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.

The future started yesterday, and we're already late.

Fear. People are afraid of talking about their fears and insecurities. They're afraid of expressing emotion beyond anger, dominance, or power, and they're afraid of getting in touch with their feminine side.

I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody, then the hook, and the lyrics come last. Some people start with the lyrics first because they know what they want to talk about and they just write a whole bunch of lyrical ideas, but for me the music tells me what to talk about.

In the 1970s, for all the Stevie Wonders, I'm sure there were five artists that were making forgettable music.

Sometimes there's that perfect moment when the crowd, the music, the energy of the room come together in a way that brings me to tears.

I always saw myself as a singer-songwriter, a solo-artist, that's why working with other artists was never satisfying for me.