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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.
John Legend
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John Legend
Age: 45
Born: 1978
Born: December 28
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The struggle for freedom and justice is now.
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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 guess a lot of times pressure is put on something after it becomes big.
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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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