You've been quoted as saying, "There's more to life than just taking what someone gives you." At what key moment in your career have you used that philosophy?
When I was in London with a job that I just got, I moved out of my mum's house. I thought I was okay. It was weird because I said, like, "Okay, this job has kind of set me along for awhile so I can save some money. So go ahead and write music." The music took awhile, but I made sure that my first job was my music. I kind of decided that I'm not going to take a situation based on what everyone else says I should be doing and what everyone else is doing. I want to do what I want to do first and everything else will follow later. I want to be happy first and foremost.
It is well-known that you met Kanye West outside of Roscoe's Chicken by happenstance, but how did you meet John Legend?
Kanye invited me to the stadium to meet him and there was John. He sounds nothing like he talks when he sings. It was random chit-chat.
How does it feel to be the artist that was chosen to christen John Legend's Homeschool label?
It feels cool. He's a great person to be around and he's very generous.
For those who only know "American Boy," is there a particular song on Shine that you hope people will gravitate toward?
Yeah. There's a couple. I hope people would buy the whole album. I love the album and I hope they listen to the tracks the whole way through. I think people will love "Pretty Please (Love Me)," "Come Over," or "Back in Love." I think the ladies would love "More Than Friends."
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