In America we have big issues with education - in impoverished communities especially. I work with Teach For All, and so we're encouraging more people to get into teaching.
John LegendRead
I've never put out a song that I wasn't completely proud of and that I didn't love. In that sense, I've never felt like I sold out in any way.
Interpretation
The quote expresses an artist's commitment to integrity and passion in their work.
John Legend emphasizes the importance of authenticity and self-respect in his musical career. He conveys that every song he has released represents his pride and love for his craft, suggesting that true success aligns with personal values rather than commercial pressure. This perspective reflects a deep connection between the artist and their work, highlighting the fulfillment that comes from staying true to one's artistic vision.
In practice
In a music industry panel discussing authenticity in art.
In America we have big issues with education - in impoverished communities especially. I work with Teach For All, and so we're encouraging more people to get into teaching.
Hip-hop is one of the most free art forms there is. There's so many sounds you can use, so many things you can bring in. You never know, man. I bet years ago people would've never said they would hear me with Rick Ross, and we did four classic songs together.
For me as a songwriter, I love when other people cover my songs.
To have the chance to see your music be elevated and to have almost universally positive response to that music, makes me feel better every day. I feel more confident and inspired, and that's fun.
Why wouldn't I help? What good reason do I have as a human being with power and a sense of empathy and morality, why wouldn't I do something?
I wrote the song "Show Me" as a prayer to God asking simple, honest questions about life and death and why there is so much suffering in the world. As I grew with the song I realized I shouldn't limit these questions solely to God; I should ask those questions of others and of myself.
All the translations of a poem in all possible languages may add nuance to nuance and, by a kind of mutual retouching, by correcting one another, may give an increasingly faithful picture of the poem they translate, yet they will never give the inner meaning of the original.
I'm a person that works off of music. I let the music dictate the direction.
I'm a method actress in my songs, which is why it's hard to sing them.
To most people who look at a mobile, it's no more than a series of flat objects that move. To a few, though, it may be poetry.
That kill the bloom before its time, And blanch, without the owner's crime, The most resplendent hair.
The best part of making music, for me, is collaborating and working with new people and fresh sounds and all those things that get people excited to continue in this business that we all love so much.
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