John Legend
03/26/20 • 39 min
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During these tough times, Rick Rubin wanted to have a chat with an artist he finds inspiring. Top of mind was John Legend. So he called him up via Zoom, while both were sheltering in place, for a quick chat about his career and the creative process behind two of his biggest songs. Plus they discuss the song Legend is currently obsessed with. This is our first remote recording, so it's a little shorter and a little more lo-fi than usual.
Make sure to listen to John Legend's new single "Actions" and check for a new album later this year: https://open.spotify.com/track/0KGgFs3yJ1aHGnEU8nHCqR?si=3Q_Er2R7T1WQk_W8L1g1tg
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During these tough times, Rick Rubin wanted to have a chat with an artist he finds inspiring. Top of mind was John Legend. So he called him up via Zoom, while both were sheltering in place, for a quick chat about his career and the creative process behind two of his biggest songs. Plus they discuss the song Legend is currently obsessed with. This is our first remote recording, so it's a little shorter and a little more lo-fi than usual.
Make sure to listen to John Legend's new single "Actions" and check for a new album later this year: https://open.spotify.com/track/0KGgFs3yJ1aHGnEU8nHCqR?si=3Q_Er2R7T1WQk_W8L1g1tg
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Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond - John Legend
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Pushkin. John Legends one of those people who can brighten a day, so we're lucky during these times to be getting some new music. Rick wanted to talk to an uplifting artist for the podcast and John was one of the first people that came to mind, and the timing was perfect because John just released Actions, a song off his new album that's due later this year. Rick and John are both sheltered in place at the moment while we arrived this virus out.
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