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As Chris Brown and his fans celebrate the final sales totals for his newest project “Royalty” the singer has furthered his promo trail for the album by appearing in the new issue and cover for Vibe magazine’s Dec 2015/Jan 2016 issue.
Between the pages the singer dishes on having a feeling that Royalty was his child BEFORE it was actually confirmed, talks not wanting to be a role model, Usher being his biggest influence and way more. Get into the snaps and a few excerpts from his accompanying interview below.
On Being a Role Model
“It’s not my job to be your role model; my job is to be your inspiration. There’s a difference,” “You can be that rose in the concrete, or you can be that underdog, or you can be that person that people already cast out, and still be able to maintain and live your life, understand change, and make a difference.”
On What Genre of Music He Falls In
“Soul” is not reserved to one genre of music, one form of art or one situation. “When they say soul, they give it a collard greens, chitlins kind of feel, but it’s different. What soul is, is that unconditional emotion you emit when you’re at a concert, or when you’re watching your favorite person do a TV show. Or if you got somebody that you love, you could be sitting there, and for no reason, you just smile. It might not even be a song, but just right now, something’s telling me to give a great energy off, negative or positive. What that is, we don’t identify it, but that’s our soul.”
On Suspecting Royalty Was His Daughter Before It Was Confirmed
“I had thought about it. I had saw pictures, and I was like ‘Damn.’ So I asked, and [Nia] was like ‘Nah, it’s not you.’ So I was like cool, I didn’t think it was an issue. But when I found out, it was kind of like, ‘Damn, she looks just like me.’ And I didn’t care about how me and her mother didn’t have a relationship, I didn’t care about any situation. I just wanted to see her. I just wanted to be able to have that opportunity, as something personal to me. I’m not gonna be upset, I’m not gonna be mad. I have to be honest with myself and pick the priorities over the situation. I had to make my priority my daughter.”
On Usher and Michael Jackson Being His Biggest Influences
“If it wasn’t for Usher, then Chris Brown couldn’t exist,” he maintains. “When I would look at Usher, I would be like ‘F**k, he has it.’ The only other guy that I looked at like that was Michael Jackson.”
You can view the full interview/spread by clicking HERE.
