People see me as pretty low key in a lot of ways. And for me, like, even choosing to be John Legend and to be who I am as a star, as an artist, it's a risk 'cause I - you know, I graduated from college and worked as a management consultant, and I could have had this very kind of buttoned-up life and worn suits to work every day.

I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes.

But in my mind I've always been a solo artist- I've just been working with a lot of great people like Kanye and Alicia Keys and Jay-Z.

I believed in myself and I am a firm believer you have to think the things you want and visualize.

Music business is not for everyone. But if you have it in you, you have that passion, if you have that energy in you that you really want to make something creative and make something that's going to impact the world, then go for it, do it and don't let anybody tell you no.

I'm trying to be me and embrace all the parts of me that have grown up, listened to more music and soaked up more influences.

I feel like my job is to make impact, spread love, tell great stories, inspire people, that's what I am going to do.