i said that's quincy jones, cindy lawyeryndi lauper. you want john and i to do "we are the world."d. >> so you called john legend and he says -- >> he said we've just got to make it majestic. yeah that's right. this southbound dr. king and the people of the civil right ss music. it's got to be magic. >> what do you define your style and what you do? >> because i talk about social awareness in my songs. i talk about love i talk about god. i talk about issues that i see going on. initially i was like why are they boxing me in but then i started to look at the legacy of conscious artist wls it be bob marley or bob dylan and i thought, yes, i'm conscious, i'm aware, embracing the title now. >> i remember when you were common sense back in terrellhe early '90s. the legal reasons it was changed to common and i'm wondering where that name came from, common sense. >> it was a phrase my mother would always say. use common sense. use common sense. >> my mom always says that too. >> that was her phrase. it just sat with me and i really do feel i represent everyday people, the common folk and