Usher once told MTV, "He influenced me in so many ways, more than just music ... as a humanitarian, as a philanthropist, as an artist, as an individual who transcended culture.
دریافت ۲ جایزه در مراسم‌های (NRJ Music Awards (France و People Choice Awards, USAنامزد ۱۲ جایزه Soul Train Music Awards, USA که توانسته ۹ جایزه را از ان خود کند.