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4 Sep, 2017

Legend on Trump: ‘He calls people liars because he is a liar’

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Legend says Trump’s attacks on others are his own flaws projected onto others:

I feel like it’s not super controversial. I think Trump is an embarrassment to the country. And his approval rating is terrible.

John Legend slams Donald Trump - Tune In! Variety TV Summit

22 Feb, 2015

Attend Oscars

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Teigen and Legend arrive at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre. Legend will perform Glory, the Oscar-nominated song with Common. Legend:

It’s going to be special. We just performed it at the Grammys so we wanted to do something different.

1 Dec, 2014

Los Angeles Confidential cover

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john-legend-chrissy-teigen-la-confidential (2)Legend appears on the cover of the December 2014 issue of Los Angeles Confidential magazine. He talks about whether he loved his wife from the  moment they met, who inspired his song All of Me, and his childhood.

I was a very precocious kid, so I was very thirsty for learning. I wanted to learn the piano. I wanted to study the encyclopedia. I wanted to do everything. I just wanted to soak up a lot of knowledge.

24 Sep, 2014

Collaboration

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Trainor tells that she will be teaming up with Legend in a song on her upcoming debut album.

I wrote the song like years ago and it wasn’t going to make my album but my Uncle Burton Toney, the man, my Trinidadian uncle [he is married to Meghan’s aunt] he met my managers and forced them to listen. ‘He said you need to hear this song, she didn’t show you this song, you need to hear it. And I thought because it wasn’t shoo-wop vibey I blanked out, and the girl, my manager, listened to it and started crying and she’s like ‘You know you’ve got to cut this, right?’

So then I cut it, I produced a version with my friend and they sent it to John because he’s on my management company and he’s like ‘I love this I want to be a part of it’…It’s gonna be cool.

10 Jul, 2014

You & I (Nobody In The World)

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Legend releases the music video for You & I (Nobody In The World), directed by Mishka Kornai. The song is off of his album Love In The Future.

John Legend - You & I (Nobody in the World) (Official Video)

3 Apr, 2014

John Legend interview

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Seacrest interviews Legend during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and questions him about his single All Of Me. 

I wrote it a couple years ago and then when I came home I said, ‘I wrote a really good song baby I think you’re going to love it.’ And I sang it to her and she started crying, so I knew it would be a special song and then I sang it at our wedding and a lot of people have been using it at their weddings.

2 Oct, 2013

All of Me

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Legend releases the music video for All of Me off of his album Love In The Future. The music video features Teigen.

I told my label early on that this could be the biggest song of my career if we don’t mess it up,

John Legend - All of Me (Official Video)

1 Aug, 2013

Made to Love

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Legend releases the music video for Made to Love, directed by Daniel Sannwald. The song is off of his album Love In The Future.

John Legend - Made to Love (Official Video)

11 Jun, 2013

John Legend interview

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Winfrey interviews John Legend and asks in-depth questions about family life and friend Kanye West.

I got into a drunken brawl out side a bar one time. And anyone who knows me knows that I would never get into a drunken brawl ever.

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen on Infidelity Rumors | Oprah's Next Chapter | Oprah Winfrey Network

6 May, 2013

Who Do We Think We Are

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Legend releases the music video for Who Do We Think We Are, directed by Paul Gore. The song features Rick Ross and is off of Legend’s album Love In The Future.

The song has a few themes. The pre-chorus says, “I’m not afraid to fly” and “We’re not afraid to die.” Obviously that’s embracing the idea of risk-taking, not only in love but also in life. Not being afraid to pursue your dreams to the fullest. Not being afraid to live out your fantasies in life, and embrace some risks of falling. And so, that’s really what the song is about, and some of the lyrics kind of celebrate decadence and luxury, and enjoying your success, and obviously we played on those lyrics quite a bit and made what I think is a very beautiful and artistic video that’s also very sexy, and high-fashion and luxurious.

John Legend - Who Do We Think We Are (Official Video) ft. Rick Ross