As you go down the rabbit hole of reading into our history, you realize that there are so many things that history books didn't teach us about ourselves.

I tried football and got my ass beat. I tried baseball, and the ball knocked out one of my teeth.

Somebody has to look out for and protect our kids, and I feel blessed to be a blessing to someone else.

Success is measured by personal happiness.

I never hated my father. I would have named my child Usher regardless. I never hated myself because I carried his name, because I made it mean what I wanted it to mean.

I guess I had it made. My mother gave me advice - she taught me that women like to be looked in the eye - and my grandmother gave me condoms.

You know, I like to release music the way I feel it, as opposed to having a date.