‘I try to make sure they’re not a**holes:’ John Legend admits he finds it difficult to relate to his children’s privileged upbringing as he stars with daughter Luna, three, in new magazine shoot

The EGOT winner is the cover star for the new issue of Rollacoaster Magazine, starring in a photoshoot with his daughter.

Alongside the images shot by Doug Inglish, John discusses his children’s privileged life, confessing he fights to make sure they are being raised with the values important to him and Chrissy.

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Dad: John Legend has spoken out on family life with wife Chrissy Teigen and their two children Luna, three, and Miles, one in an honest new interview

‘I always try to figure out a way to make sure they’re not a**holes,’ he says of his kids.

Luna and Miles are also globe-trotters at a young age, joining their parents as they chase their careers around the world. John says he can’t wait to tour more with his family, explaining:

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Cover star: The EGOT winner is the cover star for the new issue of Rollacoaster Magazine, starring in a photoshoot with his daughter, shot by Doug Inglish

‘I’ve toured through the different phases of my life, [from] being a bachelor in my mid-twenties, to being a forty-year-old husband with two young kids.’

‘I love bringing the family along and I’m excited to have them with me on the tour bus. It’s fun to see the world through their eyes.’

Despite his multi-award winning status – he became the first black man to reach EGOT status in 2018 after scooping two Emmy, 11 Grammys, one Oscar and one Tony award, the star insists he is the same man off stage and on.

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Role model: Alongside the images, John discusses his children’s privileged life, confessing he fights to make sure they are being raised with the values important to him

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Doting dad: ‘[They’re] growing up in a very rarefied space, one that I don’t have an experience dealing with as a child,’ he explains

‘I don’t really think there’s that big of a difference between who I am most days and who I am at home,’ he says.

‘It doesn’t feel like I’m transforming into a new person. It still [feels] very much like an extension of who I am as a person.’

The interview also sees the star discuss his upcoming album, which he calls ‘honest, soulful and sexy’.

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Talent: Luna and Miles are globe-trotters at a young age, joining their parents as they chase their careers around the world. John says he can’t wait to tour more with his family

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‘I’ve written about the complexities of relationships, the ups and downs, the thrills and the disappointments. I think the overriding message is one of love, hope and resilience.’

His latest single Conversations on the Dark, he adds, is ‘about the pretty inconsequential, minor things that define so much of the core of your relationship.’

‘More than these big, major milestones, it’s the little, simple things that are so meaningful and so memorable and I wanted to write a song about that feeling.’

Read the full interview in Rollacoaster Magazine. 

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Marriage: John says his new album is ‘about the complexities of relationships, the ups and downs, the thrills and the disappointments’