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" I am a feminist. Women are discriminated against in so many ways, and they make up half the population. "
John Legend
Up
Half
Against
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" There's a certain confidence that comes with being sure about the way the world works. "
John Legend
Way
Sure
Confidence
" The video aside, 'P.D.A' is a song about when you really love somebody, you just can't resist wanting to show that out in public sometimes. "
John Legend
You
Just
Love
" I always saw myself as a singer-songwriter, a solo-artist, that's why working with other artists was never satisfying for me. "
John Legend
Myself
Me
Always
" As a nation - and as a world - we need more truth. "
John Legend
World
More
Nation
" I like things that feel like they're timeless and really well made and tailored... things that make me feel confident when I leave the house. "
John Legend
House
Confident
Like
" John Legend is a nickname that some friends started calling me, and it kind of grew into my stage name. "
John Legend
Me
Stage
Name
" I'm probably tougher on myself than I used to be. I'll revise my lyrics more. Part of that is working with the right people and producers who will say, 'How can you make that better?' Allowing yourself to collaborate with people will push you toward transcendence. "
John Legend
Myself
People
Better
" For me as a songwriter, I love when other people cover my songs. "
John Legend
Other
Songs
Me
" In the 1970s, for all the Stevie Wonders, I'm sure there were five artists that were making forgettable music. "
John Legend
Artists
Five
Were
" We should care about what is going on in the world. "
John Legend
Should
Going
About
" Some artists I know, they would rather not see the audience or envision them. But for me, I'd rather see them. I feel like part of the reason I perform is to feel that connection. It's the reason I love it so much. "
John Legend
See
Me
Love
" 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
Think
Impact
Gender
" I feel like fashion is making steps toward diversity, but I think they could do more. "
John Legend
Diversity
More
Think
" My fried chicken is very simple. I pan-fry it in a skillet. "
John Legend
Simple
Fried Chicken
Chicken
" I don't think it's an artist's responsibility to be political all the time. I think your first responsibility as an artist is to make music that people will listen to and enjoy. However, I think that when you are able to say something that is moving and put it in a great song, then that is even better. "
John Legend
Great
Music
Song
" My style is pretty clean, classic, and elegant, with some elements to make it a little funkier. If you see me on a normal day, I'm usually in a T-shirt and jeans, maybe with some cool sneakers, but I'm pretty basic. "
John Legend
Day
Cool
You
" Well, I was always a bit of a political junkie. Even as a kid I would read biographies of presidents and of civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King and Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington. "
John Legend
Political
King
Kid
" I want to move people. "
John Legend
Move
Want
People
" 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
White
Hope
Finance
" 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
Business
Work
Management
" I've fundraised for Hillary, and I'll be voting for her. I don't think we should be electing Donald Trump as president, and I'm supportive of Hillary's campaign. "
John Legend
Donald Trump
Should
Her
" Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure. "
John Legend
Finding
Authenticity
Life
" Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist. "
John Legend
See
People
My Own
" It's really about making the best music you can make. It's really about working hard. "
John Legend
You
Best
Music
" 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. "
John Legend
Choice
Growing
Music
" 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
Music
Three
Black
" I always felt that rap didn't cause crime; it just reflected it. "
John Legend
Just
Cause
Always
" I don't actually go to a lot of games because I think football on TV is better. Even though I'm pretty busy, I watch 90 percent of Ohio State's games. "
John Legend
Go
Football
Busy
" 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
Winning
" I studied African American studies, and I read these slave narratives and the escape narratives of people that were able to escape slavery and always found those stories intriguing and powerful and inspiring. "
John Legend
American
People
Slavery