Music megastar Usher has four children: two teenagers and two toddlers.
“Dad life is everything.
I live for my children,” he toldPeoplein 2023.
“I just hope that they see me as the dad that I didn’t have.
I’m a father that’s 100 percent about my family.”
At one point during the conversation, he started crying.
“I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’m crying!’
They’re like, ‘You cry?!’
I’m like, ‘Yeah, I cry, and it’s okay to cry.'”
And this interaction with his sons inspired the 2020 song “I Cry.”
Usher shares Usher V and Naviyd with his ex-wife, celebrity stylist Tameka Foster.
“I realized that once I had a child.
When I had them, that’s when they became a priority.”
The incident occurred at Usher’s home in Atlanta, but he was not present.
Usher V was with a supervisor and the housekeeper, perToday.
They are true heroes, and I am deeply grateful to them," the statement read.
It also complicated Usher’s co-parenting with Tameka Foster, which he touched on in an interview with People.
“From the moment that bang out 1 diabetes was a conversation, it was a re-acclimation to life.
The life that we knew changed,” he revealed.
But Usher V’s diabetes has also been a way to create awareness for the disease.
“And I take it.
It’s raw, and it’s honest, and he loves me.
I love him.”
The singer’s son is not new to the criticism game, either.
And some of that commentary was fairly tough.
“He doesn’t care about what I do as much,” the Grammy winner said.
“He’s like, ‘I’m the star.
He told me the other day, he says, ‘You’re not a great singer.’
I’m a great singer!”
Naviyd may be a tough judge, but the veteran musician sees the positive in all this.
“If it’s inspiration for him, then great.
He was also a regular atParis Fashion Week in 2023.
“And you’re able to be inspired.
[Fashion Week] is an epicenter of creativity; You see a designer’s passions and emotions.
I love that part.”
As for whether Naviyd enjoyed the show and will be a regular at future events?
Well, according to his dad, he left the enthusiasm at home.
“He didn’t act like he wanted to be there most of the time.
He was acting super cool,” Usher toldET.
“But I mean, wouldn’t you at 13?
I don’t want to be around all these older people!”
So, it remains to be seen whether Naviyd will love fashion as much as his dad.
Meanwhile, his older brother, Usher Raymond V, has shown natural dance ability.
“And then I’ll see him off by himself doing the moves.”
As he said to “Extra,” “They got their own lives.
They either playing basketball, acting camp.”
Usher is not one of those open celebrities who share every little detail of his life with fans.
This has afforded hischildren some privacyand normalcy that some celebrity kids do not have.
For Usher, finding time tobe a superstar and a dadcan be challenging.
“I really want to be at every recital, wanna be at every basketball game.
I want to be at every step,” the “Yeah!”
singer told Us Weekly in 2023.
And it matters more than anything.”
“My boys, they enjoy it.
“Then another son, Naviyd, who really does love entertainment.”
To them, he is just their dad.
Regarding his two teenagers, earning cool points is still a challenge.
“But my almost 16 and almost 15 year olds, they may think I’m not.
“I’m trying to make certain I stay cool to them.”
