If a relationship is going to work, it will require compromise and, even then, it is not always going to end the way you want it to.

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

I've written good love songs when I have been in love and I've written good love songs when I haven't.

For me I'm actually doing what I normally do when I do my solo thing and the other thing is actually more new to me.

Sometimes I start just on the piano with a melody or musical idea that kind of leads me to certain lyrics.

J. Ivy is a brilliant man with an incredible voice and a way with words. I've known him for over a decade and owe my stage name to him believing in me back then before I even had a record deal. I'm excited for him to share his truth with the world.

I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes.