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Song Quotes by John Legend

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A kid hearing melodies all day grows into a songwriter who treats music like a constant companion. John says he ignores radio trends and just tries to make a great song, no matter who might hear it. He adds that lasting in music needs thick skin and determination.

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I'm used to getting sexy sometimes in the lyrics.

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Musicians are in-season all the time.

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I played classical as a kid.

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I've written good love songs when I have been in love and I've written good love songs when I haven't.

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There's a lot of hurry up and wait. But it gives you time to write a song.

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My dad liked a lot of Motown, but I didn't listen to it until my teenage years.

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Sometimes I start just on the piano with a melody or musical idea that kind of leads me to certain lyrics.

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Music, to me, if it's good, it's good. That's all that matters.

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I hear melodies and hooks all day. I've always been that way, since I was a kid.

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

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

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That's the evergreen nature of a great song. They can be resurrected. They can be covered. They can find new relevance due…

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The main focus for me is not trying to find duet partners. It's about just making great songs. I want most of…

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When I write, I don't really focus on duets or anything like that, or whether I'm going to feature this or that…

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To have the chance to see your music be elevated and to have almost universally positive response to that music, makes me…

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I like songs that have like a little bit of quirkiness to them. What I like to do with songs, is kind…

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People tell me all the time that my songs help them express things to loved ones that they may not be able…

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Some people start with the lyrics first because they know what they want to talk about and they just write a whole…

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My family is very musical, I was surrounded by it. And from four years old I was the one that asked my…

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I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody,…

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For me there's insecurity when you're releasing an album because you spend all of this time working on that one thing and…

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Music business is not for everyone. But if you have it in you, you have that passion, if you have that energy…

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“Can we wait just a minute Turn that TV off for a minute Now politics and talkin shit aint really none of…

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I don't really marinate in anybody's album because I don't really want to sound like anybody else when I put my album…

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Well, Jeff Buckley for me is one of the greatest singers I've ever heard. And the reason why is he has an…

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You have to be careful when it comes to copyrights, whether just sounding like or feeling like something is enough to say…

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I think it's hard to really write a song that will educate someone because songs are meant to be ... you don't…

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I was the front man of the choir and then when I was 12 and I was the leadsinger of my highschool groups.

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You know, my family is very musical, I was surrounded by it. And from four years old I was the one that…

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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…

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I think people relate to the music because I have a sense of empathy, and I think I have a good understanding…

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Music business is hard. It's very difficult. And it's not for everyone. Even if you can sing or even if you can…

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My first big break came with Lauryn Hill on a track called Everything is Everything, I played piano on that track way…

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Every artist wants some sort of feedback, because you make this music and you hope people love it and you want to…

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Even if you can sing or even if you can write a song, it takes a lot of determination, it takes some…

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Well, what's interesting, I try not to think about the radio when I'm writing a song. I want people to love the…

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My family is very musical, I was surrounded by it. And from four years old I was the one that asked my…

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'Cause all of me, Loves all of you, Love your curves and all your edges, All your perfect imperfections, Give your all…

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I wrote the song "Show Me" as a prayer to God asking simple, honest questions about life and death and why there…

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There's a lot of hurry up and wait. But it gives you time to write a song.

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…

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…

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…

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…

All men should be feminists. If men cared about women's rights, the world would be a better place

I used read about Dr. King a lot as a kid. Independently, from being assigned it or being told by my parents or anything,…

“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…

Experience is a great teacher.

This ain't a movie no. No fairy tale conclusion ya'll.