Usher: Justin Bieber is a prodigy

Usher has described Justin Bieber (16) as a prodigy. Speaking to MTV News, Usher explained that he signed the Baby singer after being impressed by his talent.

“Number one was his voice, I felt like his voice was incredible. I feel he was very charismatic & that’s what it takes to be able to handle what this is. It is the ability to turn it on & understand, but it was a very real ability. It was actually just him,” he said.

“If you ever met him, you’d understand exactly what I am saying. The other side of it is just the fact that I felt like his story is yet to be told. I think we can go get him hit records or we can teach him how to dance or put him in front of some incredible lighting or put him in the right room & allow him to be himself. But also just his musical talent – the fact that he taught himself to play guitar, the fact that he taught himself to play piano to the point where he can write and create his own songs. I said to him “You’re a prodigy”.”