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How John Legend became an unexpected political firebrand
Read more: Trump protest anthems: Our pick of the many, many anti-Trump songsJohn Legend was a quiet one. He was once referred as an “ordinary soul man” by veteran music journalist Robert Christgau, and his debut album, 2004’s ‘Get Lifted’, was fairly one dimensional in terms of lyrical content: love, family, heartbreak and infidelity (with the odd dick joke thrown in for fun).The first time I ever came across him he was the unassuming John Stephens, a backing keyboard player for Kanye West at the rapper’s first ever UK show in 2004.