“I feel folks greater than seemingly want to search out comparisons, however we’re all distinctive artists and have our creativity,” Usher shared when requested concerning the comparisons between him and the previous *NSYNC member.
Usher is used to being in comparison with Justin Timberlake, each rising to fame within the early ’00s and most just lately, being amongst a choose group to headline the Tremendous Bowl, however so far as being in competitors with one another, the “Yeah!” singer says that is one thing they don’t seem to be.
In an new interview with Folks, Usher shared what he thinks about being in comparison with the *NSYNC member, and detailed what their relationship has been like through the years.
“I feel folks greater than seemingly want to search out comparisons, however we’re all distinctive artists and have our creativity,” Usher mentioned. “I like the producers that he works with, a lot in order that I labored with them. And I feel he loves the producers that I labored with a lot in order that he labored with them.”
Whereas they could have each gotten inspiration from R&B teams like New Version and Boyz II Males, Usher pressured that in contrast to Timberlake and a few of his contemporaries, he most undoubtedly wasn’t a “Disney child.”
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“They in all probability would have kicked me off the lot,” he mentioned, referring to the mature nature of his songs.
However that did not cease him from admiring the work of former Mouseketeer and his group, *NSYNC.
“I can bear in mind as a child going to their basis occasions and simply supporting *NSYNC and attempting to get as shut as I presumably may to them, as a result of I simply revered what [their manager] Johnny Wright was doing,” Usher defined.
Years later once they had been each profitable solo artists, Usher mentioned he tried to collaborate with JT and has all the time needed to document one thing with the “Cry Me a River” singer.
“I’ve all the time needed to do a document with Justin and have reached out many occasions, however we have by no means managed to make it occur,” he mentioned. “I feel that he is a tremendous performer.”
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That mentioned, Usher is blissful to be in a league of his personal.
“I am in competitors with nobody aside from myself, and I’ve all the time tried to beat my very own document,” Usher maintained. “Beat my very own expectations and attempt to higher myself. And if something, I have been motivated by folks like Justin.”
He continued, “I feel that he has a legacy that ought to be revered and never in comparison with anyone else. Do I really feel at occasions that the rating was a bit unfair when it comes to how folks even judged us or among the issues that will have been given to him? He had higher administration employees, you understand what I am saying, entry to issues I did not. I am cool with that.”
Regardless of being cognizant that Timberlake might have been afforded alternatives that he was not — for one cause or one other — in accordance Usher, the whole lot has labored out because it was purported to.
“I am assured sufficient to have a good time any and each artist and may stand on the stage with any of them,” he added, “and we entertain and have a good time as a result of music is a spot of celebration.”