LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Chris Brown and Rihanna attend the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage) (Photo: )
Chris Brown just can't seem to make his mind about whether he wants to discuss Rihanna. More specifically, his much-lambased 2009 arrest for assaulting his then-girlfriend, Rihanna. After numerous Twitter meltdowns and even a bottle-smashing fight with Drake over Rihanna, the 24-year-old R&B star brings up his former flame once again in a new interview with The Guardian, this time with earnestness.
"I learned from it, and it was almost like ... I wouldn't say it happened or a reason, but it was something to trigger my mind to be more of a mature adult. To handle myself in situations, don't throw tantrums, don't be a baby about it," Brown told the publication.
Brown, who was just 19-years-old at the time, added that the incident was "probably the biggest wake-up call for me. I had to stop acting like a little teenager, a crazy, wild, young guy." Earlier this year, Brown and Rihanna famously reconciled and even appeared to be dating again; the pair appeared publicly for the first time together during the 2013 Grammy Awards -- almost four years to the date of the original arrest. The irony was not lost on audience members and the media.
Brown also revealed other choice bits in the lengthy profile, like the fact that he lost his virginity to a a teenage girl when he was just 8-years-old. "It's different in the country," Brown, who grew up in Tappahannock, Va., said.
Brown was speaking to the British newspaper in promotion for his upcoming album, "X," dropping Dec. 3. In August, he suggested that he was retiring from the music industry altogether, tweeting: "Being famous is amazing when it's for ur music and talent. I'm tired of being famous for a mistake I made when i was 18. I'm cool & over it!"
Just a few days after Brown's exasperated tweets, the singer experienced a major health scare when he suffered a seizure. In a statement released to the media, a rep for Brown attributed the seizure to "fatigue and extreme emotional stress, both due to the continued onslaught of unfounded legal matters and the nonstop negativity."
Rihanna uploaded photos of her and Brown to her Instagram account following her 25th birthday celebrations.
Rihanna uploaded photos of her and Brown to her Instagram account following her 25th birthday celebrations.
Rihanna uploaded photos of her and Brown to her Instagram account following her 25th birthday celebrations.
Rihanna uploaded photos of her and Brown to her Instagram account following her 25th birthday celebrations.
On her 25th birthday, Rihanna uploaded this throwback photo of her and Brown from when they celebrated her 20th.
Chris Brown and Rihanna attend the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
Chris Brown and Rihanna attend the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
Rihanna and Chris Brown attend a game between the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers during the NBA game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on December 25, 2012.
Rihanna and Chris Brown watch the action during an NBA game between the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on Christmas Day, December 25, 2012.
Rihanna inside the Los Angeles Superior Court during the hearing in the Chris Brown felony assault case, on June 22, 2009. The incident shocked the music world and left Rihanna nursing cuts and bruises to her face, forcing her to cancel a scheduled performance at the Grammys in Los Angeles later that day.
Rihanna and Chris Brown attends the 2009 GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons honoring Clive Davis at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 7, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California.
Brown and Rihanna performed at the Z100 Jingle Ball Concert together, Dec 2008.
Brown and Rihanna performed at the Z100 Jingle Ball Concert together, Dec 2008.
Chris Brown and Rihanna in the audience at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards at Paramount Pictures Studios on September 7, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
Chris Brown and Rihanna at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards at Paramount Pictures Studios on September 7, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
Singers Rihanna and Chris Brown attend the 2008 BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
Rihanna and Chris Brown in the audience at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards on June 1, 2008 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.
Rihanna and Chris Brown in the audience at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards on June 1, 2008 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.
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