Usher

I still believe in love. I believe in marriage.

I create from a place of passion. It's like a pregnancy, where you create from a place of passion, and then it grows, and then before you know it, you want to push that baby out.

It isn't hard to be in a relationship because I've always loved to be in a relationship, and I love to be in love.

I get to see life through rose-colored glasses a lot of the time.

In life, you have to go through something to get to something. From that, the inspiration comes having something of substance to talk about; otherwise you're just considered to be fluff.

The beauty about living in Atlanta is that there aren't too many paparazzi here; you can just relax. And that really works for me and my children.

Success is about dedication. You may not be where you want to be or do what you want to do when you're on the journey. But you've got to be willing to have vision and foresight that leads you to an incredible end.

These days, I try to eat for my blood type when I'm not eating for the fat kid inside me.

My idea of artistry has always been 'try everything until you find out what works.'

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.

My philosophy is I'm raising future adults, not children.

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.