what they think the next single should be. I like to hear those things.
school artist want
Music was my life...It was everything to me, even though I was in school majoring in English. I was still very focused on music and always finding ways to perform, so that was what set me up to want to become a recording artist.
artist keys people
But in my mind I've always been a solo artist- I've just been working with a lot of great people like Kanye and Alicia Keys and Jay-Z.
stars college artist
People see me as pretty low key in a lot of ways. And for me, like, even choosing to be John Legend and to be who I am as a star, as an artist, it's a risk 'cause I - you know, I graduated from college and worked as a management consultant, and I could have had this very kind of buttoned-up life and worn suits to work every day.
artist icons style
Marvin Gaye was one of the coolest. I look to him as a style icon and as an artist.
passion emotional artist
Well, Jeff Buckley for me is one of the greatest singers I've ever heard. And the reason why is he has an amazing range, amazing emotional power in his voice. And the music he put around it also just had this passion and this soul to it and this spirit to it that very few artists have, and he passed at a very young age.
artist people growing
Artists in general never stay in the same place, we keep growing. It's still you, you still have that core that you always had, but you work with new people and hear new things.
artist singers working-with-others
I always saw myself as a singer-songwriter, a solo-artist, that's why working with other artists was never satisfying for me.
artist judging legends
In the 1970s, for all the Stevie Wonders, I'm sure there were five artists that were making forgettable music.
artist people records
Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist.
artist duty
It's an artist's duty to reflect the times in which we live.
finally great wanting wish work
I've been wanting to work with her ever since. It's great to see that wish finally come true.
enjoy good ride
The ride for me has been good so far. I am blessed, because I enjoy doing what I am doing,
believed fans people radio sound thanks
Thanks to the fans and all the people in radio who believed in what we were doing, because it didn't sound like anything else and we made it a hit.