John Legend quotes Born: 12/28/1978 Country: usa

• Experience is a great teacher. (John Legend)
• I played classical as a kid. (John Legend)
• I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes. (John Legend)
• I want to move people. (John Legend)
• I was always the front man for what I was doing from when I was 6. (John Legend)
• In the 1970s, for all the Stevie Wonders, I'm sure there were five artists that were making forgettable music. (John Legend)
• 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)
• My first big break came with Lauryn Hill on a track called Everything is Everything, I played piano on that track way back in 1998. (John Legend)
• Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist. (John Legend)
• The best training is to play by ear: trial by fire. (John Legend)
• The first time I ever appeared on a major album was when I played piano on 'Everything Is Everything' from 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,' ... I have been wanting to work with her again ever since. (John Legend)
• I've been wanting to work with her ever since. It's great to see that wish finally come true. (John Legend)
• It took time to build a base, but I already had a lot of friends in [New York City] from college. Then, I started very early on building my own e-mail list and Web site and all that. That really helped generate more and more people and compelled the word of mouth. (John Legend)
• I'm really excited to have Ms. Hill on the track. She's truly a genius. The first time I ever appeared on a major album was when I played piano on 'Everything Is Everything' from 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.' I have been wanting to work with her again ever since. It's great to see that wish finally come true. (John Legend)
• The ride for me has been good so far. I am blessed, because I enjoy doing what I am doing. (John Legend)
• Everyone I know who'd been (there) said (South Africa) was beautiful, the people were beautiful, and it was a nice mixture of Africa and Western culture. I knew from friends that my music was popular (there), so I was excited to go. (John Legend)
• I've had the honor of working with some of the greatest artists in black music, and I can't help but be a better artist as a result of it. (John Legend)
• I've always felt like I was that person who was gonna blow up but it just hadn't happened yet. (John Legend)
• I sang on a couple of records he was working on and one of them was Family Business which eventually made it onto his album. (John Legend)
• But it's always nice to be compared to people that you really admire. (John Legend)
• I think with subsequent albums I'll be more adventurous stylistically. (John Legend)
• I just try to do it to the best of my ability, and hope it will stand out for its quality. (John Legend)
• I think there are a lot of talented people, some of whom I am similar to in style and approach. (John Legend)
• Right now there are some new artists that I'm excited about, like Estelle actually. (John Legend)
• I was the front man of the choir and then when I was 12 and I was the leadsinger of my highschool groups. (John Legend)
• The people at Bethel were always like a family to me. (John Legend)
• I was in an a cappella group in school, so it particularly helped me keep my piano chops up. (John Legend)
• I only want to be associated with music that is high quality. That's my main criteria. (John Legend)
• I never felt intimidated, I was just happy to contribute and make great records for them. Now its my turn to make great records for myself. (John Legend)
• But in my mind I've always been a solo artist- I've just been working with a lot of great people like Kanye and Alicia Keys and Jay-Z. (John Legend)
• Most of the elements I've put in my album have been done before, perhaps in different combinations. (John Legend)

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