305 Quotes by John Legend

That’s the evergreen nature of a great song. They can be resurrected. They can be covered. They can find new relevance due to changing circumstances in history.

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

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.

The issue I focus on the most is extreme poverty. I think it’s kind of out of sight out of mind. I wish there would be more stories about that to connect people to what’s happening. To personalize it, to make it real to people, to inspire them to action.

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

To me, as a musician, there aren’t any boundaries genre-wise as far as what can you listen to to inspire you.

I’m honestly not a great gift giver. I could give better – my girlfriends have always complained about that.

The weirdest thing about Hillary Clinton’s email ‘scandal’ is finding out some of our senators still don’t use email.

I think people relate to the music because I have a sense of empathy, and I think I have a good understanding about relationships, and I talk about them in a real, honest way.