T-Pain says he battled 4 years of depression after Usher said he 'f---ed up music' by using Auto-Tune

"I didn't tell everybody else to start using it," T Pain said on Netflix's "This Is Pop," when Usher told him that criticism.
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T-Pain Admits Usher’s Remarks About Auto-Tune Left Him Depressed for 4 Years [VIDEO]

*T-Pain has revealed that a conversation with Usher on a plane in 2013 left him depressed after the “You Got It Bad” singer told him he “f*cked up” the music industry when he used Auto-Tune. T-Pain ...
St. Louis American

Auto-tune spiraled T-Pain into four-year depression

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. “Usher was my friend,” he said in the clip. “I really respect Usher. And ...
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T-Pain on Ghostwriting Country Songs and Usher’s Auto-Tune Criticism: “We’ve Been Fine”

The singer made the comments ahead of his performance at a pre-Super Bowl party in Las Vegas that also included Justin Bieber and Travis Scott. By Mesfin Fekadu T-Pain says he plans to continue to ...
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T-Pain Thinks It Was Actually Another Artist Who Made Auto-Tune ‘Cool,’ Not Him

T-Pain has a rare distinction in music: When you think of one musical instrument, tool, or innovation, his name is the one that immediately comes to mind. Of course, this is due to him popularizing ...
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T-Pain on Ghostwriting Country Songs and Usher’s Auto-Tune Criticism: “We’ve Been Fine”

T-Pain says he plans to continue to write country music songs as a ghostwriter. The singer-songwriter-producer recently made headlines when he revealed that he stopped taking credit for the country ...