I like cool jackets - a nice fall or winter coat. You can get a lot of use out of it, and you'll wear it frequently, so it can really set the tone of your uniform for the season. John Legend coatcoolfall Change image and share on social
My first album, 'Get Lifted,' was a hip-hop soul album that had some of its roots in the church, as far as the sonic choices, in the way that I sing and write songs. I have always had that as part of my background and part of my influence when I am making music. John Legend albumbackgroundchoice share on social
Anybody under the age of forty knows hip-hop, gospel and R&B pretty well, and it's all a part of what we consider to be 'black music.' There is a natural synergy between the three. John Legend ageblackforty Change image and share on social
In my neighborhood in Springfield, Ohio, there were a lot of young kids. We all played tackle football after school, but I knew very early on that I was not an athlete. John Legend athleteearlyfootball Change image and share on social
Artists in general never stay in the same place; we keep growing. It's still you: you still have that core that you always had, but you work with new people and hear new things. John Legend artistcoregeneral Change image and share on social
As a kid, I wanted to be a musician but also aspired to be Andy Griffith's lawyer character, Ben Matlock. John Legend andyaspireben Change image and share on social
I studied African American studies, and I read these slave narratives and the escape narratives of people that were able to escape slavery and always found those stories intriguing and powerful and inspiring. John Legend africanamericanescape share on social
I am a feminist. Women are discriminated against in so many ways, and they make up half the population. John Legend discriminatefeministhalf Change image and share on social
I was a busy kid in high school - a little bit of an overachiever, I guess. Prom king was kind of silly, but the rest of the stuff was important to me. John Legend bitebusyguess Change image and share on social
Hip hop is usually a bunch of guys talking to a bunch of guys, in my experience. It's homosocial, not homosexual, in that it's almost always all one gender in a room where it's being created. That locker-room environment has an impact on the language. I think the music suffers 'cause it allows an almost cartoonish level of misogyny. John Legend bunchcartoonishcreate share on social