--- title: "31 Want Quotes By John Legend" description: "31 Want quotes by John Legend. Plus more from John Legend and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/john-legend-1666_people_i-want-to-move-people-1638541_1638541.png" --- > [I want to move people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-want-to-move-people/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/john-legend-1666_people_i-want-to-move-people-1638541_1638541.png) > [“i want move people..”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-want-move-people/) [john legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dac/john-legend-1666_people_i-want-move-people-1420479_1420479.png) > [I only want to be associated with music that is high quality. That's my main criteria.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-only-want-to-be-associated-with-music-that-is-high-quality-that-s/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/john-legend-1666_criteria_i-only-want-to-be-associated-with-music_2137755.png) > [I just want it to be timeless and timely at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-just-want-it-to-be-timeless-and-timely-at-the-same-time/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/218/john-legend-1666_time_i-just-want-it-to-be-timeless-and-timely_1614204.png) > [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…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33c/john-legend-1666_huge_i-never-went-through-a-period-where-i-di_45476.png) > [I want to make a better record than I made the last time. I want to grow. I want to discover new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-want-to-make-a-better-record-than-i-made-the-last-time-i-want-to/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d87/john-legend-1666_creatively_i-want-to-make-a-better-record-than-i-ma_151040.png) > [​W​e're so used to having everything we want at our fingertips so I think that when things get tough it's ​difficult ​for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/w-e-re-so-used-to-having-everything-we-want-at-our-fingertips-so-i/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b3/john-legend-1666_difficult_w-e-re-so-used-to-having-everything-we-w_2708075.png) > [If a relationship is going to work, it will require compromise and, even then, it is not always going to end the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/if-a-relationship-is-going-to-work-it-will-require-compromise-and/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b70/john-legend-1666_compromise_if-a-relationship-is-going-to-work-it-wi_1663577.png) > [I believed in myself and I am a firm believer you have to think the things you want and visualize.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-believed-in-myself-and-i-am-a-firm-believer-you-have-to-think-the/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc0/john-legend-1666_believed_i-believed-in-myself-and-i-am-a-firm-bel_1392592.png) > [The main focus for me is not trying to find duet partners. It's about just making great songs. I want most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/the-main-focus-for-me-is-not-trying-to-find-duet-partners-it-s-about/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a6/john-legend-1666_albums_the-main-focus-for-me-is-not-trying-to-f_1256170.jpg) > [My mother, I want her to like my music, but she's not exactly my target audience. So I care more about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/my-mother-i-want-her-to-like-my-music-but-she-s-not-exactly-my-target/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdd/john-legend-1666_audience_my-mother-i-want-her-to-like-my-music-bu_550969.jpg) > [I want you to live the best life you can. You can be world-changers. .. Pursue this life of love with focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-want-you-to-live-the-best-life-you-can-you-can-be-world-changers/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/954/john-legend-1666_ambition_i-want-you-to-live-the-best-life-you-can_1642861.jpg) > [Every artist wants some sort of feedback, because you make this music and you hope people love it and you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/every-artist-wants-some-sort-of-feedback-because-you-make-this-music/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/786/john-legend-1666_art_every-artist-wants-some-sort-of-feedback_1434867.png) > [Well, what's interesting, I try not to think about the radio when I'm writing a song. I want people to love the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/well-what-s-interesting-i-try-not-to-think-about-the-radio-when-i-m/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fc/john-legend-1666_about_well-what-s-interesting-i-try-not-to-thi_379153.png) > [I think the most important thing is that I'm making music that the people enjoy. So the fans, the people that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-think-the-most-important-thing-is-that-i-m-making-music-that-the/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36c/john-legend-1666_and-love_i-think-the-most-important-thing-is-that_646085.jpg) > [I think it's hard to really write a song that will educate someone because songs are meant to be ... you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-think-it-s-hard-to-really-write-a-song-that-will-educate-someone/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/998/john-legend-1666_be-you_i-think-it-s-hard-to-really-write-a-song_2714176.png) > [Music was my life...It was everything to me, even though I was in school majoring in English. I was still very focused…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/music-was-my-life-it-was-everything-to-me-even-though-i-was-in-school/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b5/john-legend-1666_art_music-was-my-life-it-was-everything-to-m_555290.png) > [I care more about the fans in general, just making sure they enjoy what I do. And then also I kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-care-more-about-the-fans-in-general-just-making-sure-they-enjoy/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0f/john-legend-1666_care_i-care-more-about-the-fans-in-general-ju_1245712.jpg) > [At