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I'm trying to be me and embrace all the parts of me that have grown up, listened to more music and soaked up more influences.

John Legend

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John Legend
Age: 45
Born: 1978
Born: December 28
Actor
Film Actor
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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People see me as pretty low key in a lot of ways. And for me, like, even choosing to be John Legend and to be who I am as a star, as an artist, it's a risk 'cause I - you know, I graduated from college and worked as a management consultant, and I could have had this very kind of buttoned-up life and worn suits to work every day.
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I have a great band, with very talented players, and we give everything we have every night.
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If you want the film [La La Land ] to represent all things jazz, it does not. You'll be disappointed by that. But, if you just see it as one guy's point of view, one filmmaker's point of view, and one story among many stories that can be told about jazz, then it's not as much of an issue.
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I always saw myself as a singer-songwriter, a solo-artist, that's why working with other artists was never satisfying for me.
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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've felt like my last name put pressure on me as an artist. If you're going to call yourself Legend, you'd better make some good-ass music.
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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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Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure.
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Why wouldn't I help? What good reason do I have as a human being with power and a sense of empathy and morality, why wouldn't I do something?
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I'm honestly not a great gift giver. I could give better - my girlfriends have always complained about that.
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Critics like to describe and categorize things, and categories often have a way of limiting people.
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I know when things feel a little, like, intrusive and when they don't. I don't have a lot to hide. But I do sometimes think, don't share everything.
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Love your curves and all your edges All your perfect imperfections
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I don't get to listen to music for fun very often a lot of what I'm hearing is for work and isn't released yet.
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The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education
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I was a busy kid in high school - a little bit of an overachiever, I guess. Prom king was kind of silly, but the rest of the stuff was important to me.
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I want you to live the best life you can. You can be world-changers. .. Pursue this life of love with focus and passion and ambition and courage. Give it your all. And that will be your path to true success.
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I keep learning, listening, growing and experimenting.
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