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John Legend
American
Musician
About the author
I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes.
John Legend,
American
Musician
#Writers
The best training is to play by ear: trial by fire.
John Legend,
American
Musician
#Play
#Training
#Fire
Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist.
John Legend,
American
Musician
#Now
#People
#Artist
My first big break came with Lauryn Hill on a track called Everything is Everything, I played piano on that track way back in 1998.
John Legend,
American
Musician
#First
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,
American
Musician
#Man
#Old
#Sound
I want to move people.
John Legend,
American
Musician
#Want
#People
I played classical as a kid.
John Legend,
American
Musician
Experience is a great teacher.
John Legend,
American
Musician
#Experience
In the 1970s, for all the Stevie Wonders, I'm sure there were five artists that were making forgettable music.
John Legend,
American
Musician
#Artists
#Music
#Wonders
I was always the front man for what I was doing from when I was 6.
John Legend,
American
Musician
#Man