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Usher: I must feel at home on tour

18th February 2011

(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Usher has revealed he feels homesick while on tour.

The R&B star is currently performing across the world with his OMG Tour. The shows have taken an enormous amount of work to put together and the singer is away from home for a long time while on the road.

The 32-year-old who rose to fame in the late 1990s has revealed he likes to take home comforts with him while hes travelling, including a cream sofa and an antique wooden trunk used as a coffee table.

"It makes me feel at home not just a place of work," he told British newspaper The Independent. "That's why when I first met you, I said, 'Welcome to mia casa.

Aside from him home comforts the singer also likes to take care of his body whilst tackling his gruelling show schedules. To make sure he can relax once he leaves the stage, Usher has a massage room, which has an inflatable ice bath and a hot tub. He recently "dislocated a shoulder" and "popped a rib during the American leg of the tour, so he takes good care of his body. Usher understands the importance of maintaining physical fitness. His training regime which allows him to perform such high-energy stage shows has left the star with an impressive physique. Aside from his musical career, he is widely regarded as a sex symbol. (C) Cover Media

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