London: Singer John Legend says most of the big record labels rejected him in his initial days in the music industry.
The 37-year-old singer songwriter, who first signed to Kanye West’s record label GOOD Music, said he struggled to make it in the industry, reported Female First.
“I got turned down by every major record label who I met with – including Sony (Legend’s current record label) – and you know, I had to keep persisting despite the no’s and wait till I got to yes,” Legend said.
However, the Oscar-winning singer feels the rejection was “helpful” as he had already tasted the real world before becoming successful.
“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,” he said.
PTI
