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Usher: I'd already admired him as a producer, but when I heard his music, man, it was in high rotation in every car that I own. To what extent did you have a role in choosing him? Being from Chicago, I have to ask about Kanye West, who's blown up so big this year, and he's opening the show. And it could just be, surely, God's grace and my persistence, prayer and patience. Usher: It could have been the fact that, after 10 years, I've been constantly doing it. I want to congratulate you on a stellar year, and I'm curious, since you've clearly had sex-excuse me, success in the past, what do you think it is about this year that really allowed you to break through in a major multiplatinum way? You know how every artist has those songs that they're just known for, that style like they say, 'Oh, that sounds like an Usher record' or 'That sounds like a Marvin Gaye record.' It's a part of that brand. In addition to that, they represent what I call my style. And those songs are written from a very personal place. I know what it feels like once you let it burn. Usher: I would say 'Burn,' because that song I experienced. Q: My question is: What song off the album is most meaningful to you and why? First of all, I just want to start off by saying that I really respect your music, and I really respect you for just keeping it so real. With Kanye West joining him on the road, three singles lighting up the charts and album sales going strong, Usher's The Truth Tour promises to be the hottest tour of the summer. Usher's The Truth Tour sold out all over Europe, and tickets are flying fast here in North America. Operator: Thank you for joining us today for the Teleprint conference call with Usher, regarding his upcoming The Truth Tour. It has been edited for space, and questions have changed order, but it is otherwise untouched. The following is an honest-to-God transcript of a teleconference that took place between regional journalists and superstar Usher Raymond on Wednesday, July 28.

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