Chris Brown is a free man and getting back to the music but he recently opened up about his time in jail, an experience he says helped him mature and learn to become a man.
"[It was] a humbling experience," he explained during an interview with Mario Lopez for Extra. "It was definitely one of the things I'll never forget. I think for me, it's now about what's the purpose and what's the goal that Chris Brown as a person and Chris Brown as an artist is trying to portray. And with me, it's always been positivity, but now it's more of not just speaking it into existence but actually doing it."
For Brown, it seems as if going to jail for probation violation served as a moment of clarity.
"Nobody's invincible," he said. "No amount of celebrity status...can deter you away from the real if you make a mistake. Nobody is excusable. It was a humbling experience for me to become a man and mature."
He also noted that he has been going to therapy since his release and he finds it "therapeutic."
During the interview, the "New Flame" singer also mentioned his noticeable weight gain, which he says impacted him tremendously.
"My normal weight is like 180,"he said. "I was 215 when I got out of jail. After that I was so conscious, I couldn't even fit my jeans, none of my clothes. I was scared to go out, I was like 'Man, people gonna see me, I look fat.' So after a while, I went and played a lot of basketball, a lot of cardio. Then I did the 'New Flame' video, we rehearsed for that, the BET Awards, couple other shows. I was just always dancing, always dancing, trying to get my body back in shape."
Check out a clip from the interview below.
