NEWS: “Maybe I Was Out of Control…” – Chris Brown Finally Opens Up On His Experience And Time In Prison

American artist Chris Brown has opened up on his time in Jail and the activities that took up his time in jail. This would be Chris’s first official interview since coming out from jail in June. Brown was serving time for violation of his 5 year probation after assaulting a stranger outside a Washington, D.C., hotel in October 2013. The five-year probation that was violated, stems from Brown’s 2009 conviction for assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna

                                       

   

On his past and the few mistakes he had made Chris said,
“I realize that what I do for a living opens my life to public scrutiny and that I have a responsibility to everyone because of that exposure. I can say that I am only human and I have made mistakes. I can say that I try to live my life in the most true, honest way that I can. I am not perfect, no one is. No one is harder on me than me. No one can please everyone. No one can live in the past and expect to grow. I have been moving forward and hope that I am not defined by just a few moments in my life but all of the moments that will make up my life.”

How did you keep yourself motivated?
[I had to feel] like this happened for a reason. There was a purpose. Maybe I was out of control too much. Or I needed something to humble me to the point where I get it. At that point, I didn’t look at it as trying to get out of the situation but learn from it.

On the lessons he learnt while in jail he said,
My maturity level has risen as far as my realizing what’s important. Realizing that I’m human like everyone else. At the end of the day, it’s just a humbling experience. You’re more appreciative of everything else that’s on the outside. A burger tastes 1,000 times better when you’re out (Laughs.) I’m just more appreciative of the things I’m blessed with and the things I do: music, being able to take care of my family, being able to see my friends and family. And do what I love and still be able to do it in a timely fashion to where people don’t think, “Oh well, he fell off.” Still being able to be consistent.

Do you see a day when your relationship with Rihanna won’t be brought up at all?
When we’re not relevant anymore, that might be the case. As long as you’re doing something good, people will always bring up old stuff or negative stuff because they don’t want you to surpass a certain level or elevate. But as long as you have your head on straight, it shouldn’t matter what people want to say.