>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST OSCAR-WINNING SINGER AND
SONGWRITER.
HE'S A LEGEND IN HIS OWN NAME.
PLEASE WELCOME, JOHN LEGEND!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪ ♪ ♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> STEPHEN!
>> Stephen: JOHN!
LOOK AT THAT.
>> IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.
>> Stephen: I HAVE TO TELL YOU.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) PEOPLE LOVE THE JOHN LEGEND.
>> I LOVE YOU GUYS BACK!
>> Stephen: ALWAYS GET A STANDING OVATION.
>> OOUM EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH YOU.
>> Stephen: YEAH?
>> I'M A BIG FAN OF STEPHEN COLBERT.
>> Stephen: I'M A BIG FAN OF JOHN LEGEND'S.
EIGHT, NINE YEARS AGO, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I HAD YOU ON THE OLD
SHOW.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: IMMEDIATELY SUCKED INTO THE JOHN LEGEND WORLD.
>> I WAS YOUR MOST FREQUENT GUEST ON "THE COLBERT REPORT," I
BELIEVE.
>> Stephen: I WILL NOT CONTRADICT YOU WHILE ARE YOU ON
AIR.
>> Stephen: IT WAS EITHER YOU OR NEIL DEGRASS TYSON.
I THINK YOU'RE MY MOST FREQUENT MUSICAL GUEST.
WE DID A DUET TOGETHER.
>> THE NUT MEG.
>> Stephen: A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
♪ MY SWEET NUT BEG ON THE 25th
♪ I'M GOING TO COLOR YOU IN ♪ MY NUT MEG ♪
>> Stephen: THE LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER YOU HAD A LOVELY
BABY.
>> WE HAD A BABY, YES.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.
>> SHE'S A YEAR OLD NOW.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: I MEAN, I ASSOCIATE-- AND A LOT OF PEOPLE
ASSOCIATE YOU WITH LOVE, YOUR LOVE SONGS, FINDING LOVE,
WANTING LOVE, LOSING LOVE.
HOW HAS YOUR VIEW OF LOVE CHANGED NOW THAT YOU HAVE YOUR
OWN BUNDLE OF LOVE?
HAVING A WILD, HOW IS THAT JOIT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE.
IT'S VERY PURE, IT'S UNCONDITIONAL, BUT THEY HAVEN'T
EARNED IT YET.
IT'S LIKE -- >> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
THEY JUST EXIST.
>> Stephen: RIGHT, BUT YOU LOVE THEM COMPLETELY.
>> YOU LOVE THEM BLEAT COMPLOOETLY BUT IT'S NOT BUILT
ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN -- >> Stephen: THEIR EXISTENCE.
>> THEIR EXISTENCE.
>> Stephen: I THINK THAT'S WHY WE CALL GOD "OUR FATHER" BECAUSE
WE HAVE DONE NOTHING IN THAT DIRECTION, EITHER.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> Stephen: WHAT ABOUT THE MOMENT WHEN YOU FIRST HELD THE
BABY JOIT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S VERY EMOTIONAL.
AND IT BRINGS YOU AND JUR WIFE CLOSER TOGETHER, AND IT'S A VERY
POWERFUL FEELING TO SEE THE PRODUCT OF YOUR LOVE RIGHT
THERE.
>> Stephen: MY FIRST REACTION WHEN I HELD MY DAUGHTER FOR THE
FIRST TIME IS I HAVE BEEN DUMB.
AND MY SECOND REACTION WAS, "I'M A TERRIBLE SON!"
BECAUSE I THOUGHT IF MY-- >> YES!
>> Stephen: IF MY PARENTS LOVE ME HALF AS MUCH AS I LOVE THIS
CHILD INSTANTLY I HAVEN'T LOVED THEM ENOUGH.
>> CHRISSY SAYS, IF THEY DON'T WANT TO TO COME HAVE DINNER WITH
US WHEN WE'RE EXPOALD HANG OUT AND CALL US, I WILL BE SO SAD
SADD.
WE PUT SO MUCH LOVE INTO THIS."
>> Stephen: OF.
>> Stephen: IT IS NEVER TOO EARLY TO GUILT-TRIP THEM.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS.
>> THAT'S ME!
>> Stephen: THIS IS YOU.
"TIME" MAGAZINE HAS JUST PUT OUT THEIR 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL
PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, AND LOOK AT THAT COVER RIGHT THERE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> OBVIOUSLY, I'M VERY PLEASED
IN THIS MOMENT.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
THAT'S EXTRAORDINARY, EXTRAORDINARY.
100 PEOPLE, WHAT ARE THERE, LIKE, SEVEN BILLION PEOPLE IN
THE WORLD?
YOU'RE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR 70 MILLION PEOPLE.
( LAUGHTER ) THAT'S A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY.
>> A LOT OF INFLUENCE.
>> Stephen: WHO WROTE YOUR-- BECAUSE THEY HAVE SOMEONE WRITE
A LITTLE BLURB.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHO WROTE YOURS.
>> HARRY BELAFONTE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S KIND OF FITTING.
HE'S AN ARTIST AND ACTIVIST.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> Stephen: AND SO ARE YOU >> AND HE'S A FRIEND OF MINE,
AND HE'S BEEN A BIG INFLUENCE FOR ME.
AND HE ALWAYS TELLS ME THAT SOMETHING THAT PAUL ROBSON TOLD
HIM IT'S AN ARTIST'S DUTY TO BE GATEKEEPERS OF THE TRUTH.
AND HE HAS ALWAYS USED HIS ROLE AS AN ARTIST TO HELP FUND
ACTIVISM, TO BE A LEADER AND A VOICE FOR ALL ACTIVISTS OUT
THERE, SO HE'S BEEN A BIG INFLUENCE FOR ME.
>> Stephen: WOW, ME, TOO,.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: NO, HONESTLY.
I SANG "JAMAICA FAREWELL" WITH HIM ONCE.
>> OH!
>> Stephen: SO I HAVE THAT.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: I'M NOT ON THIS THING.
>> I'M SURE YOU'VE BEEN ON IT.