1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: This is my legacy, and welcome to this week's bonus Drop. 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: Today John Legend opens up about the lessons his children 3 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: have taught him, the values he hopes to pass on, 4 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: and the joy of lifting up new talent as a 5 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: mentor on the Voice. It's personal, inspiring and straight from 6 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:20,919 Speaker 1: the heart. Let's jump in, John. 7 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 2: I do know that there have been a few campaigns 8 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 2: that Martin and I have been involved in social justice wise, 9 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 2: that you also have been involved in, so we know 10 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 2: your commitment to humanity and social justice. I think the 11 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 2: last one would have been the voting rights we were 12 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 2: both involved in, you know, the push for and we 13 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 2: still are federal voting rights legislation. 14 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 3: So and you know, we get involved in that because 15 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 3: democracy is so foundational to everything else that we do. 16 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 3: And for ordinary people to have a voice in their 17 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 3: elections and in their communities and how their communities are run, 18 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 3: how their tax dollars are being spent, what the priorities 19 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 3: of the government are. 20 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 4: It's so important. 21 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 3: And the forces that are against democracy, the forces that 22 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 3: try to crush the voices of the people, they do 23 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 3: that because it's easier for them to enact policies that 24 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 3: aren't helpful for the majority of Americans if they're not 25 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 3: accountable to the majority of Americans, if they can find 26 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 3: ways to diminish the value of people's vote, diminish the 27 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 3: effect of people's vote. And so I've spent a lot 28 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 3: of time and a lot of energy fighting for voting 29 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 3: rights because I know how foundational they are to everything 30 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 3: else that we do. And the politicians that are against 31 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 3: them know that. That's why they work so hard to 32 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 3: continue to crush voting rights, diminish voting rights around the country. 33 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 2: Well as remind people that doctor King told the world 34 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 2: to give us the ballot before he told the world 35 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 2: about his dream. 36 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 5: Well, John, you actually talked about young people and lessons 37 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 5: and mentorship in the world old knows you through the voice. 38 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 5: Is this incredible mentor to so many young people and 39 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 5: young talent. Imagine people come to all the time asking 40 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 5: for advice about how to be successful. But I want 41 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,519 Speaker 5: to ask you a different question. If young people ask 42 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 5: you for advice, how do you live a fulfilled life? 43 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 4: Fulfillment comes from multiple things. 44 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 3: I think One, you need to be around people that 45 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 3: you really love and have valued friendships, have a valued companionship. 46 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 3: You need to be around love and to give it 47 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 3: and receive it, and so many of the experiences that 48 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 3: you're going to remember and value for the rest of 49 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 3: your life are going to be determined by the people 50 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 3: you get to do it with, and so that's key. 51 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 3: I think having those personal connections, having a tribe, whether 52 00:02:54,840 --> 00:03:00,080 Speaker 3: it's a blood related or not chosen family, all of it. 53 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 3: I think it's really important to have that love around you. 54 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 3: And a real bonus is that you get to do 55 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 3: work with people that you really care about and value 56 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 3: and enjoy being around too. Now a lot of times 57 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 3: people don't have as much. The job market isn't always easy, 58 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 3: and sometimes you end up in jobs that you're not 59 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 3: super excited about as a young person. But I think 60 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 3: a lot of fulfillment eventually is going to come from 61 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 3: you getting to do something that you really are passionate 62 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 3: about and you love doing every day. I know doctor 63 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 3: Perry gets to do something he's passionate about and is 64 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 3: stimulated by and engaged by every day, something that's challenging 65 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 3: but also rewarding at the same time. And I think 66 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 3: people need that balance of challenge and reward. So you 67 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 3: need to feel like what you're doing is not easy 68 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 3: that it requires you to put your best foot forward, 69 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 3: but also is rewarding when you get it right. It 70 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 3: can't be too easy or it doesn't have that sense 71 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 3: of reward when you get it right. 72 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 4: And so I think when it. 73 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 3: Comes to careers and and and and things, people spend 74 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 3: a lot of their time on. I tell people to 75 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 3: find something you really care about, something that challenges you 76 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 3: and pushes you, but will also reward you when you 77 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 3: get it right. 78 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 6: Beautiful Andre, when we're talking about creating a better future, 79 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 6: I think of my own daughter. You've spoken about losing 80 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 6: your father at such a young age, and I did 81 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 6: as well. How has that shaped how you show up 82 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 6: as a dad? 83 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 7: Oh man, I'll share a story that happened. There was 84 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 7: a storm in my personal life. I'm now divorced, but 85 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 7: there was some very challenging times during that time. And 86 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 7: on one day my son saw me walking up the stairs, 87 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 7: very despondent, very sad. He looked at me. He might 88 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 7: have been eleven, maybe the eleven he saw and he said, 89 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 7: what's wrong? 