John Roger Stephens (John Legend) Quotes

I always figured I would live long enough to see a black president. The movies predicted it. Usually, Morgan Freeman.

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• In New York especially, I always want to wear a nice overcoat to get through the winter: you can wear them so many times, and they make every outfit better.

  

  John Roger Stephens
  • Nice
  • Winter

• As a politician, you have to deal with someone wanting you to fail every day. I think I prefer being in a situation where generally people are rooting for me, and if they aren't rooting for me, they aren't out there to see my downfall. I respect the people who have the stomach for it.

  

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  • People
  • Respect

• I was an English major in college who concentrated in African-American literature and culture. So I read quite a few slave narratives and stories of escape, and I grew up in Ohio, which was a common stop on the Underground Railroad.

  

  John Roger Stephens
  • Up
  • American
  • Culture

• At the end of the day, there's only a few major stars in the music business, and then there's all these people that are aspiring to be that.

  

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  • People
  • Music
  • Business

• Music is so crucial to every film, I think.

  

  John Roger Stephens
  • Music

• I was playing the piano when I was three, writing songs when I was ten. I had a lot of experience before I got to college. I knew I wanted to be a singer, so anyone who met me, I didn't let too much time pass before I showed my talent.

  

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  • Time
  • Writing
  • Experience

• 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 Roger Stephens
  • People
  • World
  • Art

• My fried chicken is very simple. I pan-fry it in a skillet.

  

  John Roger Stephens
  • Simple

• There's nothing that can shock me anymore, but at this point, Trump's made it very clear how his temperament is, how his personality is, what his level of intellectual depth is when it comes to policy, and he's made it abundantly clear that he's utterly unqualified to be president - no matter what your political views are.

  

  John Roger Stephens
  • Political
  • Personality
  • Trump

• I was a wedding singer as a teenager.

  

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  • Teenager
  • Wedding

• Well, Jeff Buckley for me is one of the greatest singers I've ever heard. And the reason why is he has an amazing range, amazing emotional power in his voice. And the music he put around it also just had this passion and this soul to it and this spirit to it that very few artists have, and he passed at a very young age.

  

  John Roger Stephens
  • Music
  • Why
  • Power

• Musicians are in-season all the time.

  

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  • Time

• Before every show, I eat half a rotisserie chicken.

  

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• I love to make fried chicken.

  

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• My style is pretty clean, classic, and elegant, with some elements to make it a little funkier. If you see me on a normal day, I'm usually in a T-shirt and jeans, maybe with some cool sneakers, but I'm pretty basic.

  

  John Roger Stephens
  • Pretty
  • Style
  • Cool

• I ate some pretty funky, authentic Chinese food in Hong Kong. There was an egg from some bird that's not a chicken. I can't remember what it was, but it was green and brown and not very tasty.

  

  John Roger Stephens
  • Remember
  • Pretty
  • Food

• Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist.

  

  John Roger Stephens
  • People

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

  

  John Roger Stephens
  • Music

• The most important thing about technology is that it can seamlessly work its way into your routine and your life.

  

  John Roger Stephens
  • Life
  • Work
  • Important

• When we meet people who are astronauts or deal in astronomy, it's always really fascinating.

  

  John Roger Stephens
  • People

• My first attempt at a kiss was in fifth grade, but it didn't go so well. Later, I used Boyz II Men and Jodeci songs to come on to girls. I had more success.

  

  John Roger Stephens
  • Men
  • Success
  • Kiss

• When we see people that are impoverished and people who are dealt an unfair hand, then if we have the power to help them, we should try to do that.

  

  John Roger Stephens
  • People
  • Power
  • Help

• I don't feel like that many musicians are competitive with each other.

  

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• 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.

  

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