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I didn't want to use my father's name. I don't think I will ever want to use his influence... Never have I gone around asking people, 'Do you know who I am...' Even if it's to cut a line at the airport.

I didn't know my father very well; I only met him a few times.

Unless you're a salesman, or a bad guest on a talk show, you don't call someone by his name that often.

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.

My guess is my brother would call his mom and his dad pretty regularly, a lot more than I probably did.

I know who my dad is, I've met him a few times, but I don't even call him dad. I know it sounds horrible, but I don't even see him as part of my family, to be honest. If you want the truth, it doesn't bother me because I don't know any different. I just know that me and my mum, that was my family.

I took my son's name. I didn't take my husband's name.

I don't ever use my name for anything in terms of getting the music heard.

My father didn't know his real name. My father got his name from his grandfather and he got his name from his grandfather and he got it from the slave master.