90 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: Dad? 91 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:19,600 Speaker 7: And I said, oh, nothing's wrong. He said, I lived 92 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:21,840 Speaker 7: with you for eleven years. I know something with something's 93 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 7: wrong right? And now I said, Hey, something's challenged with 94 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 7: the family right now. And he looked at me and 95 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 7: he said, but we have each other, right, we have 96 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:41,039 Speaker 7: each other. I as a dad, I do ask of 97 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 7: my son, ask of my family, ask of the communities 98 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 7: that I serve. Make sure you hold on to the 99 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:52,840 Speaker 7: assets that are within your grasp, Love them, cherish them, 100 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 7: nurture them. There will be storms in our lives. There 101 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 7: will be shocks, economics shocks, social shocks, all these different things. 102 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 7: But we have each other and it is through that cooperation, 103 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 7: through that struggle together we can get through. We can 104 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 7: get through this time. And so when I work with John, 105 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:22,280 Speaker 7: I mean he he reminds me off the time through 106 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 7: his lived experience. I mean, people will see the brilliance 107 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 7: in terms of the artistry, but the brother's been through 108 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 7: it and he learned how to pour his pain, his 109 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 7: emotions into things that will uplift communities. And so I 110 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 7: just love being around people who understand that we have 111 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 7: each other. There is strength between us and we can 112 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,359 Speaker 7: get through these challenging times. 113 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 6: John, you have four children yourself. What's the most important 114 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 6: thing your kids have taught you and the most important 115 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 6: thing you hope to teach them. 116 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:08,799 Speaker 3: Part of it is that they inspire me to think 117 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 3: about their future, but also to think about what I've 118 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 3: learned from my own experience growing up, to value that, 119 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 3: to value family, to value even though my mother went 120 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 3: through tough times, she's back in our lives now, my 121 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 3: father's in our lives, and just knowing the value of family, 122 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 3: extended family, it's renewed my desire to be in touch 123 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 3: with my cousins and be in touch with my aunts 124 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 3: and uncles, and be in touch with my mother and 125 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 3: father and Chrissy's mother and father just in giving them 126 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 3: that cocoon of love and family that I think really 127 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 3: helps every kid develop. They've really taught me to appreciate 128 00:07:56,320 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 3: the value of family and really extended family, because I 129 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 3: just see how much joy they get from being with 130 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 3: their cousins, being with their aunts and uncles, being with 131 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 3: their grandparents. 132 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 4: I really value that. 133 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 3: And I think I went through a period in my 134 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 3: twenties and thirties where I was so focused on my 135 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:20,119 Speaker 3: career and even when Christy and I were just married 136 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 3: but without kids, focused on our relationship, and I don't 137 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 3: think I valued. 138 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 4: Extended family as much as I do now. And I 139 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 4: think my. 140 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:34,679 Speaker 3: Kids really helped teach me how important extended family is 141 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 3: and caring on traditions and doing holidays together and all 142 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:44,559 Speaker 3: these things that there was a time when I think 143 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 3: I took it for granted, but I don't take it 144 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 3: for granted anymore. 145 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 4: So I definitely learned that from my kids. 146 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 3: And the thing that I try to pass on to 147 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 3: them one is just kindness and how to be a 148 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 3: quality human being with character and kindness and gratitude and 149 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 3: love for their neighbors. We try to show them that 150 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 3: with our own actions, both Christie and myself, we're very 151 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:20,319 Speaker 3: active politically but also philanthropically in giving, helping people who 152 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 3: are struggling with hunger, helping people whose reproductive rights have 153 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 3: been taken away, helping people who have been incarcerated, helping 154 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 3: people who need access to better schools, better grocery stores, etc. 155 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 3: Both of us have been focused on that kind of work, 156 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 3: and we bring our kids with us when we're doing 157 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 3: a lot of that work, so they can see what 158 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 3: it means to be blessed and then pass on those 159 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 3: blessings to other people, and so hopefully they'll carry that 160 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 3: with them as they go forward in life. And I 161 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 3: want them to be successful whatever they do, to love 162 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 3: what they do and to be successful at it, but 163 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 3: also always remember how blessed they are and to pass 164 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 3: on those blessings. 165 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 4: To other people. 166 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 2: We love that and what we collectively, the four of us, 167 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 2: we have an initiative called Realize the Dream, and I 168 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 2: hope that both of you get your kids involved with 169 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 2: us where we are collectively wanting to unite our communities 170 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 2: and the country through committing one hundred million hours of 171 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 2: service as a way of building community by Doctor King's 172 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 2: one hundredth birthday, So one hundred for one hundred fantastic. 173 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 2: But it's one thing to talk about these things, but 174 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 2: for kids to actually be a part of the world 175 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 2: in which they're going to inherit, for them to actually 176 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 2: serve in communities, that's something that we're incredibly excited about. 177 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:48,559 Speaker 4: We love it. 178 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 8: If you could share this episode with someone who you admire, 179 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 8: someone who shows up for you, who cares about you, 180 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:57,320 Speaker 8: who lives their legacy every day. We'll be back in 181 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 8: a moment. 