John Legend Quotes
The Obamas have been a great example for the country, and I think people are getting a bit nostalgic for that now when they see what some of the alternatives might be.
Legend, John. Interview. The Hollywood Reporter, Prometheus Global Media, 2016.
In an unprecedent event for Broadway, Victor Dixon, as the cast was taking its curtain call of the then hootest musical play, "Halilton", read aloud this statement to the audience and the new Vice President Elect, Mike Pence who was attending the show. The document had been written and endorsed by the entire cast as a group. The trigger for this unusal happening was the winning of the presidency by Donald Trump who had throughout the campain made many racist statements about monorities and a contual tirade of sexist, anti-female statements. It had also been revealed that Tromp had been sexually accosting women. During and after the campaign, Pence had not himself made any of these statemetns or even indicated that he agreed with them, but he did not public;y deagree or disavow them. The message was clarly meandt for Donald Trump. The Vice President then walked out, and many in the audience booed him in the process. Victor Dixon asked them not do boo the vice president as the cast was trying to keep thir message on a high plane, but the audience wanted to express their view. Pence was hot offended personally by the message but walked out in defference to Trump. Teh President elect however was outraged and in the early morning hours went on one of his many tweeting tirades against the cast of Hamilton--to many an overreaction to criticism to which Presidents in America have to become accostomed.
John Roger Stephens, known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, film producer, and philanthropist. Prior to the release of Legend's debut album Get Lifted (2004), he collaborated with already-established artists and signed to Kanye West's GOOD Music. Legend has sung on Jay-Z's "Encore", Alicia Keys's "You Don't Know My Name", Dilated Peoples' "This Way", Slum Village's "Selfish", Fort Minor's "High Road", and played piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything". Legend's single "All of Me" from his fourth studio album Love in the Future (2013) was a Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit.
