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There are more black men incarcerated today than there were slaves in 1850.
John Legend
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John Legend
Age: 45
Born: 1978
Born: December 28
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Anybody under the age of forty knows hip-hop, gospel and R&B pretty well, and it's all a part of what we consider to be 'black music.' There is a natural synergy between the three.
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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.
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Some people, you know, should just go to college and do what they do and have a great job and not worry about trying to be famous as a singer. It's not for everyone.
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Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist.
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My head’s under water but I’m breathing fine
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I think the most important thing is that I'm making music that the people enjoy. So the fans, the people that are out there listening to music and consuming music, I want them to enjoy it and love it. And so that's more important to me than Grammys.
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I think people relate to the music because I have a sense of empathy, and I think I have a good understanding about relationships, and I talk about them in a real, honest way
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Artists in general never stay in the same place, we keep growing. It's still you, you still have that core that you always had, but you work with new people and hear new things.
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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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I'm honestly not a great gift giver. I could give better - my girlfriends have always complained about that.
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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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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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You learn so much from taking chances, whether they work out or not. Either way, you can grow from the experience and become stronger and smarter.
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I just want it to be timeless and timely at the same time.
John Legend
At the end of the day, there's only a few major stars in the music business, and then there's all these people that are aspiring to be that.
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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.
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We should care about what is going on in the world.
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I do believe that part of us ending racism is us seeing each other's humanity and learning to love each other, even if we look different or worship differently or live differently.
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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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