There's a certain confidence that comes with being sure about the way the world works.

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

You believe in equality for women and men. And that means that, not only do you believe in it kind of in the abstract but you actively think people should seek it when it comes to the way you hire people, the way you compensate people, the way you treat women and men in professional settings and school, whatever the case, giving them equal opportunities without disadvantaging them because of their, for the fact that they're women. And to me that's what it means for me to be a feminist. I don't think it's that controversial.

I don't feel like that many musicians are competitive with each other.

I keep learning, listening, growing and experimenting.

I want to move people, stir something within them that makes them feel. That's what a movie should do and an actor should do, make you feel something. I think that's why people love films so much.

Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist.