Usher Talks Puffy Camp, Hands of Stone and More With Howard Stern

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Platinum selling recording artist, Usher, visited the Howard Stern SiriusXM show and spoke about his early career with Bad Boy, going to Puffy Camp, the upcoming Hands of Stone film and much more.

Usher and Howard Stern had a pretty incredible conversation about his rise starting from the days of being on Diddy's Bad Boy record label. Usher told Stern that he went to Puffy's Flavor Camp, which was how he would learn to become a star.

Initially, Puffy brought a bunch of women into a room with 14-year-old Usher to see if he would become nervous. Usher said that he won that battle.

He also revealed that he was 14-year-old kid singing about sex when he had never had sex at that point in his life. He also hung around artists like Biggie Smalls, Lil Kim, Faith Evans and much more.

Usher said his agenda was a little different and he also spoke about talking to Jay Z who was quoting lyrics from Usher's first album.

Usher On Puffy's Flavor Camp

Usher also had a pretty emotional conversation about his relationship with his biological father, who abandoned him at an early age. Usher said he will one day write a book about the moment when his biological father came back into his life.

He said his dad tried to assert himself into a role he never really had. However, Usher said his father did understand that later on.

Usher On His Biological Father

Usher On His Success and Advice To Upcoming Artists

Usher also talked about his role in Hands of Stone, the story of Roberto Duran, a professional boxer who went toe to toe with Sugar Ray Leonard, the character that Usher plays.

He explained how he landed the role and thanked everyone who was a part of it.

Usher Talks Hands of Stone

Meanwhile, Usher also told the story of the first time he met with Justin Bieber. Usher said he had heard of Bieber and wouldn't listen to him unless it was scheduled the right way.

He said there were a few other people in the room when he showed them the clips of Bieber.

They convinced him to go see what Bieber was about and when they finally talked, he felt like it could be an amazing moment for Bieber.

Usher On Justin Bieber

You can check out the Stern Show interview in all of the embed audio clips above and catch Usher in Hands of Stone which hits theaters on Friday August 26.

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