Well, I was always a bit of a political junkie. Even as a kid I would read biographies of presidents and of civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King and Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington. John Legend biographybitebooker share on social
I was a huge 'Breaking Bad' fan. I just loved the whole thing. Always interesting, always urgent. The stakes were always high. John Legend badbreakfan Change image and share on social
When you're releasing an album, you never know how it's going to go. You never know how a critic is going to receive it or how much it's going to sell. John Legend albumcriticreceive Change image and share on social
Well, I like songs that have like a little bit of quirkiness to them. John Legend bitequirkinesssong Change image and share on social
I'm probably tougher on myself than I used to be. I'll revise my lyrics more. Part of that is working with the right people and producers who will say, 'How can you make that better?' Allowing yourself to collaborate with people will push you toward transcendence. John Legend allowcollaboratelyric share on social
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. John Legend alternativebrazilianclassic share on social
In terms of the technology I use the most, it's probably a tie between my Blackberry and my MacBook Pro laptop. That's how I communicate with the rest of the world and how I handle all the business I have to handle. John Legend blackberrybusinesscommunicate share on social
Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure. John Legend authenticityfindlife Change image and share on social
People like Dick Gregory, Paul Robeson, Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone show me what the definition of an artist is - it isn't just to make art but to speak truth to what's happening, speak beauty into the world, speak love into the world and also... get involved. John Legend artartistbeauty share on social
I work with a bunch of producers on every album, but the difference for 'Evolver' was that I couldn't get any time with Kanye. I forget what he was doing at the time, but he was all over the place. We were never at the same city at the same time. John Legend albumbunchcity share on social
