John Legend ON: Growing From Grief & How to Turn Childhood Adversities into Fuel for Your Passion

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

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Health & Fitness, Business, Mental Health

4.8 • 28.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2022

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Today, I talk to the one and only John Legend. John has garnered 12 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and an Emmy award making him the first black man to earn an EGOT. During the course of John's career, he has released seven celebrated albums. His eighth studio album, Legend, which was released on September 9th, is out right now. John recently began the second leg of his critically acclaimed Las Vegas residency entitled Love in Las Vegas, which runs through October. And his MasterClass on songwriting has just been released. John openly shares his amazing journey as a songwriter, singer, and family man. We start the conversation with his childhood - from growing up in a Christina home, being homeschooled to transitioning into a public school and the challenges that come with it. Next, we dive deep into how community support plays a huge role in molding children outside of the home, the value of knowing what you want in life and finding the means to attain it and sticking to it, and the relentless pursuit of a career and build a family where love, care, and a safe space is prioritized. The hurdles may have been tough and the path may be unclear at some point, but John’s story is telling us to believe in what we can do and remain passionate about the things we love to do.

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0:00.0	When we first met, we were very attracted to each other.
0:03.2	It was, our chemistry was great.
0:07.1	But that level of attraction is more like infatuation
0:11.2	at the beginning of a relationship.
0:13.6	And love when it is able to stand the test of time,
0:19.8	it has to be deeper and more real than that.
0:33.8	Hey everyone, welcome back to On Purpose, the number one health and wellness podcast in the world.
0:36.8	Thanks to each and every single one of you that join every week to listen, learn and grow.
0:41.8	Now I know you are here because you are fascinated as I am about creative stories,
0:46.8	people's backgrounds, walks of life, choices they made, decisions that changed the trajectory of their journey
0:52.8	because you are trying to make the same in your life.
0:54.8	And today's guest is someone that I had down as one of the names when I first started the show four years ago,
0:59.8	nearly four years ago.
1:00.8	And it was one of those people that I wanted to speak to because I was a fan of his music for a long time, his journey.
1:05.8	And I'm grateful that today we actually get to do this in person in my studio at home in LA.
1:11.8	And so I'm speaking about none other than one and only John Legend who has gone at 12 Grammy Awards,
1:18.8	an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and an Emmy Award,
1:23.8	making him the first black man to earn an E-GOT.
1:26.8	During the course of John's career, he has released seven celebrated albums,
1:31.8	his eighth studio album Legend, which was released on September 9th,
1:35.8	is out right now.
1:36.8	I've been listening to it.
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