John Legend (Courtesy Photo)
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX
Staff Writer
Reporter@sbnewspaper.com
A coiffed man wearing a purple suit walked onto the stage of the University of Texas Pan American Field House on Monday, Feb 3. around 7:40 p.m. He opened with a one-liner. “I had a little gig in Arizona last night,” John Legend said of the Super Bowl. “But I am more excited to be here, to speak to university students.”
The nine-time Grammy award winning R&B singer-songwriter addressed the crowd on an instantly personal level. “Some of you were like me. Exceptions in your neighborhoods … kids who were poor, growing up in challenging environments.”
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