I would have more respect for Usher had he not gone pop over these last few years. Not only did I feel betrayed by his switch, as he suddenly wanted to appeal to some younger and trendier demo but it REALLY threw off his equilibrium as an artist. It feels like he lost himself and is now trying to find who he was/is, but isn't even 100% sure of that answer anymore. He seems like he knows he rubbed a lot of fans the wrong way with "OMG" and "DJ Got Us Falling..." and is trying to move on from being the Usher who resorted to that, but I still get the sense that he'd be at least tempted to pander to whatever's got at the moment for a quick hit if the chips fall too low. He seems desperate to be popular and isn't willing to go left if everyone else is right. Usher is an almost chilling example of if "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."