List of John Legend Quotes

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.

I Think The Most Important Thing Is That I'm Making Music That The People Enjoy. So The Fans, The People That Are Out There Listening To Music And Consuming Music, I Want Them To Enjoy It And Love It. And So That's More Important To Me Than Grammys.

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.

Well, I Like Songs That Have Like A Little Bit Of Quirkiness To Them.

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.

When I Write, I Don't Really Focus On Duets Or Anything Like That, Or Whether I'm Going To Feature This Or That Rapper. I Just Focus On Just Making A Great Song And Figure Out The Rest Later.

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

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.

I Don't Really Marinate In Anybody's Album Because I Don't Really Want To Sound Like Anybody Else When I Put My Album Out. So I'd Rather Not Even Be Tempted To Listen To A Bunch Of Other Stuff With Any Degree Of Emersion In It, Cause I Just Don't Want To Sound Like Anything Else, So I Kinda Focus On My Own Music.

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.

Now That I'm Coming Out With My Own Record People Can See I'm A Solo Artist.

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.