John Legend
Singer / Songwriter
“I think success has a lot to do with finding something you love and putting everything you have into it.”
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By Roadtrip NationJohn Legend
Milestones
My road in life has been direct.
Grew up playing music on his family's rickety piano and in his church in Springfield, Ohio.
Fell in love with music at a young age; loved performing and getting to create something new.
The first in his family to go to college, he attended the University of Pennsylvania.
Being first to go to college, his parents' divorce and his mother's drug problem were all obstacles.
Worked as a management consultant after school, but spent his nights performing and recording.
Says that what defines successful people is not that they don't fail, but how they bounce back.
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Education
High School
Career
Singer / Songwriter
I'm a Grammy Award winning recording artist, concert performer, philanthropist, and social activist.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Entrepreneurship
Music
Accomplishing Goals
Hurdles
Challenges I Overcame
First-Generation College Student
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Why Not Us
Being the first in your family to attend college is daunting, but rewarding.
Follow the journeys of four young people-all first in their families to go to college-as they road-trip across the country to interview inspiring individuals who were also first in their families to pursue higher education.
After gaining wisdom and guidance from trail-blazing leaders-including Anna Maria Chávez, CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA, Grammy Award-winner John Legend, and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz-the Roadtrippers are emboldened to embrace the opportunities ahead and ask "why shouldn't I succeed?"
