Usher speaks to Robin Roberts about custody battle

Usher has been in the headlines in the past few months embroiled in a very nasty public battle with ex-wife Tameka Foster for custody of their sons, Usher, 4, and Naviyd Ely, 3. Cameras rolled last month as tensions ran high during an emotional court hearing.

In an interview with ABC News' Robin Roberts, Usher speaks about his "steadfast belief that a father is important in a child's life. To have the time that I've had with them has made them the young men that they are. I want to raise them to be responsible future adults."

Asked what he wanted to impart to them, Usher said, "No one knows your child like you do. And it is taking the time to actively be there. It's a day in, day out process. I'm actively doing it every day that I possibly can, and being the father to them that my father was unable to be to me."

I wonder what Usher's Mom has to say about all this! You know Jonetta didn't even show up to the wedding, this is all kinds of messy chile!