‘Nobody Wants to Hear You Right Now’: John Legend’s Impromptu Performance for Incarcerated Heroes Backfires

On the weekend leading up to Martin Luther King Day, singer John Legend visited some of the California prisoners who are battling Los Angeles County’s devastating wildfires. The “Tonight” singer shared his& experience& on Instagram in a positive way.& “Yesterday, I spent time with some of the nearly 1,000 incarcerated firefighters who have been battling LA’s wildfires,” he wrote. “After a 24-hour shift, they described their intense work on the line. They are often the first to arrive and the last to leave and perform the toughest and riskiest tasks to protect our communities.” Singer John Legend sings for incarcerated firefighters at the Eaton fire incident command post during a break from trying to quelch the wildfires in Southern California. (Photo: Leon Bennett/Getty Images) The video clip showed Legend in Pasadena at Rose Bowl Stadium, where each inmate firefighter wore a uniform that read “CDCR Prisoner” on the back. The Washington Ridge Conservation Camp 44 fire crew are of the 400 incarcerated firefighters who battled the Eaton fire specifically. Legend took a moment to speak with the men, thanking them for their service and letting them know how important they are. What was intended as an uplifting gesture sparked a...