A biography for Usherhasn’t been written yet.
“Down time is not the name of the game.”
“I want England to understand - the rest of the world to understand - what is going on in America. And I want America to understand what is going on in the rest of the world.”
“I'm a go-hard type. It's in my DNA. I physically prepare my body as if I'm a trained athlete. After the shows, I sit in an ice tub and do a hot dip, cold dip, and sometimes I sit in a hyperbaric chamber to rejuvenate my energy.”
“Artistic development made me who I am. Somebody took the time to help me find what it is that works for me as an entertainer and who I am as a music maker.”
“Sleeping is forbidden at the age of 22. It's all work and no play.”
“I went through a soul-searching period. I went to a place that was a little bit more reflective and dark. I began to look at who I am, who I was, where I come from, what my culture is, and who I am as an African-American person in America.”
“The girls want to see the rips on your stomach - they like that.”
“I still believe in love. I believe in marriage.”
“Breaking up is a natural evolution when you try to figure out what you want in life. If you're with an individual who isn't moving in the same direction and at the same rate that you are, it ain't going to work.”
“Somebody has to look out for and protect our kids, and I feel blessed to be a blessing to someone else.”
“Sometimes, when I'm scolding the kids, I sound just like my mom. I'm like, 'How did Jonetta get in here?'”
“I guess we're all kinda searching for a connection with something that's relevant to our past and speaks to who we are, and maybe helps us make a connection to what we are, and where we come from.”
“Marketing is more important than it has ever been. But I'm trying to tear the layers back and make it not so contrived. I think people just want entertainment.”
“I like a woman who takes care of herself - it says something about the way she'll care for me.”
“You can't fake being a star. But you can also become a great personality.”
“I'm a flamboyant type of guy, a cooler version of Liberace.”
“I learned how music works dealing with Jermaine Dupri, and I learned how image works dealing with Puff Daddy.”
“My idea of artistry has always been 'try everything until you find out what works.'”
“I get to see life through rose-colored glasses a lot of the time.”
“The only way you know what it is to be a boxer is to be one.”