John Legend Quotes

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  • There are more black men incarcerated today than there were slaves in 1850.

    Men   Black   Today  
  • 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.

    Source: www.npr.org
  • It's important for us to fight for certain changes that need to happen. And one of those issues that I really care about is education. But also another one is incarceration.

    Source: www.washingtontimes.com
  • I used read about Dr. King a lot as a kid. Independently, from being assigned it or being told by my parents or anything, I was just really excited about him. So I just started reading about him very young and was inspired by his legacy and looked to him as a role model.

    Kings   Reading   Kids  
    "Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. with John Legend". Live Q&As, www.washingtonpost.com. April 4, 2008.
  • 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.

    Play   Want   Periods  
    Source: www.npr.org
  • I used to work for a management consulting company, so I dressed differently - business casual, probably a lot of things from Banana Republic. My wardrobe now is definitely more expensive, but I always dress for the occasion.

    "John Legend On Fashion Trends" by Jeremy Berger, www.askmen.com.
  • To me, as a musician, there aren't any boundaries genre-wise as far as what can you listen to to inspire you.

    Wise   Inspire   Musician  
    "R&B Artist John Legend: 'Once Again'". "News & Notes" with Farai Chideya, www.npr.org. November 20, 2006.
  • 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.

    Trying   Quality   Fans  
    "R&B Artist John Legend: 'Once Again'". "News & Notes" with Farai Chideya, www.npr.org. November 20, 2006.
  • The future started yesterday, and we're already late.

    Future   Yesterday   Late  
    Song: If You're Out There, Album: Evolver, 2008
  • We all must follow a different path to let our light shine, and that's what makes us so unpredictable and unique.

    Unique   Light   Shining  
    "Let every child's light shine" by John Legend, www.cnn.com. February 17, 2015.
  • 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.

  • I feel like spirituality definitely comes through in my music, but I don't make any specific efforts to make it that way.

  • 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.

    "R&B Artist John Legend: 'Once Again'". "News & Notes" with Farai Chideya, www.npr.org. November 20, 2006.
  • I was a busy kid in high school - a little bit of an overachiever, I guess. Prom king was kind of silly, but the rest of the stuff was important to me.

    Kings   Silly   School  
    Seventeen Interview, www.seventeen.com. November 23, 2006.
  • Fear. People are afraid of talking about their fears and insecurities. They're afraid of expressing emotion beyond anger, dominance, or power, and they're afraid of getting in touch with their feminine side.

    Source: www.cosmopolitan.com
  • Mass incarceration is a policy that's kind of built up over the last four decades and it's destroyed families and communities, and something we need to change. And it's fallen disproportionally on black and brown communities, especially black communities, and it's kind of a manifestation of structural racism.

    Source: www.washingtontimes.com
  • 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.

    "John Legend On Marriage, Music And 'Genius' Kanye West". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. October 31, 2013.
  • I guess a lot of times pressure is put on something after it becomes big.

    Pressure   Bigs  
    Source: www.popsugar.com
  • The weirdest thing about Hillary Clinton's email 'scandal' is finding out some of our senators still don't use email.

    Scandal   Email   Use  
  • Marvin Gaye was one of the coolest. I look to him as a style icon and as an artist.

    Artist   Icons   Style  
  • I have a great band, with very talented players, and we give everything we have every night.

    Player   Night   Giving  
  • 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.

    "R&B Artist John Legend: 'Once Again'". "News & Notes" with Farai Chideya, www.npr.org. November 20, 2006.
  • The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education

  • 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   People   Growing  
    "How John Legend Worked With Kanye West to Make 'The Album of the Year'". Interview with Lauren Valenti, www.elle.com. September 3, 2013.
  • In the 1970s, for all the Stevie Wonders, I'm sure there were five artists that were making forgettable music.

  • A just society is not one built on fear or repression or vengeance or exclusion, but one built on love. Love for our families. Love for our neighbors. Love for the least among us. Love for those who look different or worship differently. Love for those we don't even know.

    "One Quote Sums Up Why John Legend Is the Voice for Justice Music Desperately Needs" by Kate Beaudoin, mic.com. March 3, 2015.
  • No matter how big or successful and famous you become, if you do that, that's the most fulfilling thing, is making music that you love and that you're proud of.

    "R&B Artist John Legend: 'Once Again'". "News & Notes" with Farai Chideya, www.npr.org. November 20, 2006.
  • I'm honestly not a great gift giver. I could give better - my girlfriends have always complained about that.

  • I've felt like my last name put pressure on me as an artist. If you're going to call yourself "Legend," you'd better make some good-ass music.

    Artist  
    Source: www.elle.com
  • Critics like to describe and categorize things, and categories often have a way of limiting people.

    People   Way   Categories  
    "John Legend: 'I thought it would be funny to take a photo in the White House bathroom'". Interview with Denise Cheong and Charlene Fang, travel.cnn.com. March 9, 2011.
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    John Legend

    • Born: December 28, 1978
    • Occupation: Singer-songwriter