Singer
John
Legend
shares
that
most
of
the
big
brand
record
labels
had
rejected
him
and
shut
their
doors
on
him
in
his
initial
days.
He
had
to
struggle
very
hard
to
get
established
in
the
music
industry.
The
37-year-old
songwriter
and
singer
said
that
it
was
Kanye
West's
record
label
titled
GOOD
Music,
who
first
signed
him,
otherwise
he
would
have
lost
his
way
by
struggling
in
the
industry.
"I
got
turned
down
by
every
major
record
label
who
I
met
with
-
including
Sony
(Legend's
current
record
label)
-
and
you
know,
I
had
to
keep
persisting
despite
the
no's
and
wait
till
I
got
to
yes," said
Legend.
However,
the
'Oscar-winning'
singer
also
said
that
the
rejection
at
the
initial
phase
of
his
career
has
helped
him
a
lot
to
taste
the
real
world
prior
to
achieving
success
in
life.
And
he
termed
it
was
necessary
for
him
to
stay
grounded.
"I
think
it
was
helpful
for
me
to
become
famous
when
I
was
an
adult
already;
I
was
twenty-six
years
old.
I
think
it's
harder
for
people
that
become
famous
when
they're
a
lot
younger
because
you
never
had
to
be
an
adult
without
being
in
this
very
unrealistic
world." He
added.
"It
is
unrealistic
if
you
don't
know
what
the
real
world
is
like
and
me
having
lived
in
the
real
world
for
a
while
was
very
helpful." John
added
further.