The 45-year-old R&B icon has revealed that trying new things in his career has been the secret to his success in the music industry.
"The opportunity to do something new, to introduce and try and experiment and create yet another experience that no one has had - while actually keeping youth and energy around me, to inspire me - that's what keeps me young," Usher told Essence.
The Yeah! hitmaker added that he has recently been working with a number of younger artists, including 21 Savage and H.E.R.
"As a young person, I was always trying to figure out how to be like the greats of my past," he told the publication. "And in this time, I think it's kind of reversed."
Usher went on to say that he hopes he can be an inspiration to the younger generation of musicians.
"It's about keeping the integrity, by keeping it live, keeping that mic on, keeping that band live and doing that work," he said. "I'm hoping that I can be a staple - in the same way Prince was for me - for the young people who are coming up after me. The same way that Michael Jackson and Bobby Brown and New Edition, and all those incredible performers of the past, were for me - I'm hoping that I can be the same for them."
