Musician John Legend said in a new interview that while he fears President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpTrump says he doesn't think he could've done more to stop virus spread Conservative activist Lauren Witzke wins GOP Senate primary in Delaware Trump defends claim coronavirus will disappear, citing 'herd mentality' MORE will dismantle President Obama’s legacy, he believes the U.S. will survive the Trump presidency.

In an interview with Rolling Stone published Friday, Legend, a staunch opponent of Trump, said artists will respond to Trump’s presidency.

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“So we have to be ready to tell the truth and reflect what's going on,” Legend said. “We've gone through some really dark periods in this country. You can't trivialize them, because they cost people their lives, but we have made progress since those times, and even when we go backward, there's definitely an opportunity for us to go forward again. We just have to be vigilant and get through this, and then hopefully it'll be over soon.”

Though Legend suggested he is optimistic about the potential to move forward as a country after Trump’s presidency, he said he is unsure where the country will go over the next four years.

“It's a very kind of different world now, knowing that someone's going to possibly dismantle a lot of what Obama accomplished,” Legend said. “I don't know where we're going to go.”

Legend has repeatedly called Trump a racist and has likened him to Adolf Hitler.

In December, Legend criticized fellow musician and friend Kanye West for meeting with Trump at Trump Tower in New York City.

Legend performed at a rally for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden courts veterans amid fallout from Trump military controversies Biden looks to shore up Latino support in Florida MLB owner: It's 'very necessary' to vote for Trump MORE in October 2016.