Usher stated in a recent interview with Billboard that he never intended to criticize T-Pain for being innovative and that the two have subsequently reconciled.
Speaking with Billboard, the ‘My Boo’ singer explained that he was delighted to hear T-Pain share the incident and how it impacted him, hoping it prevents someone else from making the same mistake.
“I’m happy that T-Pain said something — I’m not sure if it was before or after our actual conversation, after I heard what was said. It was very hurtful to know that he had experienced that kind of hardship in life,” Usher said. “I wouldn’t wish that on any person. Private conversations for me have always been intended to uplift. But when or if people get pieces of it, they can always have some other interpretation. But we’ve spoken since and we’re good.”
T-Pain discussed the incident from 2013 during an episode of Netflix’s This Is Pop, where he shared about the experience of hearing someone he admired telling him he “f*cked up music for real singers” by making auto-tune music such a hit.
“I’m like, ‘But I used it, I didn’t tell everybody else to start using it,’” Pain said. “I don’t even think I realized this for a long time, but that’s the very moment that started a four-year depression for me.”
Pain and Usher have subsequently talked about the incident, with T-Pain emphasizing his love and admiration for the ‘OMG’ singer.
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