However, his favorite way to dress is with an 80’s edge. He chooses his outfits based on his mood for the day. He doesn’t dress with the same style all the time, though. At the age of eighteen, Chris Brown received a phone call from Michael Jackson to let him know he loved the song Shortie Like Mine.ģ. You can imagine how he felt the day his idol Michael Jackson reached out to him and called him. His inspirations include the great musicians from back in the day – Stevie Wonder, Kim Burrell, Usher, Same Cooke, Michael Jackson, Donnie Hathaway, and Teddy Pendergrass. It’s the old school musicians that Chris Brown likes the most and that inspired him then and still do to this fay. He has said he has ants in his pants and dances all the time.Ģ.
It was actually through watching Michael Jackson on television that he learned how to dance in the first place. When he was little and watching his singing favorite, Michael Jackson, on television, Chris Brown was imitating him. In a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, Chris Brown let everyone know he has been dancing since he was 2 years old. Before he was even out of diapers, Chris Brown had started dancing….and he hasn’t stopped yet. Here are 20 things you didn’t know about Chris Brownġ. In addition to his successful musical career, Chris Brown has pursued and steadily worked on building his acting career, being an excellent father, and earning awards and recognition for his continued success. It has not been smooth sailing for him, though, as he has ran into some serious domestic problems that resulted in a short stint in jail.
Chris Brown was not a one hit wonder and has been recording and producing albums ever since. His first album was self-titled, made it to number two on the Billboard 200 list, sold over three million copies around the world, and the Recording Industry Association of America slapped a certified double platinum label on the album.
By 2004, at the ripe age of fifteen, Chris Brown had already signed a contract with Jive Records and was releasing his first album. He started out singing in his local church choir and local talent shows at a very young age. From an early age he showed musical promise. He is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Chris Brown, aka Breezy, was born as Christopher Maurice Brown on in Tappahannock, a small town in Virginia.