(22 Jul 2004)
10 mins approx
1. Sit down interview with Usher, including soundbites:
"We are at Wembley. Man, it’s always like a storm calming before the big thunderstorm man. It’s been a good tour, I’m very very happy. We’re rounding the bend, it’s just about over. But it’s been a good tour on this European run. Don’t you know we’re doing an interview?! Quiet!"
"You know, I’m not extremely superstitious, but I do have a ritual that I perform every time I’m on stage, I sort my M&Ms, I sort them and put them in individual glasses, and when I’m done I come back and hopefully they’re sorted by colour. Whatever, that’s my ritual. On top of that I say a prayer. Me and my entire entourage will come together and hold hands and we’ll say a prayer wishing for a great show that everyone enjoys the show and is safe and in good health."
"My greatest strength is my love – my love for whatever I do, my passion. My passion and love. I wouldn’t be able to tell you my weakness because everyone would use it against me! But I’d say one weakness I do have is chocolate. I do have a weakness for chocolate. I’m addicted to chocolate, I’m addicted to nice things. I love great garments, nice clothing."
"Well the sky’s the limit. There’s so much more in life to be accomplished, to be the greatest of all time is something that takes a long time. I’ve just always strived to be the greatest at what I’ve done and with persistence and focus over time who knows, I may be considered one of the greatest or the greatest. I don’t look to have myself considered the greatest but if I gain that title over the next thirty years so be it. But I do plan on going up up up up up up up. People said on my last album, how do you plan on beating the success of ‘8701’? Well, look at ‘Confessions.’"
"The Tony, Oscar, Emmy man! The Tony, Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, I got the Grammy, that’s why I kind of leave it out. But the Tony, Oscar, Emmy is the next step for me."
"The hottest girl in music? Man I don’t know who the hottest girl is. I know that there’s a few hot ones out there, you’ve got Brandy, you’ve got Alicia Keys, you’ve got Jamelia, you’ve got Beyonce – so many of them man I couldn’t choose one! I don’t know, maybe the next thing I’ll do is put out an album and do duets with all of the hottest ladies – that would be hot! Be on the lookout for that – in stores 2006."
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