“I didn't understand that I could sing until I was like 11 or 12. My mom heard me singing around the house and she said, What are you doing? You really can sing! So then I started going to school and singing to the girls.” SaidSchoolGirlHouseHeardMomSingingMy MomDoing You Author:Chris Brown
“I tried to stay away from the Euro beats, and not go totally pop. Instead, I wanted to take the Quincy Jones approach. The record pays homage to the Stevie Wonders, the Michael Jacksons, the Sam Cookes. I wanted to put that classic essence of R&B and soul with the new age of music now. There’s a lot of live instruments, and a lot less Auto-Tune. I really wanted to demonstrate my vocal ability, creating the vibe of me singing along with a band.” SoulAgeWantedAbilityPayWonderRecordsBandApproachCreatingBeatsSingingEssenceInstrumentsPopsClassicTunesNew AgeVocalHomageEuroAuto TuneSam Cooke Author:Chris Brown
“I got a chance to get an actual label. I performed this slow song, this ballad I have. I just remember going to the first woman I saw in the room and just getting on my knees holding her hand just singing. And I was like, you know what, I got to just sell it. I remember that day they were like, yo we want to sign you. [After] I went into the bathroom, I started crying, [and] I called my mom. I was like momma – I did it.” KnowsWantFirstsHandsRememberSongChanceRoomsSawsCryLike YouMomSingingSellsMy MomLabelsKneesBathroomBalladsMomma Author:Chris Brown
