“On this album, different things inspired me,” says Usher. “Normally,
I’m pulling from personal relationships and from older musical styles,
but the things that motivated me this time were sounds and music that
were very new and indie, like going to the Coachella festival or to
Ibiza. I’ve traveled the world, toured nearly every continent—this phase
of my life and my career is very open to exploring.“
On his
seventh studio album, Looking 4 Myself, seven-time Grammy winner Usher
Raymond takes some bold steps into unexpected musical territory.
Assuming the most active role of his career as a songwriter, and working
with a wide range of producers and collaborators—including Diplo,
Swedish House Mafia, Max Martin, Will I. Am, and Luke Steele of Empire
of the Sun—one of the best-selling musical artists in history has
blended electro dance beats with his signature, era-defining R&B,
pop, and hip-hop sounds to create a style that goes beyond category.
“I
felt the creative freedom to be daring,” he says. “There’s a moment
where you question, is this something that my audience is ready to
accept? But I listened to artists like the Beatles and Prince and Marvin
Gaye at pivotal moments, where they really spoke how they felt, and I
took that liberty to be as creative as possible.”
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