FIRST INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS BROWN SINCE BEING IN JAIL

Singer says he matured while in jail

In his first interview since being released from a Los Angeles county jail in June, singer Chris Brown said he has matured thanks to his experience in jail and suggested that he might have been “out of control” in recent years.

“At the end of the day, it’s just a humbling experience,” he told Billboard. “You’re more appreciative of everything else that’s on the outside.”

Brown’s incarceration for an October 2013 parole violation is the latest in a string of incidents that have attracted public attention. Brown notoriously assaulted then-girlfriend Rihanna in an incident that sparked outrage. About his relationship with Rihanna, Brown said people will likely stop talking about it when they have both faded from the limelight.

“As long as you’re doing something good, people will always bring up old stuff or negative stuff because they don’t want you to surpass a certain level or elevate,” he said.

“I realize that what I do for a living opens my life to public scrutiny and that I have a responsibility to everyone because of that exposure. I can say that I am only human and I have made mistakes. I can say that I try to live my life in the most true, honest way that I can. I am not perfect, no one is. No one is harder on me than me. No one can please everyone. No one can live in the past and expect to grow. I have been moving forward and hope that I am not defined by just a few moments in my life but all of the moments that will make up my life.”

Despite his positivity, Brown has already found himself in trouble since the incident. Two people were shot at a party on Aug. 24 thrown by the singer, and rumors circulated that Brown was the intended target.