Ask Usher
OK, here's the deal. Next week we will be interviewing Usher. Yup, THE Usher.
I believe the phrase you are looking for begins with an O and ends with a MG.
Now, this is the kind of experience which should be shared, so we'd like to throw this open to everyone. If you have a question you would like us to put to Usher, just whack it in the comments box below, and we'll do our level best to ask as many of them as we can.
Easy peasy!
NOTE: We'll stop taking questions by 6pm on Friday June 4th.
ANOTHER NOTE: By all means put in unhelpful questions if you like, but we probably won't take them with us, just saying...
Comment number 1.
At 30th May 2010, alice wrote:once, whilst dancing on a night out i tried putting my hands up, bending my knees and dancing round in a circle, as told by usher's song- u turn. However all i recieved was odd looks, has Usher ever successfully completed this move and looked half decent?
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Comment number 2.
At 30th May 2010, OddOne wrote:Hold UP!
Where's the Eurovision review? COUGH COUGH I need to slate at least SOMETHING this morning!
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Comment number 3.
At 30th May 2010, RandomEnigma wrote:Ask him what the next UK single will be. It better be better than OMG!
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Comment number 4.
At 30th May 2010, BloggingLiam wrote:Ask him how he feels being responsible for bringing the atrocity that is "Justin Bieber" into the charts. Also how responsible does he feel for him, with him being 15, and what measures are in place to stop a complete and utter disaster happening to the mental health of a 15 year old are in place?
I wish.
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Comment number 5.
At 30th May 2010, OddOne wrote:Kudos to that Liam, look what happened to all these child prodigées.
Britney: Started off at 14; many hit singles; weight issues due to stresses of fame on young shoulders; broke down; suspected asylum seaker ("I speak to trees"); shaved head; got a bit crap since her 'comeback'.
Lindsey Lohan: Started off at 11; few films; drugs abuse; alcoholism; lesbianism; public hatred (something I've never quite understood - Lindsey was stunning); High Court Order for eher arrest, which she tried and failed to dodge.
Macauley Culkin: Started off at 8; had a bright future with the 'Home Alone' franchise, few more films; befriended the greatest pop star of all time - Michael Jackson; drugs abuse; finished.
JonBenét Ramsey: 6-year old model paraded to the world by here disgustingly money-seeking parents; featured in many magazines and even some cat-walks, hired by modelling agency at 6; months later she was brutally murdered and no-one knows who, why or how.
Mara Wilson (better known to you and me as 'Matilda'): three hugely popular films between 1993-1999; fell in love with the stage; fame got to her; sang 'Make 'Em Laugh' at the Academy Awards; dissappeared from public view since.
Michael Jackson: Even the great have their fair share of slander - started performed live shows at 8, grew up to be a hugely influential artist; eventually took a break from music; few films; return to music with 'Black or White'; Court Conviction of paedophilia (don't believe it for one second); comeback tour; a tragic death weeks before the big debut.
What we're trying to say, is, even some of the most popular pop stars and actors and actresses can't rise on and on forever. Does he think he's putting too much pressure on a young person's shoulders is healthy? Will Justin Bieber be the next to have a break-down caused by the paparazzi (there's a lot to be learnt from that song m'dears)?
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Comment number 6.
At 30th May 2010, Whimsee wrote:New here!
Anyway, one of my all time favourite songs is Confessions Part III by the great Weird Al. What is Usher's opinion on this hilarious parody?
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Comment number 7.
At 30th May 2010, OddOne wrote:Oh for goodness sake, I spent AGES on that last post. Why was it deleted? It was perfectly truthful, just a little on the rise and fall of child prodigies like Britney Spears, Macauley Culkin, Lindsey Lohan, Mara Wilson etc., and then someone goes and deletes a perfectly valid comment.
GUH!
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Comment number 8.
At 31st May 2010, thranjax wrote:Usher, what is your favourite album by Emerson Lake and Palmer? Are you a standard fan into Brain Salad Surgery or are do you find the narrative coherence of Tarkus more to your liking?
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Comment number 9.
At 31st May 2010, spirit wrote:Hi Usher . . .
Are the following lyrics , the best lines to ever be used in a pop song ,like , ever ?
" Honey's got a booty like pow , pow , pow
Honey's got boobies like wow wow wow ! "
Do you think these killer lines show songwriting ability of heavenly standard ?
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Comment number 10.
At 31st May 2010, OddOne wrote:People from 'da hood' don't say 'boobies'.
They say:
Jugulars
Jugs
Tits
Rack
Over-Shoulder Boulders
or Bee-stings
Take your pick...
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Comment number 11.
At 31st May 2010, BloggingLiam wrote:Ahh Oddone. I learnt long ago, save any mildly controversial posts on your PC, just incase they get deleted. Then post them in chunks, work out which the offensive chunk was, edit and repost.
