I like songs that have like a little bit of quirkiness to them. What I like to do with songs, is kind of throw a little curveball in the lyrics or in the arrangement, to kind of give it a little twist to it. John Legend More Quotes by John Legend More Quotes From John Legend You learn so much from taking chances, whether they work out or not. Either way, you can grow from the experience and become stronger and smarter. John Legend stronger work-out motivational We all must follow a different path to let our light shine, and that's what makes us so unpredictable and unique. John Legend shining light unique Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure. John Legend real soul inspiring We have a serious problem with incarceration in this country. It's destroying families, it's destroying communities and we're the most incarcerated country in the world, and when you look deeper and look at the reasons we got to this place, we as a society made some choices politically and legislatively, culturally to deal with poverty, deal with mental illness in a certain way and that way usually involves using incarceration. John Legend community choices country I keep learning, listening, growing and experimenting. John Legend keep-learning growing listening I want you to live the best life you can. You can be world-changers. .. Pursue this life of love with focus and passion and ambition and courage. Give it your all. And that will be your path to true success. John Legend passion ambition giving The biggest weapon is to stay peaceful John Legend peaceful weapons The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education John Legend empowering fighting people 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 Legend trying hands people Love your curves and all your edges All your perfect imperfections John Legend curves perfect love-you The future started yesterday, and we're already late. John Legend future late yesterday My head’s under water but I’m breathing fine John Legend fine breathing water A just society is not one built on fear or repression or vengeance or exclusion, but one built on love. Love for our families. Love for our neighbors. Love for the least among us. Love for those who look different or worship differently. Love for those we don't even know. John Legend family-love different looks We're just ordinary people. We don't know which way to go. John Legend ordinary people way I just want it to be timeless and timely at the same time. John Legend timely timeless want If a relationship is going to work, it will require compromise and, even then, it is not always going to end the way you want it to. John Legend compromise want way I feel like my job is to make impact, spread love, tell great stories, inspire people, that's what I am going to do. John Legend impact jobs people 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 writing people ideas 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? John Legend empathy volunteer helping-others Experience is a great teacher. John Legend experience teacher reality
