Usher says that his music is a window to his private life.
The singer told The Guardian that he does not need to keep things secret as a result.
"I don't have a private life – that's the catch," the singer said. "What R&B music is, and what it always has been, is taking an emotional experience and singing it passionately."
However, Usher added that he welcomes this price to keep making music.
"Privacy is something that just isn't there. Every other day something's written about you, but you can't get caught up in it. I try to live my life, and whatever is said in the press, I think my music will allow me to address certain things with people. Or, if people wondered if there were certain truths in certain things, my music basically sets the record straight."
He also revealed that his new album Raymond Vs Raymond deals with his divorce from Tameka Jackson.
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"I was still married when the record was written," he admitted. "The last thing you want to do in a marriage is give up, but when you've tried everything you can, then the best thing to do is realistically have a conversation about letting go. I have to balance two worlds: the world of the artist that I am, and the world of the person that I wanted to be – the man, the husband who is home on time. And that's what the song's about."
"Unfortunately," he continued, "my marriage did come to its demise. But I wasn't the first and most certainly won't be the last to have a divorce."
