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Anybody under the age of forty knows hip-hop, gospel and R&B pretty well, and it's all a part of what we consider to be 'black music.' There is a natural synergy between the three. ↗

— John Legend

#amp #anybody #between #black #black music

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. ↗

— John Legend

#day #deal #downfall #every #every day

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

— John Legend

#black #boy #change #did #leaders

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. ↗

— John Legend

#business #day #end #end of the day #few

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

— John Legend

#cause #crime #felt #i #i always

The realistic value of a work is completely independent of its properties in terms of content. ↗

— Fernand Leger

#content #independent #properties #realistic #terms

There's only one interview technique that matters... Do your homework so you can listen to the answers and react to them and ask follow-ups. Do your homework, prepare. ↗

— Jim Lehrer

#ask #homework #interview #listen #matters

I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody, then the hook, and the lyrics come last. Some people start with the lyrics first because they know what they want to talk about and they just write a whole bunch of lyrical ideas, but for me the music tells me what to talk about. ↗

— John Legend

#because #bunch #come #first #hook

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

#brazilian #brazilian music #classic #classic rock #hip-hop

I used to work for a management consulting company, so I dressed differently - business casual, probably a lot of things from Banana Republic. My wardrobe now is definitely more expensive, but I always dress for the occasion. ↗

— John Legend

#banana #business #casual #company #consulting