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Singer-songwriter

John Legend, born on December 28, 1978, is an accomplished singer-songwriter and actor from the United States. Known for his emotive voice and unique musical style, he has garnered a vast fan base worldwide. Legend has achieved significant success in the music industry, winning multiple Grammy Awards.

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“I think people relate to the music because I have a sense of empathy, and I think I have a good understanding about relationships, and I talk about them in a real, honest way”

People Thinking Way Real Understanding Honest Music Is Empathy Relate Good Understanding

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“I don't think I'm craving any more fame. But success and being recognized for making great work all around the world, I think it's a great thing.”

Thinking World Fame Great Things Around The World Craving Great Work

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“I think it's hard to really write a song that will educate someone because songs are meant to be ... you don't want to be too didactic in a song because it doesn't make for good music. And I think the role of songs can be to inspire people but there needs to education and prose to back that up.”

People Thinking Want Needs Writing Hard Song Roles Inspire Prose Meant To Be Educate Be You Didactic

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“I think it's a bit of a myth that black Americans need one leader. We're not a monolith. And now that legal segregation and discrimination has been pretty much abolished there isn't the sort of universal mandate that a black leader would have. Black folks live in a wide variety of social situations right now.”

Thinking Needs Has Beens Social Bits Black Situation Leader Right Now Universal Folks Wide Myth Discrimination Variety Segregation Mandates

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“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.”

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“I've always followed politics, and I think politics is everybody's business because we're electing someone who's going to be making important decisions that will affect all of our lives.”

Thinking Important Decision Our Lives Important Decisions

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“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.”

People Ifs Thinking Want Should Artist Song Next Feedback Favorite Song

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“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.”

People Ifs Thinking Sometimes Salt Grain Grain Of Salt

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“I thought it would be funny to take a photo in the White House bathroom, I take pictures everywhere I go, but I don't think I can top that one.”

Thinking I Can Would Be House White White House Bathroom

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“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.”

Thinking Knows Feels Littles Sometimes Share

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“My line is probably a little more conservative than some of my compatriots in the business. But again, I think it's all - like, it just - it comes down to me knowing who I am and knowing how I want to be seen in the world, how I want to discuss things.”

Thinking World Want Littles Lines Knowing Conservative Who I Am

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“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.”

People Thinking Want Important Enjoy Fans Listening And Love Important Things Listening To Music Consuming

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“I believed in myself and I am a firm believer you have to think the things you want and visualize.”

Thinking Want Believer Firm

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“We're so used to having everything we want at our fingertips so I think that when things get tough it's difficult for people to persist through that.”

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“I just want my music to measure up to. Part of it's just thinking about my place in history and how this music is going to be perceived, if it's listened to 30, 40 years from now.”

Ifs Thinking Want Years Music Is

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“You believe in equality for women and men. And that means that, not only do you believe in it kind of in the abstract but you actively think people should seek it when it comes to the way you hire people, the way you compensate people, the way you treat women and men in professional settings and school, whatever the case, giving them equal opportunities without disadvantaging them because of their, for the fact that they're women. And to me that's what it means for me to be a feminist. I don't think it's that controversial.”

“We want to do things that are interesting, great storytelling, some of it is gonna be more fun and funny, some of it is more serious and talking about interesting issues that we think are provocative and interesting to us. Kind of on a more political level. But, you know, just things that we find interesting that we think stories that need to be told.”

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“I'm not going to run for office. I don't think that's the right move for me.”

Thinking Running Moving Office

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“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.”

Thinking Way Needs Wells Looks Important Enough Hands Policy Need A Change

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“I think you're always policing yourself by trying to do what you think would be "cool" and accepted by other people, until you start to figure out who you really want to be. Growing up is an ongoing push-and-pull of you being yourself and you performing to what society expects you to be.”

People Thinking Trying Growing Up Accepted Performing Being Yourself Being Cool

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“Women are dealing with the same thing: they're dealing with expectations about how they're supposed to look and how they're supposed to interact with men. I think we're all trying to figure it all out, especially when we're teenagers, but I think the key is to listen and empathize with one another.”

Thinking Men Trying Expectations Teenager

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“I would tell myself, "Love yourself and don't be afraid to take risks." I was often afraid to take risks, socially, because I was young and a little more shy and still figuring out who I wanted to be. Sometimes I look back and think, "I should have just been bolder and more confident."”

Thinking Sometimes Risk Love You Self Love Shy Love Yourself

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“I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes.”

Thinking Sometimes Bedtime Hyperbole

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About the Author

Born: December 28, 1978
Known for: Singer-songwriter
Quotes: 157

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