G-Rock from the Westside, from Allen Temple. He gave my name, The Future; he was like, 'Man, you the future.' Just stuck with the name.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'.
I wasn't a rock 'n' roll girl. I said, Neil Young, Neil Young, where do I know that name from?
Thomas Rhett Akins doesn't sound like a rock star name. I didn't leave Akins out to convince people my dad wasn't my dad. I've always been called Thomas Rhett.
When I was born, the man in the sky pointed to me and said, 'That's the guy.'
Over the years, a lot of rappers - Lil' Wayne, Ice Cube - have used my name in their songs. I'm a real touchstone of history.
John Legend is a nickname that some friends started calling me, and it kind of grew into my stage name.
My real name is Garrett Nash, so G is just the g and nash.
A lot of people call me the architect of rock & roll. I don't call myself that, but I believe it's true.
I saw rock n' roll future and its name is Bruce Springsteen.
When I discovered Gil Scott-Heron, I discovered a musical hero, a man who spoke baritone truth to power over jazzy funk at a time when funky music was primarily about shake, shake, shaking your booty.