John Legend gets 'free babysitting' from Adam Levine filming 'The Voice'

Coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Adam Levine reunite for the first time since 2019 on \

LOS ANGELES — The plethora of new elements in this season of "The Voice" has upped the ante on this all stars-like iteration. But veteran coaches Adam Levine and John Legend feel like they've got more "chill" – and that can be attributed to being working parents.

Sitting down with USA TODAY on "The Voice" set in September as they filmed this first-ever fully pre-recorded season, Season 29 (premiering Feb. 23 at 9 p.m. ET) marked the first time they were reuniting with third coach Kelly Clarkson since Season 16 in 2019.

(Levine and Legend were coaches on Season 27, and this is Clarkson's first time back since Season 23).

"I feel like we're all cooler. We've become dads and moms," says Legend, whose four children range from 2 to 9 years old. "Parenting and growing up, we're at a really nice place in our lives, and I think it helps us be better as coaches. We're more rounded-out human beings."

"Our chill is more. When I left [after Season 16], I was a little nutty, and when I came back I felt like it was some calm energy," says Levine, who has three kids in the same age range as Legend's.