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

The struggle for freedom and justice is now.

Music business is hard. It's very difficult. And it's not for everyone. Even if you can sing or even if you can write a song, it takes a lot of determination, it takes some kind of thick skin.

I believed in myself and I am a firm believer you have to think the things you want and visualize.

It's not enough to say we need to love each other, you have to go behind that and say we need to change these policies, we need to fight, we need to protest, we need to agitate for change.

Marvin Gaye was one of the coolest. I look to him as a style icon and as an artist.

I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes.