Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" 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. "

Related Quotes:

" 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

Chicken

Time

Home

" Well, I like songs that have like a little bit of quirkiness to them. "

" I signed with Kanye back in 2003, and at that time, 'The College Dropout' hadn't even come out, so he was still relatively unknown compared to where he is now. He wasn't a household name; people were still calling him 'Kane.' "

" I think they need to get a more reliable way of watching television on the laptop. Because I travel so much, if I want to watch my favorite sports team it might not be showing in that place, so I want a reliable way to watch whatever I want to watch on my laptop. "

" Obviously, Kanye and I are very different in the way we express ourselves publicly. He's so passionate... about art, about culture, about creativity. And he's really good at it. And that honesty manifests itself in ways that are not politically correct, not socially acceptable sometimes. "

" 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

Always

" I know how it feels to be a singer who wants to get discovered. "

" 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. "

" When I write, I don't really focus on duets or anything like that or whether I'm going to feature this or that rapper. I just focus on just making a great song and figure out the rest later. "

" The most important thing about technology is that it can seamlessly work its way into your routine and your life. "

" I listen to all those kinds of music, from classic soul to hip-hop to Brazilian music to, you know, jazz to indie to alternative. So whatever. I listen to all if it. Classic rock and classic pop, all of that. "

" Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist. "

" London is a good fashion city. They're a little more daring. There's the element of the aristocracy, which is always interesting. "

" I want to move people. "

" 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. "

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

" Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure. "

" 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. "

John Legend

Positive

Music

" You know, my family is very musical, I was surrounded by it. And from four years old I was the one that asked my mother could I take piano lessons. "

" I love to make fried chicken. "

" As a nation - and as a world - we need more truth. "

John Legend

World

Nation

" John legend is a nickname that somebody started calling me a while ago and part of it is 'cos I sound like an old man when I sing. "

John Legend

Sound

Man

" I am a feminist. Women are discriminated against in so many ways, and they make up half the population. "

John Legend

Half

Against

" The prison-industrial complex, poverty, and the school system has more effect on a young black male in America than Jay-Z does, by far. And that's not a diss to Jay-Z. The crime rate in the black community was high before hip hop. Rapping about it is just a reflection of the life a lot of people are living. "

" I was playing the piano when I was three, writing songs when I was ten. I had a lot of experience before I got to college. I knew I wanted to be a singer, so anyone who met me, I didn't let too much time pass before I showed my talent. "

John Legend

Time

Talent

" People like Dick Gregory, Paul Robeson, Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone show me what the definition of an artist is - it isn't just to make art but to speak truth to what's happening, speak beauty into the world, speak love into the world and also... get involved. "

" Musicians are in-season all the time. "

John Legend

Musicians

Time

" When we meet people who are astronauts or deal in astronomy, it's always really fascinating. "

" Shoes are important, of course. I love my Lanvin sneakers - they go with a lot of things. And then I think a nice bag is great, so you carry your computer or whatever else in style. I've been carrying a Tom Ford backpack lately. "

" I always figured I would live long enough to see a black president. The movies predicted it. Usually, Morgan Freeman. "