Famous quotes by John Legend:

"Everyone I know who'd been (there) said (South Africa) was beautiful, the people were beautiful, and it was a nice mixture of Africa and Western culture. I knew from friends that my music was popular (there), so I was excited to go."

"I've been wanting to work with her ever since. It's great to see that wish finally come true."

"Do It Again,"

"It took time to build a base, but I already had a lot of friends in [New York City] from college. Then, I started very early on building my own e-mail list and Web site and all that. That really helped generate more and more people and compelled the word of mouth,"

"I've just finished a duet remix of"

"I'm really excited to have Ms. Hill on the track, ... She's truly a genius. The first time I ever appeared on a major album was when I played piano on 'Everything Is Everything' from 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.' I have been wanting to work with her again ever since. It's great to see that wish finally come true."

"The ride for me has been good so far. I am blessed, because I enjoy doing what I am doing,"

"The first time I ever appeared on a major album was when I played piano on 'Everything Is Everything' from 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,' ... I have been wanting to work with her again ever since."

"I'm really excited to have Ms. Hill on the track. She's truly a genius. The first time I ever appeared on a major album was when I played piano on 'Everything Is Everything' from 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.' I have been wanting to work with her again ever since. It's great to see that wish finally come true."

"I'm really excited to have Ms. Hill on the track."

"I like cool jackets - a nice fall or winter coat. You can get a lot of use out of it, and you'll wear it frequently, so it can really set the tone of your uniform for the season."

"I'm honestly not a great gift giver. I could give better - my girlfriends have always complained about that."

"At work, you want to stand out but not in extra-funky ways. At the core, it's about dressing for girls - who are most of my fans - and you want to dress up for them. You just want to feel like you're on top of your game."

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

"Sometimes there's that perfect moment when the crowd, the music, the energy of the room come together in a way that brings me to tears."

"The best training is to play by ear: trial by fire."

"My first big break came with Lauryn Hill on a track called Everything is Everything, I played piano on that track way back in 1998."

"I was a busy kid in high school - a little bit of an overachiever, I guess. Prom king was kind of silly, but the rest of the stuff was important to me."

"Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist."

"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."