John legend is a nickname that somebody started calling me a while ago and part of it is 'cos I sound like an old man when I sing.

I don't get to listen to music for fun very often; a lot of what I'm hearing is for work and isn't released yet.

I've felt like my last name put pressure on me as an artist. If you're going to call yourself "Legend," you'd better make some good-ass music.

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.

Critics like to describe and categorize things, and categories often have a way of limiting people.

I listen to all those kinds of music, from classic soul to hip-hop to Brazilian music to, you know, jazz to indie to alternative. So whatever. I listen to all if it. Classic rock and classic pop, all of that.

I'm not going to run for office. I don't think that's the right move for me.