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Comment number 12.
At 31st May 2010, OddOne wrote:Thanks Liam, I was really proud on that post aswell, had a lot of meaning to it, and all I was doing was backing up your question with evidence that the rise and fall of teenaged progidies are well-documented.
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Comment number 13.
At 31st May 2010, BloggingLiam wrote:It might be back, it's only been referred at the moment.
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Comment number 14.
At 31st May 2010, spirit wrote:@10
Oddone , you have offered "bee stings ","jugs" and a "rack" , and asked me to take my pick .
No surprise , I am probably gonna opt for the "rack ".
Can I GO LARGE , for an extra 50p ?
:D
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Comment number 15.
At 31st May 2010, OddOne wrote:Nah mate, I'm stingy now, inflation 'n'all.
If you wanna gio large I'll do it for 5 quid.
:D:D
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Comment number 16.
At 1st Jun 2010, Firiun wrote:Do you think that the coalition government has ushered in a new age of politics?
or
Why don't you sing more songs about nature? I mean, the urban environment is OK, but what about getting outdoors and seeing the sunrise over Snowdonia, and singing about that?
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Comment number 17.
At 1st Jun 2010, Firiun wrote:Or ask him about Justin Bieber's Tattoo!
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Comment number 18.
At 1st Jun 2010, Fraser McAlpine - wrote:Ha! I LOVE the nature question. This is officially the standard everyone has to match.
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Comment number 19.
At 1st Jun 2010, OddOne wrote:What? (say as flatly as you can)
In all seriousness, who does that?
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Comment number 20.
At 1st Jun 2010, OddOne wrote:I have a question: Ask him where Justin Boobface went to school.
I'm sure he'd love to explain what made his potegée answer the question 'Did you learn German at school?' with 'What? Oh, German? I like basketball, if that's what you mean'.
Some fog needs clearing me thinks.
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Comment number 21.
At 1st Jun 2010, harrythedog10 wrote:Out of these options who would Usher, Snog, Marry or Avoid? Susan Boyle, Anne Robinson and The Queen
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Comment number 22.
At 1st Jun 2010, mskoka wrote:hi i'm koka i live in italy
usher: i love ur voice and ur style. i wanna ask you : how much real there is in your songs?? what do you think about love?...
thanks
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Comment number 23.
At 1st Jun 2010, mskoka wrote:p.s = 4th june is my birthday!!
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Comment number 24.
At 1st Jun 2010, OddOne wrote:YAY! MY COMMENT IS BACK!
Now re-reading it, it does seem very... eloquent maybe?
Ah well, I just hope I get the point across.
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Comment number 25.
At 2nd Jun 2010, MicaGToddStreetDancer wrote:Hey Usher!! Well most people have a dream...and im not asking this for you to make it come true...but ur dance moves are incredible! Im a dancer! but i also have questions for you:
What was your dream before you became so famous?
And did you invent all your dance moves yourself?
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Comment number 26.
At 2nd Jun 2010, ruz wrote:OMG!!!!!i really that song..
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Comment number 27.
At 2nd Jun 2010, ruz wrote:i love u!!
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Comment number 28.
At 2nd Jun 2010, Kajal wrote:Heyya Usher,
I would love to see you live, when will you be touring the UK??
Kajal xx
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Comment number 29.
At 2nd Jun 2010, Tom wrote:Hi,
I was wondering if you would ever consider working with a rock band such as Blink 182 or Good Charlotte and why.
Thanks
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Comment number 30.
At 2nd Jun 2010, kerrii wrote:Hey,
My question to Usher is:
Which country is going to win the world cup in your opinion?
xx
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Comment number 31.
At 3rd Jun 2010, Ozzy wrote:What's up Usher,
What is the next single in the UK? Is it going to be Lil' Freak? I also heard something about Guilty being released. Is that true?
Huge fan of yours.
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Comment number 32.
At 3rd Jun 2010, michelle keep wrote:Ask- if the music industry had not worked out for you what would you have done?
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Comment number 33.
At 3rd Jun 2010, Firiun wrote:The interview (or a ´óÏó´«Ã½ interview with Usher) starts EXTEMELY SOON on Radio 1. Tune in to see if your question got asked! I know I will!
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Comment number 34.
At 3rd Jun 2010, Firiun wrote:It's on... NOW.
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Comment number 35.
At 3rd Jun 2010, harrythedog10 wrote:Serious Question: if you could've written any song what would it be?
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Comment number 36.
At 4th Jun 2010, Peppermiint wrote:Was there something that you've always wanted to do, but have never had the chance to? If so, what's stopping you from doing it now?
x Peppermiint :)
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