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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.

John Legend

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John Legend
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: December 28
Actor
Film Actor
Keyboardist
Musician
Pianist
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Television Actor
Springfield
Ohio
John Roger Stephens
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