Chris Brown is turning over a new leaf. Just 11 months ago, Chris issued a public service announcement [via his manager] that he was no longer conducting press interviews; citing that he’d rather the public focus their attention on his music attention. However the growing ‘gossip’ surrounding his love life, bad boy persona, and [public fight with rapper Drake] has drawn more attention towards the “Don’t Judge Me Singer“, and now Chris is speaking out to the public [but with “mature” caution].
In the Dec/Jan issue of XXL magazine, Chris Brown talks about his challenging love life, the public’s misconception of him, and the current state of his beef with rapper Drake. Here’s a few excerpts on his opinion of it all.
On His Love Life:
“One thing people often want me to talk about is my public love life. When it comes to my love life, the perception seems as though I am a player. But that’s not true,” he said. “Love is something I am still learning. It’s just an obstacle that I haven’t yet mastered. I think that’s my biggest hurdle in life.”
On His Feud With Rapper Drake:“A lot of people wanna know about the whole situation with me, Drake and Meek Mill. At the end of the day, I’m me, they’re them. They rap, I sing. Totally different caliber. I rap, I play around on mixtapes. But our words don’t collide as much as you’d think.”
On Twitter Usage:
“I haven’t been as mature and thought out in the past, so, me growing now, it’s showing my progression. I used to use my Twitter account to vent, but now I mostly use it for marketing and promotions. I use music or painting as my outlet to get through the confusion. I try to promote positivity and love.” “In the beginning, I used to be hot. I’m normal. I’m human, so if anybody says something that’s a lie, I’m numb to it. I’ve smartened up.”
As you may recall Chris Brown deleted his twitter [earlier last week] following a verbal feud [via twitter] with Jenny Johnson . Now that things have calmed down, Breezy has reactivated his twitter account. However, this interview took place prior to his recent feud -so its fare to say that Chris Brown is still in work in progress.