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
ideas piano musical
Sometimes I start just on the piano with a melody or musical idea that kind of leads me to certain lyrics.
song determination writing
Even if you can sing or even if you can write a song, it takes a lot of determination, it takes some kind of thick skin, because you got to persevere despite the fact that people tell you you shouldn't do this or you shouldn't do that or you're not good enough or your style's too different. I've heard all of that stuff.
successful proud matter
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.
singing important want
For me, no matter how much money you want to make off of singing, no matter what kind of fame you want to make, achieve, the most important thing to me is making music that you're proud of, making music that comes from you, comes from an authentic place in you.
audience exactly love means might people radio
Well, what's interesting, I try not to think about the radio when I'm writing a song. I want people to love the song, and that means it might not be exactly thinking about the radio, but it's thinking about your audience and saying, 'I want people to like this song after it's done.'
allowed choice gospel growing house music secular
We weren't allowed to have secular music in the house growing up. I was home-schooled, and gospel was the only choice we had.
awards either fun night whatever
Whatever awards come, they come. It's going to be a fun night either way.
almost chance confident elevated music positive response
To have the chance to see your music be elevated and to have almost universally positive response to that music, makes me feel better every day. I feel more confident and inspired, and that's fun.
deal generally people prefer respect rooting stomach wanting
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.
life routine technology work
The most important thing about technology is that it can seamlessly work its way into your routine and your life.
bunch lyrical lyrics music people talk tells
Some people start with the lyrics first because they know what they want to talk about and they just write a whole bunch of lyrical ideas, but for me the music tells me what to talk about.