Chris Brown: Learning from his mistakes

The Martinez interview was only his second media appearance since he pleaded guilty in June to assaulting Rihanna. His first, with King shortly after his sentencing, revealed Brown was not ready to speak openly about the ordeal as he deflected a majority of the CNN host’s questions. With Martinez, the singer was more relaxed, though […]

The Martinez interview was only his second media appearance since he pleaded guilty in June to assaulting Rihanna. His first, with King shortly after his sentencing, revealed Brown was not ready to speak openly about the ordeal as he deflected a majority of the CNN host’s questions. With Martinez, the singer was more relaxed, though the radio personality was just as pressing as King.

“There’s no way to start this without being awkward,” Martinez said, before asking Brown how people should feel about the singer.

Brown spent just over an hour on Hot 97 as he addressed a number of topics, from the bruised photos of Rihanna to the people who reached out to him in the wake of the incident, and what advice he’d give young couples in serious relationships.

“I would say, point blank, definitely learn from my mistakes,” he urged. “Learn from what you saw Chris Brown’s take on it was. If you’re young, everything isn’t as serious as it amounts to. I feel like people wanna grow up so fast and be adults. Just live your life and be you. If it’s physical, take some classes. Counseling is great. It doesn’t mean you’re crazy, you’re just working on you.”