Music was my life...It was everything to me, even though I was in school majoring in English. I was still very focused on music and always finding ways to perform, so that was what set me up to want to become a recording artist.

To me, as a musician, there aren't any boundaries genre-wise as far as what can you listen to to inspire you.

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

I thought it would be funny to take a photo in the White House bathroom, I take pictures everywhere I go, but I don't think I can top that one.

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

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.

My head’s under water but I’m breathing fine