John Legend Opens Up About Kanye West and Others Who Believed in Him at the Beginning of His Career

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John Legend has a lot of people to thank for helping him realize his dreams.

Talking about his new song "My Imagination," off of the Finding Neverland album, he opened up in a recent interview, posted today, about who has believed in him and his career since the beginning.

Spoiler alert: One of those loyal supporters is Kanye West!

Legend is seen casually sitting on a stool in a leather jacket as he smiles and says, "I think it's critical that you have people believe in you. I had people all along the way."

Legend continued, "When I moved to New York, I met Kanye, and he signed me to his production company, and really made an investment in launching my career as a solo artist. So, his believing in me was really important..."