In my neighborhood in Springfield, Ohio, there were a lot of young kids. We all played tackle football after school, but I knew very early on that I was not an athlete.
In terms of the technology I use the most, it’s probably a tie between my Blackberry and my MacBook Pro laptop. That’s how I communicate with the rest of the world and how I handle all the business I have to handle.
Every artist wants some sort of feedback, because you make this music and you hope people love it and you want to hear if they love it and what they love about it, what their favorite song is, what they think the next single should be. I like to hear those things.
Marvin Gaye was one of the coolest. I look to him as a style icon and as an artist.
All men should be feminists. If men cared about women’s rights, the world would be a better place.
London is a good fashion city. They’re a little more daring. There’s the element of the aristocracy, which is always interesting.
If a few people decide not to buy my album it’s really not going to change my life that much.
John legend is a nickname that somebody started calling me a while ago and part of it is ’cos I sound like an old man when I sing.
My first big break came with Lauryn Hill on a track called Everything is Everything, I played piano on that track way back in 1998.
For me I’m actually doing what I normally do when I do my solo thing and the other thing is actually more new to me.
I feel like spirituality definitely comes through in my music, but I don’t make any specific efforts to make it that way.
I have a great band, with very talented players, and we give everything we have every night.
I gravitate toward people that are a little more outrageous than I am. And we complement each other well.
I hear melodies and hooks all day. I’ve always been that way, since I was a kid.
I was in an a cappella group in school, so it particularly helped me keep my piano chops up.
I was the front man of the choir and then when I was 12 and I was the leadsinger of my highschool groups.
I don’t think I’m craving any more fame. But success and being recognized for making great work all around the world, I think it’s a great thing.
I wrote the song “Show Me” as a prayer to God asking simple, honest questions about life and death and why there is so much suffering in the world. As I grew with the song I realized I shouldn’t limit these questions solely to God; I should ask those questions of others and of myself.
The weirdest thing about Hillary Clinton’s email ‘scandal’ is finding out some of our senators still don’t use email.
The biggest weapon is to stay peaceful.