John Legend

About this episode

Eric Vetro interviews John Legend about his voice lessons and songwriting process.

In this episode, Eric talks with John Legend about why, at the height of his career, John started taking voice lessons, and how important it has been to learn how to maintain his voice for the long haul. They also chat about how working with Eric has influenced John’s own coaching on The Voice, his writing process, and how he creates songs. John even demonstrates how his favorite falsetto singers sound, from Curtis Mayfield to Prince, and why each one is unique. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Eric Vetro

Guest: John Legend

Topics covered

• voice lessons
• music coaching
• songwriting
• falsetto
• artist influence

Keywords

• John Legend
• voice lessons
• The Voice
• songwriting
• falsetto
• music coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Voice

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