182 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 2: Now back to my legacy. 183 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 8: Jump after twenty years of your first Grammy Award winning 184 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 8: album to this amazing moment in time where we are now. 185 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 8: You have a new tour called Get Lifted, which is 186 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 8: so exciting. So tell us about Get Lifted, and also 187 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 8: tell us about where do you find the passion of 188 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 8: love in your heart to get Lifted. 189 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 3: Well, I'm so grateful for a twenty year career. You know, 190 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 3: I launched my career publicly with this album, Get Lifted. 191 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,319 Speaker 3: It came out in December of two thousand and four. 192 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 3: I toured with it all of two thousand and five, 193 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 3: so it is right around twenty years since that came out, 194 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 3: and we're doing a new tour to celebrate twenty years 195 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 3: of Get Lifted. And you know, when I think about 196 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 3: Get Lifted, it takes me back to that time. It 197 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 3: takes me back to all the struggles I had leading 198 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:59,319 Speaker 3: up to getting a record deal, being told no, having 199 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 3: to persist through all of that, but also believing that 200 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 3: I had something special to offer the world with my music, 201 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:09,200 Speaker 3: with my message, and persisting and continuing to fight on 202 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 3: until I finally got that opportunity to present it to 203 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 3: the world. And I just feel a sense of great 204 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 3: gratitude for the career that I've had, for the relationship 205 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 3: that I've built with my fans, And this tour is 206 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:27,200 Speaker 3: really a celebration of that relationship. We can get nostalgic. 207 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 3: We can go back to that time when the album 208 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 3: came out and everybody can remember where they were when 209 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 3: they first heard ordinary people, what part of their life 210 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 3: this album helped them get through. We're going to celebrate 211 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:45,119 Speaker 3: all of that starting late August all around. 212 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 4: North America, and we're so excited to do that. And 213 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 4: what gets me lifted there are a lot of things. 214 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 3: First of all, my family does They bring me joy, 215 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 3: They make me laugh. We have such a fun time 216 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 3: over here, and it's very inspiring to be a father. 217 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 3: But another thing creatively that gets me lifted is making 218 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 3: new music. 219 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 4: I love writing songs. 220 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 3: I love that sense that every day can be something 221 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 3: new that I create in the world that's going to 222 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 3: reach the entire world. It's a very unique position I 223 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 3: get to be in that I get to write something 224 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:22,960 Speaker 3: that the whole world may hear and it could change 225 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 3: the world. Every time I go into the studio and 226 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 3: write something new, it could make a big difference in 227 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 3: my life, but also in other people's lives too, And 228 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 3: so that gets me lifted, just that creative process and 229 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 3: completing projects and creating new things that are going to 230 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 3: make an impact in the world and leave a legacy 231 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:44,880 Speaker 3: behind that will outlive me. And then, I would say, 232 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 3: more relevant to what we've been talking about today, I 233 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 3: get lifted when we get to visit some of the 234 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 3: communities where we work and see the impact of the 235 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 3: work that we're all contributing to, see the lives that 236 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 3: are changed, see them on people's faces, hear the stories 237 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 3: that they tell about how much their community has been 238 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:09,680 Speaker 3: uplifted by the work that we're doing. 239 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:13,080 Speaker 4: That gets me lifted to and it gives me hope. 240 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 3: And even in a time where it feels like we're 241 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 3: beset by so many challenges and a presidency and an 242 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 3: administration that seems so hostile to the goals that we've 243 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 3: set out for ourselves, hostile to the idea of a 244 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 3: beloved community, it gives me hope to see the results 245 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 3: of the work that we're doing, and that hope is 246 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 3: what we need. One of my friends says, hope is 247 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 3: a strategy, because if you don't have that hope, it's 248 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 3: hard to get up every day and do the work, 249 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 3: because you need to feel like that work is going 250 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 3: to pay off. And every time I get to meet 251 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 3: folks who have been helped by the work that we're doing. 252 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 3: It fuels my hope and it fuels the future work 253 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 3: that I do. 254 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 7: And you know, by the way, I don't know, I 255 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 7: mean John realizes this, but Get Lifted was released around 256 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 7: the same time Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the Gulf Coast. 257 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 7: So when when I think of Get Lifted, I do 258 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 7: remember the songs that we were listening to as we 259 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 7: struggle and how we came back, and so I you know, 260 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 7: you never know when you release the song, how it's 261 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 7: going to land in. 262 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 4: How it's going to live. It's going to live in 263 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 4: the world, and people take. 264 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 3: It and whatever they want to do it that it 265 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 3: can do that and you don't control that anymore. It 266 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 3: just it goes out and it lives in the world 267 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 3: and it's a beautiful thing. 268 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining us. If you enjoyed today's conversation, subscribe, share, 269 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: and follow us on at my Legacy Movement on social 270 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: media and YouTube. New episodes drop every Tuesday, with bonus 271 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: content every Thursday. 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