John Roger Stephens

John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter. He began his musical career working behind the scenes for other artists, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything", and performing as an uncredited backing vocalist on Jay-Z's "Encore" and Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name"

Quotes

• We can't wait for solutions to end poverty – we need action NOW.
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• Weird how all these “free, independent thinkers” always land at the same old anti blackness and anti semitism.
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• I love that great, brilliant artists have the power to imagine a better future. But artists can't be blind to the truth.
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• I love this country and have no desire to leave, but i stand by every quote in this article. Without a commitment to representative democracy and the rule of law, this nation is in serious peril.
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