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I think it's hard to really write a song that will educate someone because songs are meant to be ... you don't want to be too didactic in a song because it doesn't make for good music. and i think the role of songs can be to inspire people but there needs to education and prose to back that up.
-John Legend
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I Think It's Hard To Really Write

John Legend
I think it's hard to really write a song that will educate someone because songs are meant to be ... you don't want to be too didactic in a song because it doesn't make for good music. and i think the role of songs can be to inspire people but there needs to education and prose to back that up.
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