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After calling Kanye West's meeting with Donald Trump earlier this month a "publicity stunt," John Legend now hopes his friend will get better. Speaking to Rolling Stone, the 38-year-old singer says he wishes Kanye the best, adding that the world and music need him "at full strength."

"This is a very difficult life and a difficult business. I don't want to try to play pop psychologist, so I'm not gonna try to analyze what's happening with him," Legend says. "I just want him to do whatever he needs to do to feel better and to feel like he's ready to go again, because music needs him. The world needs him."

"I think he's such an important talent," the 38-year-old singer continues. "We need him at full strength. How do you balance everything you do - acting, producing, music, fatherhood? You start with knowing what's most important to you. My family is most important and then second is music."

He goes on to say that family is the most important thing. "You start with knowing what's most important to you," the "Love Me Now" hitmaker shares. "My family is most important and then second is music. My music career is the reason I have the power to do everything else. There's a lot of power in celebrity... But you try to use it for something that'll benefit the world too."

Legend previously expressed his disappointment over the rapper's much-talked about meeting with Trump. "I don't think it's impossible to talk to [Donald Trump] about issues, but I won't be used as a publicity stunt. I think Kanye was a publicity stunt," he said. "I'm pretty disappointed with Kanye that he says he would have voted for Trump."

He added, "I think Trump has been corrosive, his message has been corrosive to the country. I think the things he's promised to do have been very concerning for a lot of people, and for Kanye to support that message is very disappointing."