Q&A: John Legend On Activism, His New Album, Playg Live And Marv Gaye

Contents:

• JOHN LEGEND ON MARV GAYE TRIBUTE: 'I'LL DO THE BT I CAN'
• Q&A: JOHN LEGEND ON ACTIVISM, HIS NEW ALBUM, PLAYG LIVE AND MARV GAYE
• JOHN LEGEND NCERTS PLAYG MARV GAYE VERS
• JOHN LEGEND NCERTS PLAYG MARV GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL VERS
• JOHN LEGEND, KENNEDY CENTER PROGRAM PAY TRIBUTE TO MARV GAYE
• MARV GAYE
• MARV GAYE
• JOHN LEGEND, KENNEDY CENTER PROGRAM PAY TRIBUTE TO MARV GAYE

JOHN LEGEND ON MARV GAYE TRIBUTE: 'I'LL DO THE BT I CAN'

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Q&A: JOHN LEGEND ON ACTIVISM, HIS NEW ALBUM, PLAYG LIVE AND MARV GAYE

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JOHN LEGEND NCERTS PLAYG MARV GAYE VERS

Although R&B pop star John Legend is ridg high on the succs of his fourth stud album, Love the Future, which has yield the hs "All of Me" and "You & I (Nobody the World), " he'll be takg a break om his celebrated talog to sg the tun of another mic legend — Marv wh the Los Angel Philharmonic and Sharon Jon & The Dap-Kgs, Legend will perform live Gaye's entire 1971 album What's Gog On, om Los Angel’s inic Hollywood Bowl.

Here, Legend answers our terview qutns about this momento MUSIC: How were you troduced to Marv Gaye? From the Temptatns to Stevie Wonr to Smokey Robson to Diana Ross to Marv Gaye, this was the signature mic of my dad's youth. I've always seen Marv Gaye as one of the greatt sgers the history of popular mic.

JOHN LEGEND NCERTS PLAYG MARV GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL VERS

Well, I'm unr no illn that I'm as gifted a volist as Marv Gaye, but I'm thrilled to have the opportuny to perform this amazg mic. Songs that sampled Marv Gaye's Purple Snowflak:. Other vers of Marv Gaye's Purple Snowflak:.

Diana Ross and Marv Gaye's Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) ver of The Stylistics's Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart). Marv Gaye & Tammi Terrell.

I spoke wh Legend about why was pecially important for him to support our ary durg the difficult tim, his love of playg life, how artists like Harry Belafonte, Stevie Wonr and Marv Gaye spired his mix of mic and activism and his new album. I looked up to Marv Gaye, I looked up to the artists who ma betiful mic and were some of the most soulful and prolific and prodig micians soul mic, but also never shied away om sayg somethg when they believed was the right thg to say. Marv Gaye ver, played live 13 tim so far.

JOHN LEGEND, KENNEDY CENTER PROGRAM PAY TRIBUTE TO MARV GAYE

Marv Gaye songs vered by John Legend. What's Gog On (Marv Gaye ver). Mercy Mercy Me (The Elogy) (Marv Gaye ver).

A't No Mounta High Enough (Marv Gaye & Tammi Terrell ver).

A't Nothg Like the Real Thg (Marv Gaye & Tammi Terrell ver). California Soul (Marv Gaye & Tammi Terrell ver).

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Fly' High (In the Friendly Sky) (Marv Gaye ver). God Is Love (Marv Gaye ver).

If I Could Build My Whole World Around You (Marv Gaye & Tammi Terrell ver). If This World Were Me (Marv Gaye & Tammi Terrell ver).

Inner Cy Blu (Make Me Wanna Holler) (Marv Gaye ver). Let's Get It On (Marv Gaye ver).

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Ltle Ole Boy, Ltle Ole Girl (Marv Gaye & Tammi Terrell ver). Right On (Marv Gaye ver).

Save the Children (Marv Gaye ver). What's Happeng Brother (Marv Gaye ver). Wholy Holy (Marv Gaye ver).

You're All I Need to Get By (Marv Gaye & Tammi Terrell ver).

JOHN LEGEND, KENNEDY CENTER PROGRAM PAY TRIBUTE TO MARV GAYE

Your Prec Love (Marv Gaye & Tammi Terrell ver).

A socially md new project ntu the work of Gaye's landmark album "What's Gog On. John Legend, Kennedy Center Program Pay Tribute to Marv Gaye. Grammy award-wng sger John Legend surprised a high school choir Tuday at the Kennedy Center to help start a program enuragg young artists to nont social issu wh their art, honor of the late Marv Gaye.

The project, “What’s Gog On … Now, ” echo Gaye’s lyrics and asks young people to exprs how thgs have changed the four s sce Gaye’s h album, “What’s Gog On.

Gaye’s groundbreakg 1971 Motown album tackled difficult social issu such as war, dg addictn and poverty, and asked dienc to reflect on the tim. His 1972 performance at the Kennedy Center his hometown was a historic eback for Gaye – his first live performance two years sce the ath of his sgg partner and iend Tammi Terrell. It’s also believed to be the only time Gaye sang his entire “What’s Gog On” album ncert.

Legend, 33, will recreate Gaye’s performance two ncerts May wh the Natnal Symphony Orchtra and other performers. Legend said Gaye’s tun were part of his childhood bee his parents were big fans. It tak “a b of boldns” for artists to take on social issu and polil issu like Gaye did, Legend said.

Many of the same issu Gaye wrote about still lger today, such as war, vlence and unemployment, she said.

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