work, you want to stand out but not in extra-funky ways. At the core, it's about dressing for girls - who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/at-work-you-want-to-stand-out-but-not-in-extra-funky-ways-at-the-core/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05e/john-legend-1666_about_at-work-you-want-to-stand-out-but-not-in_1670602.jpg) > [You have to be careful when it comes to copyrights, whether just sounding like or feeling like something is enough to say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/you-have-to-be-careful-when-it-comes-to-copyrights-whether-just/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/662/john-legend-1666_be-careful_you-have-to-be-careful-when-it-comes-to_3177116.jpg) > [We want to do things that are interesting, great storytelling, some of it is gonna be more fun and funny, some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/we-want-to-do-things-that-are-interesting-great-storytelling-some-of/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/john-legend-1666_fun_we-want-to-do-things-that-are-interestin_2203749.png) > [My family is very musical, I was surrounded by it. And from four years old I was the one that asked my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/my-family-is-very-musical-i-was-surrounded-by-it-and-from-four-years/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf2/john-legend-1666_family_my-family-is-very-musical-i-was-surround_591978.jpg) > [Music business is not for everyone. But if you have it in you, you have that passion, if you have that energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/music-business-is-not-for-everyone-but-if-you-have-it-in-you-you-have/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/239/john-legend-1666_business_music-business-is-not-for-everyone-but-i_2509701.png) > [ If you want the film \[La La Land \] to represent all things jazz, it does not. You'll be disappointed by that.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/if-you-want-the-film-la-la-land-to-represent-all-things-jazz-it-does/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d6/john-legend-1666_all-things_if-you-want-the-film-la-la-land-to-repre_703689.png) > [I just want my music to measure up to. Part of it's just thinking about my place in history and how this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-just-want-my-music-to-measure-up-to-part-of-it-s-just-thinking/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5d/john-legend-1666_history_i-just-want-my-music-to-measure-up-to-pa_681898.png) > [I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-have-a-structured-songwriting-process-i-start-with-the-music-and/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c07/john-legend-1666_bunch_i-have-a-structured-songwriting-process_2399903.png) > [I think they need to get a more reliable way of watching television on the laptop. Because I travel so much, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-think-they-need-to-get-a-more-reliable-way-of-watching-television/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d3/john-legend-1666_because_i-think-they-need-to-get-a-more-reliable_2739745.jpg) > [For me, no matter how much money you want to make off of singing, no matter what kind of fame you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/for-me-no-matter-how-much-money-you-want-to-make-off-of-singing-no/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/john-legend-1666_achieve_for-me-no-matter-how-much-money-you-want_984665.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-don-t-really-marinate-in-anybody-s-album-because-i-don-t-really/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/201/john-legend-1666_albums_i-don-t-really-marinate-in-anybody-s-alb_3221544.jpg) > [My line is probably a little more conservative than some of my compatriots in the business. But again, I think it's all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/my-line-is-probably-a-little-more-conservative-than-some-of-my/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b1/john-legend-1666_business_my-line-is-probably-a-little-more-conser_2255047.jpg) > [Some people start with the lyrics first because they know what they want to talk about and they just write a whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/some-people-start-with-the-lyrics-first-because-they-know-what-they/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/john-legend-1666_about_some-people-start-with-the-lyrics-first_2986408.png) ## Other authors on Want ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/john-legend/#itemlist", "name": "31 Want Quotes By John Legend", "numberOfItems": 31, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to move people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Legend" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-want-to-move-people/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/john-legend-1666_people_i-want-to-move-people-1638541_1638541.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/john-legend-1666_people_i-want-to-move-people-1638541_1638541.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/john-legend-1666_people_i-want-to-move-people-1638541_1638541.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to move people.” — John Legend", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“i want move people..”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Legend" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-want-move-people/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dac/john-legend-1666_people_i-want-move-people-1420479_1420479.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dac/john-legend-1666_people_i-want-move-people-1420479_1420479.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dac/john-legend-1666_people_i-want-move-people-1420479_1420479.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“i want move people..” — john legend", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I only want to be associated with music that is high quality. 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