
When the news of Michael Jackson’s passing hit on Thursday I automatically assumed that Usher would be apart of an all-star tribute to the icon at the 2009 EBT Awards but when he appeared on Larry King Live sitting alongside Liza Minelli in France the following night I canned the idea. Tameka’s former sponsor spent his Sunday kicking it with Uncle Karl at the Dior show at Paris Fashion Week instead. He spoke to MTV on Tuesday about the impact The King of Pop had on him as an artist.
“He influenced me in so many ways, more than just music … as a humanitarian, as a philanthropist, as an artist, as an individual who transcended culture. I wouldn’t be who I am today without Michael Jackson,” Usher said. “They say if you ever want to be great, you’ve got to study who the greats studied, so, of course, I studied his moves — studied them down to a T. But there was much more to him than that. Really, he created an eclectic style of life and, throughout the years, from his childhood to his adulthood, he managed to continue to be successful, but also to continue to push the limits and push everyone’s expectations.”
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