At the beginning of this year, we were all disappointed to find out from Chris Brown’s team that he won’t be doing any interviews in 2012.
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Well, it looks like there’s an exception or two!
The 23-year-old singer decided to chat it up with artist Ron English, who he did an art exhibition with last month.
From his childhood, to becoming a director, he lets his fans know all about the positive things going on in his career!
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Check out an excerpt from the interview below:
Advice for those wanting to follow in his footsteps.
It’s basically just your determination as far as an artist is concerned. It’s just about your drive and your dream. I think that as far as being an artist, and being an entertainer, for me it’s like we never lose our dream. It’s kind of what we had as a kid in our minds, we kind of stay young and youthful so that’s what keeps us fresh and creative and [allow us to] go forward. I think you just need to have that and have that determination and steady move forward and I think that’s what got me to where I’m at. and I’m pretty sure you still have the childhood memory that helps you create the good stuff that you do.
On when he started singing
I started when I was about 11, singing, and then I just kept going at it and then I told my mom that I just wanted to be focused on that [and] just pursue that for the most part. I just kept going at it from balancing my school work to going to the studio at night [til] 3 [am] in the morning, with adults.
On when he knew he could sing
I was about 11, and its funny because I was into sports, I was like a jock but I always liked sci-fi movies and anime and I never really liked singing […] and so I just tried it, I started listening to songs and more R&B, more Phil Collins, different kind of music that dealt with singing and I just continued to do it and I was like ‘You know what [mom], I really want to do this. I think I can do it’ and she was like ‘Cool, lets try it’ so we went from there.
On his progression
My progression is to basically to be on the director’s side and try to be behind the camera and creating a different world for people to see and be inspired. Like how I was as a kid, watching Michael Jackson, Freddie Starr and even Indiana Jones, certain movies that really grab your [attention] as a kid.
We’re so proud of Chris Brown and all that he has accomplished, but we seriously wish he would do more interviews.
Check out the full interview in the video above.
