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… — John Legend Copy Share Image
But in my mind I've always been a solo artist- I've just been working with a lot of great people like Kanye… — John Legend Copy Share Image
Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist. — John Legend Copy Share Image
In the 1970s, for all the Stevie Wonders, I'm sure there were five artists that were making forgettable music. — John Legend Copy Share Image
Marvin Gaye was one of the coolest. I look to him as a style icon and as an artist. — John Legend Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Artists in general never stay in the same place, we keep growing. It's still you, you still have that core that you… — John Legend Copy Share Image
Music was my life...It was everything to me, even though I was in school majoring in English. I was still very focused… — John Legend Copy Share Image
Every artist wants some sort of feedback, because you make this music and you hope people love it and you want to… — John Legend Copy Share Image
Well, Jeff Buckley for me is one of the greatest singers I've ever heard. And the reason why is he has an… — John Legend Copy Share Image
People see me as pretty low key in a lot of ways. And for me, like, even choosing to be John Legend… — John Legend Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of time, a lot of energy trying to be a better artist and I still [do]. I spend… — John Legend Copy Share Image
Some people, you know, should just go to college and do what they do and have a great job and not worry about trying… — John Legend Copy Share Image
I guess a lot of times pressure is put on something after it becomes big. — John Legend Copy Share Image
The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education — John Legend Copy Share Image
My first album, 'Get Lifted,' was a hip-hop soul album that had some of its roots in the church, as far as the sonic… — John Legend Copy Share Image
I don't like going to football games. I like watching them on television. When you go to a game, it's hard to focus. There's… — John Legend Copy Share Image
There's a lot of hurry up and wait. But it gives you time to write a song. — John Legend Copy Share Image
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… — John Legend Copy Share Image
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… — John Legend Copy Share Image
I would tell myself, "Love yourself and don't be afraid to take risks." I was often afraid to take risks, socially, because I was… — John Legend Copy Share Image
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… — John Legend Copy Share Image
All men should be feminists. If men cared about women's rights, the world would be a better place — John Legend Copy Share Image
I used read about Dr. King a lot as a kid. Independently, from being assigned it or being told by my parents or anything,… — John Legend Copy Share Image
![“I spent a lot of time, a lot of energy trying to be a better artist and I still [do]. I spend a lot of time focusing on my craft. If you're going to take your passion into something beyond just something for fun on the side, you got to spend a lot of time on it to be great, and then you've got to…” quote by John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9a4/john-legend-1666_art_i-spent-a-lot-of-time-a-lot-of-energy-tr_2211669.jpg)
