John Legend Inspires With New Album ‘Bigger Love’ and Speaks Out on George Floyd

Singer John Legend gets personal during his Sunday TODAY interview with Willie Geist, discussing George Floyd’s death and his new album ‘Bigger Love’.

Legend began his interview by sharing his thoughts on the video of George Floyd’s death; specifically, how it affected him personally. He expressed his feelings by putting himself and his family members in George Floyd’s shoes.

“We do see our family members when that happens,” Legend explains. “I’ve talked to so many of my friends about that video — the George Floyd video… And what they’ve said to me is, ‘What you have to understand, Willie, is that I see myself under that officer’s knee. I see my dad under that officer’s knee.’”

He added, “Well, we do see our family members when that happens… My younger brother has a son, who’s 19 or 20-years-old, and I could see him in moments like that having a misunderstanding with officers… I worry for him. I worry for, particularly once they hit a certain age and their body is deemed as threatening to other people, they could experience that.” Legend is well known throughout social media as a family man, hence why a situation such as George’s must have hit close to home for him.

After sharing his own take on the rampant injustices in this world, he mentioned his album ‘Bigger Love’, which is set to be dropped Friday, June 19th, and hoped it might offer some “relief” to those affected.

While this album was created prior to Floyd’s death, Legend believes this project can “get you lifted again. fill your hearts with love and inspiration, give you something to dance to, something to hold hands to, something to make love to.”

If you find you simply cannot wait any longer for this exciting and much needed new album, check out some sneak peaks Legend has blessed us with to tide yourself over until its release.