usherUsher has described his six month old son Usher Raymond V as his “reason for living”.

He told Ellen DeGeneres this week that he is constantly “learning more and more about the beauty of fatherhood” every day: “As an African-American, to be there for my child is so important when there are so many young African-American kids without their fathers.

“I just want him to grow up to be as wise as he can possibly be, kind and open hearted. [Fatherhood] changes everything about me.”

“He is my reason for living. [Aside from] my wife, obviously, for helping me have him.”

He added that his wife of nearly a year Tameka is very special too: “She’s built up … the foundation of who I am.

“I want to see more men standing with their women. I want to see more men be open and honest about where they are in life.”