Chris Brown
Chris Brown
Christopher Maurice "Chris" Brownis an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Born in Tappahannock, Virginia, he was involved in his church choir and several local talent shows from a young age. Having signed with Jive Records in 2004, Brown released his self-titled debut studio album the following year. It peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 and was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, selling an overall three million copies worldwide. With his...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth5 May 1989
CityTappahannock, VA
CountryUnited States of America
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.
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.
The worst moment was when I was performing and I was about to sing, but I choked. I had a tickle in my throat and I started coughing, and I couldn't get the words out. It lasted for like thirty seconds, but I got over it, and luckily the crowd didn't seem to care.
My mom told me as a youngster I was always intellectual, like as far as being able to adapt fast and quick. But I had a fun childhood, went to regular school.
Well the first time I performed, my mom was like how she is now when sees me on stage – all red, smiling from ear to ear. So I don’t want to mess up, [be]cause she’s smiling. Seeing my mom happy is kind of like an overwhelming feeling.
My mother taught me to treat a lady respectfully.
You start to live when a moment feels like a lifetime
I would note, not a single customer of Phillips Roofing ever contacted the authorities with a complaint. The authority contacted them and told them they were victims of a crime.
We have nothing to lose, to be honest. Our scores have been up and down this year. We'll just go and play the best we can.
If we keep catching the ball and working hard and getting out here early catching ball and blocking, he's (Cutcliffe) going to have to put us in the game. That's what Coach Luke keeps telling us. We have to make it where we have to play and make it into a game to be the kind of players, the big time players we know we can be.
When you go to Portland, ... Clive is pretty much a father figure to the girls and the boys. He takes you almost as his son or daughter.
We only need 145 more votes, and we're going to be knocking on doors...we're going to go get them.
Whether it be personal or musical, I just think I'm a walking art piece, just a ball of creativity.
It's going to be a very emotional stadium, and everybody's going to be rooting for LSU throughout the nation probably because of the whole hurricane thing.