John Legend Quotes, Thoughts and images

It's an artist's duty to reflect the times in which we live.

It's an artist's duty to reflect the times in which we live.

Musicians are in-season all the time.

Musicians are in-season all the time.

We all must follow a different path to let our light shine, and that's what makes us so unpredictable and unique.

We all must follow a different path to let our light shine, and that's what makes us so unpredictable and unique.

The biggest weapon is to stay peaceful

The biggest weapon is to stay peaceful

Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure.

Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure.

The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education

The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education

The future started yesterday, and we're already late.

The future started yesterday, and we're already late.

I keep learning, listening, growing and experimenting.

I keep learning, listening, growing and experimenting.

Love your curves and all your edges All your perfect imperfections

Love your curves and all your edges All your perfect imperfections

My head’s under water but I’m breathing fine

My head’s under water but I’m breathing fine

I just want it to be timeless and timely at the same time.

I just want it to be timeless and timely at the same time.

We're just ordinary people. We don't know which way to go.

We're just ordinary people. We don't know which way to go.

I only want to be associated with music that is high quality. That's my main criteria.

I only want to be associated with music that is high quality. That's my main criteria.

There's a certain confidence that comes with being sure about the way the world works.

There's a certain confidence that comes with being sure about the way the world works.

It's really about making the best music you can make. It's really about working hard.

It's really about making the best music you can make. It's really about working hard.

Experience is a great teacher.

Experience is a great teacher.

We should care about what is going on in the world.

We should care about what is going on in the world.

The struggle for freedom and justice is now.

The struggle for freedom and justice is now.

As a young black boy, it made me proud to see black leaders that did something amazing and made the world change.

As a young black boy, it made me proud to see black leaders that did something amazing and made the world change.

John legend is a nickname that somebody started calling me a while ago and part of it is 'cos I sound like an old man when I sing.

John legend is a nickname that somebody started calling me a while ago and part of it is 'cos I sound like an old man when I sing.

Critics like to describe and categorize things, and categories often have a way of limiting people.

Critics like to describe and categorize things, and categories often have a way of limiting people.

You can always find a stray negative comment on the Internet. It's like everybody loves to put negative comments on the Internet under the cloak of anonymity.

You can always find a stray negative comment on the Internet. It's like everybody loves to put negative comments on the Internet under the cloak of anonymity.

I want to make a better record than I made the last time. I want to grow. I want to discover new things about myself creatively.

I want to make a better record than I made the last time. I want to grow. I want to discover new things about myself creatively.

​W​e're so used to having everything we want at our fingertips so I think that when things get tough it's ​difficult ​for people to persist through that.

​W​e're so used to having everything we want at our fingertips so I think that when things get tough it's ​difficult ​for people to persist through that.

I feel like spirituality definitely comes through in my music, but I don't make any specific efforts to make it that way.

I feel like spirituality definitely comes through in my music, but I don't make any specific efforts to make it that way.

Sometimes there's that perfect moment when the crowd, the music, the energy of the room come together in a way that brings me to tears.

Sometimes there's that perfect moment when the crowd, the music, the energy of the room come together in a way that brings me to tears.

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

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

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.

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.

I do believe that part of us ending racism is us seeing each other's humanity and learning to love each other, even if we look different or worship differently or live differently.

I do believe that part of us ending racism is us seeing each other's humanity and learning to love each other, even if we look different or worship differently or live differently.

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

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

I always felt that rap didn't cause crime; it just reflected it.

I always felt that rap didn't cause crime; it just reflected it.

Music, to me, if it's good, it's good. That's all that matters.

Music, to me, if it's good, it's good. That's all that matters.