Usher opened up to The Guardian newspaper to explain how he thinks Bieber’s bad boy ways will make him a better artist in the future. “Any artist has ebbs and flows in their life and career,” the 36-year-old explains. “In life, you have to go through something to get to something,” Usher explains of Bieber’s many controversies . The singer is currently searching for the person who stole his sex tape that he created with his ex-wife several years ago.