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

I never went through a period where I didn't want to play music. I've always loved it and it's always been a huge part of my life.

A just society is not one built on fear or repression or vengeance or exclusion, but one built on love. Love for our families. Love for our neighbors. Love for the least among us. Love for those who look different or worship differently. Love for those we don't even know.

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.

People see me as pretty low key in a lot of ways. And for me, like, even choosing to be John Legend and to be who I am as a star, as an artist, it's a risk 'cause I - you know, I graduated from college and worked as a management consultant, and I could have had this very kind of buttoned-up life and worn suits to work every day.

Sometimes I just think people are haters. And if they're haters, you can listen to what they have to say but you have to take it with a grain of salt.

It's really about making the best music you can make. It's really about working hard.