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Visionary. Legend. Icon. Trendsetter. Everything he touches turns to a
cultural moment. Yet, a title means nothing to Usher who continues to
push boundaries across his 30-plus-year career. Something that he’s
learned from the greats before him and hopes to inspire the next
generation of R&B. “It’s about keeping the integrity, by keeping it
live, keeping that mic on, keeping that band live and doing that work.
I’m hoping that I can be a staple—in the same way Prince was for me—for
the young people who are coming up after me. The same way that Michael
Jackson and Bobby Brown and New Edition, and all those incredible
performers of the past, were for me—I’m hoping that I can be the same
for them.”
Usher’s taking his talents on the road this summer with his sold-out ‘Usher: Past, Present, Future,” spanning 17 cities across the U.S.Fans aren’t the only people eager to spend time with Usher. Along with his commitments as Usher, the performer, the star makes sure he’s showing up at home as Usher the father. With teenage boys Usher “Cinco” Raymond V, 16, and Naviyd, 15, plus daughter Sovereign, 3, and youngest son Sire, 2, he has his hands full.“I’m cooking breakfast for my babies; I’m changing diapers; I’m reading at bedtime,” he says. “ ‘Seven o’clock on the dot’ has obviously changed into something other than the drop top,” he jokes. “For my older boys, I try to help them understand their homework. I don’t get it as much, and I think that is hard for me, honestly. But I do take the time to make them, and make it a priority, and I do try to understand.”
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