John Legend's daughter Luna Stephens, the oldest of his four children with wife Chrissy Teigen, gave her first interview — outside of a school assignment — with dad on his behalf Billboard Family.
Young Luna, 8, did the Q&A on camera like a pro for his latest episode Billboard FamilyNew video series featuring kids interviewing their famous parents. Watch the father-daughter conversation in the video above.
It all starts with a cute chat, with Luna negotiating the age she'll be allowed to get a smartphone (Dad's leaning towards 16, while Luna's looking at 9), before focusing on Legend's Grammy-nominated children's album . My favorite dream.
“I wanted to make a children's album because now that I have four children and I've seen all of you react to music and fall in love with music in different ways, I felt inspired to write an album for the children, and all the other children that are out there out and their parents too,” John tells Luna of the collection, which was released on August 30 and is nominated for Best Children's Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
Luna comments on how cool this is and delves into Dad's inspiration for his title My favorite dreamhis favorite track in the making of the album and more.
“My favorite thing was singing with my wife and my two oldest children, Luna and Miles. Do you know Luna and Miles?' John is annoying.
They all sing together on the album's single 'LOVE', one of the original children's songs he wrote for the album he produced with Sufjan Stevens. Recording vocals on the song “was fun” and somewhere “in between” difficult and easy, Luna tells her dad during their conversation.
Eight-year-old Luna not only sang on 'LOVE', but also designed the art for all of its single covers My favorite dream. Her design work is also featured on hoodies currently available in John's online store.
“You and I, that's one of the ways we bond with each other,” John reminds Luna in their interview. “We draw together in the playroom. It was very natural for you to design the single covers for the album. You killed it. You did a great job.”
“LOVE” is one of Luna's three favorite songs on her dad's album, along with “Always Come Back” and “Three Little Birds.”
John shares “Always Come Back” as a top pick. He's candid about why the song is so personal to him in his Q&A with Luna.
“I wrote this for you guys,” he tells Luna. “I have to travel a lot for work. Mom has to leave for work sometimes. But we've always told you since you were a baby that mommy and daddy always come back. When I wrote this song, it was very emotional for me because the day I wrote it, I was actually going away for a while and I played it for you. It's always going to have that kind of emotional feel.”
“I try not to go away for more than two weeks because it seems so much when I'm gone for two weeks. I feel bad about it sometimes when I leave you. This song makes me feel better about it,” says John.
Among the many sweet moments in the interview, John also tells Luna, “I think it's the purest love you can have, the love you have for your family. It is so pure. When mom and I look at you and look at your brothers [Miles and Wren] and sister [Esti]we see ourselves and we want to pass all this knowledge and these lessons we've learned in life on to you and help you become the best adults you can be.”
Watch Luna's interview for Billboard Family — embedded at the top of this article — to hear more. The pair discuss John's reaction to his Grammy-nominated children's album, his thoughts on the 20th anniversary of his debut album Rise upwhat he's working on next (Broadway musical!) and his favorite part of his job.
My favorite dream is available to buy or stream now. It is nominated for Best Children's Album at the Grammy Awards on February 2, 2025 along with Lucky Diaz and The Family Jam Band Brillo, Brillo!Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats' CreciendoRock for Children Solid Rock Revival and Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids' Play date worldwide.
