60 John Legend Quotes for You to Enjoy

John Legend

American Musician

Born: Dec 28, 1978

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Even with G.O.O.D. Music, we have artists that have done very well, and we've had artists that haven't. Being attached to Kanye is only going to get you so far. You've still got to have the records and the talent and the artistry on your own to carry it. John Legend

I work with a bunch of producers on every album, but the difference for 'Evolver' was that I couldn't get any time with Kanye. I forget what he was doing at the time, but he was all over the place. We were never at the same city at the same time. John Legend

Hip-hop is one of the most free art forms there is. There's so many sounds you can use, so many things you can bring in. You never know, man. I bet years ago people would've never said they would hear me with Rick Ross, and we did four classic songs together. John Legend

Art Me You Man Together People Free Would Classic Bet Never Songs Know Most Said Hip-Hop Sounds Hear Years Years Ago Art Forms Did Forms Use Rick Many Things Four Bring

Hip hop is usually a bunch of guys talking to a bunch of guys, in my experience. It's homosocial, not homosexual, in that it's almost always all one gender in a room where it's being created. That locker-room environment has an impact on the language. I think the music suffers 'cause it allows an almost cartoonish level of misogyny. John Legend

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We have this film that we hope to finance, it's called 'Southern Rights.' It's a documentary about segregated proms that are still happening in the South of America. So there's a black prom and a white prom, so we hope to finance a film soon about that. John Legend

Finance Hope Rights Black White Prom About Segregated Soon Documentary Still South Southern America Happening Film

I was around a lot of gospel as a kid. John Legend

Kid Gospel Around Lot

There are autobiographical elements to the albums, and when I write, I always reference my own life as well as other things, so I'm just like any novelist or any fiction writer who tells stories. John Legend

In New York especially, I always want to wear a nice overcoat to get through the winter: you can wear them so many times, and they make every outfit better. John Legend

You Winter Better Nice Every Wear Outfit Through New Overcoat Make Always Times Get York New York Want Them Many

I don't have a real recipe with measurements for my chicken stew. I just kind of make it up as I go. I made it for the first time one Christmas when I came home from college. It's guaranteed to cure a cold. John Legend

I ate some pretty funky, authentic Chinese food in Hong Kong. There was an egg from some bird that's not a chicken. I can't remember what it was, but it was green and brown and not very tasty. John Legend

Food Remember Bird Hong Kong Ate Some Pretty Brown Kong Chicken Very Authentic Green Egg Tasty Chinese Chinese Food Funky

I was homeschooled for several years. John Legend

Several Years

Before every show, I eat half a rotisserie chicken. John Legend

Half Before Every Eat Chicken Show

Anybody under the age of forty knows hip-hop, gospel and R&B pretty well, and it's all a part of what we consider to be 'black music.' There is a natural synergy between the three. John Legend

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The best training is to play by ear: trial by fire. John Legend

Best Training Fire Trial Play Ear

My fried chicken is very simple. I pan-fry it in a skillet. John Legend

Simple Fried Fried Chicken Chicken Very

It's really about making the best music you can make. It's really about working hard. John Legend

Music Best You About Make Making Really Working Working Hard Hard

I'm craving more soul, I'm craving more truth, I'm craving more socially - just people that are aware of what's going on in the world. John Legend

Truth Soul People World More Going Just Craving Aware Socially

Experience is a great teacher. John Legend

Teacher Great Experience Great Teacher

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. John Legend

Me School Rest King Important Busy Guess Bit Kid Prom Kind High High School Silly Stuff Overachiever Little Little Bit

I always felt that rap didn't cause crime; it just reflected it. John Legend

Cause Crime Rap Felt Always Reflected Just

As a politician, you have to deal with someone wanting you to fail every day. I think I prefer being in a situation where generally people are rooting for me, and if they aren't rooting for me, they aren't out there to see my downfall. I respect the people who have the stomach for it. John Legend

Day Me You Respect Every Day People Situation Politician Every Think Out See Someone Generally Fail Deal Stomach Being Where Wanting Prefer Rooting Who Downfall

I played classical as a kid. John Legend

Kid Classical Played

I think I'm happier, not just because of winning Grammys and selling records, but because it's really fulfilling to have all these things happen with something you love to do. John Legend

Love You Think Something Records Winning Because Selling Just Just Because Happen Grammys Happier Really Fulfilling Things Things Happen

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