Well I Be Damned!
Chris Brown finally considers doing an interview after his long year strike that he’s placed on not attending or conducting media/press and or interviews alike this past year. The “Don’t Judge Me” singer covers the November issue of >Prestige Magazine and conducts one of his first press interviews. However, Chris remains ‘clever’ and talks only of his love for the arts [painting and acting] and his passion for engaging in charities.
Peep a few of his pics from the spread and excerpts from the interview below:
Is there something that fans would be surprised to learn about you?
“Just how involved I am with everything. I think a lot of people, a lot of artists, they get the glamour and glitz and everything else is already set for them… Being the CEO. A real businessman at 23. That’s what I want to show my audience. The generation that we’re in – we’re a lazy generation. The kids in my generation are not as hyper. The work ethic isn’t there. The attention span is short. But I think if they can see me do it at 23 and have all this stuff going on – and still have fun while I’m doing it – who’s to say they can’t?”
Something that seems to be more on the quiet side is your charity work, like St Jude’s Children’s Hospital and Best Buddies:
“I’ve been involved with [those] since I was 15, 16. It’s not about recognition, because that’s not what satisfies me…I do it from the heart. When I go on TV and do my videos, that’s the artist Chris Brown. But when I go and do [charity work] it’s just me – it’s just Christopher.”
Tell me about your painting.
“I’ve been painting secretly since I was a kid. A lot of people didn’t know that it was my hobby. …I finally got people to recognize it and I did a couple of art galleries – one in LA and one in New York – and I sold four out of my seven paintings. You know, I’m new. But my feet are in the water and that’s all it takes. I don’t think I want to conquer painting. It’s just something I love to do.”
What do you want the world to know about who you are?
“As a 23-year-old young entertainer, I want the world to see my art and hopefully be inspired by it, promote positivity with what I do now – with painting, with fashion, with directing, with creativity as far as videos and cinema. I want to have people admire that and hopefully have people follow in my footsteps.”
You can head over to ‘Prestige’ magazine to read the full article.
Bonus: Chris talks about his redemption and road back to success on MTV’s ‘How I Made It’ show. The show also features Naya Rivera
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This Is How I Made It, Full Episodes