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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
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Singer
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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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There are more black men incarcerated today than there were slaves in 1850.
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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 so much going on, and it's cold. I'd rather sit and watch it and get replays and commentary.
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Witnessing the extreme poverty in remote parts of Affrica can make you feel sad and powerless until you realize how little it takes to change these people's lives fundamentally in sustainable ways.
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The struggle for freedom and justice is now.
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The weirdest thing about Hillary Clinton's email 'scandal' is finding out some of our senators still don't use email.
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