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I played classical as a kid.

John Legend

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John Legend
Age: 45
Born: 1978
Born: December 28
Actor
Film Actor
Keyboardist
Musician
Pianist
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Television Actor
Springfield
Ohio
John Roger Stephens
John Stephens
Legends
Classical
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Kids
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I always felt that rap didn't cause crime it just reflected it.
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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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I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes.
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I don't feel like that many musicians are competitive with each other.
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I thought it would be funny to take a photo in the White House bathroom, I take pictures everywhere I go, but I don't think I can top that one.
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As a young black boy, it made me proud to see black leaders that did something amazing and made the world change.
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I keep learning, listening, growing and experimenting.
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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 out. So I'd rather not even be tempted to listen to a bunch of other stuff with any degree of emersion in it, cause I just don't want to sound like anything else, so I kinda focus on my own music.
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We're so used to having everything we want at our fingertips so I think that when things get tough it's difficult for people to persist through that.
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The struggle for freedom and justice is now.
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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 my album to be in my voice, because it's my point of view.
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