{"id":170537,"date":"2025-07-01T18:18:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/07\/01\/john-legend-has-no-regrets-about-his-early-work-with-ye-even-if-hes-become-a-force-of-hate-3\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:18:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:18:14","slug":"john-legend-has-no-regrets-about-his-early-work-with-ye-even-if-hes-become-a-force-of-hate-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/07\/01\/john-legend-has-no-regrets-about-his-early-work-with-ye-even-if-hes-become-a-force-of-hate-3\/","title":{"rendered":"John Legend Has \u2018No Regrets\u2019 About His Early Work With Ye, Even If He\u2019s Become a \u2018Force of\u00a0Hate\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tJohn Legend<\/a> is opening up about his relationship with Ye<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe singer sat down with Hot 97\u2019s Ebro in the Morning<\/em> to promote the North American leg of his 40-city world tour<\/a> to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his debut album Get Lifted<\/em> and was asked about some of the comments his longtime collaborator (formerly Kanye West) has said about him.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cHe was very obsessed with the sweaters, and he said I smell like mashed potatoes,\u201d Legend said of Ye\u2019s comments during an interview with DJ Akademiks a few months back. \u201cWhat kind of potatoes? Cheesy, garlic? \u2026 All of it makes me sad, though. All of it does. And it\u2019s not for me, because obviously, I smell great.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLegend added: \u201cIt never affects me personally, but just the whole story is sad. Like, seeing this guy praise Hitler<\/a>, seeing this guy be this force of hate and just vitriol and nastiness. Somebody who has made some of the great art of this century as an artist, as a performer, as a fashion designer, all of the things that he\u2019s done to make the world more beautiful and interesting and then for him to be this now, it\u2019s sad.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLegend was then asked about their early years working together, and the \u201cOrdinary People\u201d singer had nothing but great memories and said those days were inspiring.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHe was full of so much energy and creativity and optimism and we really believed that we were starting a new movement in music, and being a part of that was inspiring,\u201d he recalled. \u201cIt was truly inspiring. That\u2019s why it\u2019s sad now because we did amazing things together as a collective, as a movement. Just think about all the amazing music that came from it. The G.O.O.D. Fridays, all the things that happen during the first 10 years of his career, just thrilling and to be part of that was amazing. I have no regrets. Even though he\u2019s gone completely left now, I\u2019m so glad that we did what we did together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBack in the spring, Ye was interviewed by DJ Akademiks<\/a> while donning a black Ku Klux Klan robe and hood and he said Legend always wears sweaters no matter the weather and smells like mashed potatoes.<\/p>\n

\n\tYou can watch Legend\u2019s full Hot 97 interview below.<\/p>\n

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