If I collaborate with people, ideas...they take interesting turns and twists, and I'm excited for that and that process and excited to see what we come up with.

I have a great band, with very talented players, and we give everything we have every night.

In the 1970s, for all the Stevie Wonders, I'm sure there were five artists that were making forgettable music.

I always felt that rap didn't cause crime; it just reflected it.

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.

John Legend is a nickname that some friends started calling me, and it kind of grew into my stage name.

I guess a lot of times pressure is put on something after it becomes big.