I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes.

I always felt that rap didn't cause crime; it just reflected it.

You have to be careful when it comes to copyrights, whether just sounding like or feeling like something is enough to say you violated their copyrights because there's a lot of music out there, and there's a lot of things that feel like other things that are influenced by other things. And you don't want to get into that thing where all of us are suing each other all the time because this and that song feels like another song.

I was in an a cappella group in school, so it particularly helped me keep my piano chops up.

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

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.

The biggest weapon is to stay peaceful