John Legend on Becoming a Father: 'It's a Humbling Process'

John Legend looks so suave on the cover of Notion magazine’s issue 74!

Here’s what the 37-year-old entertainer had to share with the mag:

On becoming famous at 26: “I think it was helpful for me to become famous when I was an adult already; I was twenty-six years old. I think it’s harder for people that become famous when they’re a lot younger because you never had to be an adult without being in this very unrealistic world. It is unrealistic if you don’t know what the real world is like and me having lived in the real world for a while was very helpful.”

On becoming a dad to daughter Luna: “Well I think it shifts your priorities a bit, gives you a new perspective. You realize what’s important for you, for your family and for your career. It just takes over your life when you have a child… I spent a lot of time at home with her for the first three months and with my wife, you know, it just humbles you. I think everyone struggles with being a new parent, everyone’s trying to figure it out and I think it’s a humbling process.”

On his upcoming fifth album: “I don’t think it’s a dramatic change. I believe that it’s progression; continuing to push myself and trying to perfect my craft and, to me, that really is to write the best songs you can write, then try to record and produce them in the best way that you can. That’s what we focused on; trying to write great songs that told my story. It’s a bit more of a live band sound than previous albums, we used a live drummer more than we used to, so on a sonic side that’s one of the biggest differences, it gives it a more soulful feel I think.”

For more from John, visit NotionMagazine.com.