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title: "1 Genre People Quotes By John Legend"
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> [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... And for me, when I'm making music, it's all in my head, and all those influences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-listen-to-all-those-kinds-of-music-from-classic-soul-to-hip-hop-to-2/)

[John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/)

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## More by John Legend

> [Some people, you know, should just go to college and do what they do and have a great job and not worry about trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/some-people-you-know-should-just-go-to-college-and-do-what-they-do/)

[John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/)

> [I guess a lot of times pressure is put on something after it becomes big.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-guess-a-lot-of-times-pressure-is-put-on-something-after-it-becomes/)

[John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/)

> [The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/the-best-way-to-fight-poverty-is-to-empower-people-through-access-to/)

[John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/my-first-album-get-lifted-was-a-hip-hop-soul-album-that-had-some-of/)

[John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-don-t-like-going-to-football-games-i-like-watching-them-on/)

[John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/)

> [There's a lot of hurry up and wait. But it gives you time to write a song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/there-s-a-lot-of-hurry-up-and-wait-but-it-gives-you-time-to-write-a/)

[John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/fear-people-are-afraid-of-talking-about-their-fears-and-insecurities/)

[John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/when-i-write-i-don-t-really-focus-on-duets-or-anything-like-that-or/)

[John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-would-tell-myself-love-yourself-and-don-t-be-afraid-to-take-risks-i/)

[John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-never-went-through-a-period-where-i-didn-t-want-to-play-music-i-ve/)

[John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/)

> [All men should be feminists. If men cared about women's rights, the world would be a better place](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/all-men-should-be-feminists-if-men-cared-about-women-s-rights-the/)

[John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/)

> [I used read about Dr. King a lot as a kid. Independently, from being assigned it or being told by my parents or anything,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-used-read-about-dr-king-a-lot-as-a-kid-independently-from-being/)

[John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/)

> [“All men should be feminists. If men care about women’s rights the world will be a better place. We are better off when women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/all-men-should-be-feminists-if-men-care-about-women-s-rights-the/)

[John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/)

> [Experience is a great teacher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/experience-is-a-great-teacher/)

[John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/)

> [This ain't a movie no. No fairy tale conclusion ya'll.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/this-ain-t-a-movie-no-no-fairy-tale-conclusion-ya-ll/)

[John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/)

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