For me, no matter how much money you want to make off of singing, no matter what kind of fame you want to make, achieve, the most important thing to me is making music that you're proud of, making music that comes from you, comes from an authentic place in you.

You see all these things that make you feel desperate or sad, but you realize changes can be made, and it doesn't take a lot of money on our part to make a change in people's lives.

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.

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.

Love your curves and all your edges All your perfect imperfections

I wrote the song "Show Me" as a prayer to God asking simple, honest questions about life and death and why there is so much suffering in the world. As I grew with the song I realized I shouldn't limit these questions solely to God; I should ask those questions of others and of myself.