John Legend(I)

Received and turned down offers from Harvard and Georgetown, when he was 16. He decided to attend the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a degree in English.

[on Frank Ocean] You talk to some people in this business and you get the sense that they're very focused on radio: what will be a hit or won't be a hit. You never get that from Frank. The focus is on creating something that's beautiful, that's great art...I think Frank's career will be defined by his fearlessness and his artistic freedom.