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Chris Brown on charity work: 'I'm trying to uplift humanity'

Chris Brown has revealed that he has been focusing on the positive things in life and has devoted a lot of time to working with charities.

Speaking to Prestige, the 'Don't Wake Me Up' hitmaker explained that he recently gave donations to charities such as St. Jude's Children's Hospital and Best Buddies, but has been involved with the organisations on a personal level for a while:

"I've been involved with [those] since I was 15, 16. It's not about recognition, because that's not what satisfies me. The satisfaction is people that are getting helped or are benefiting from whatever I donate, whatever I contribute to their lives. I don't like it to be publicized."

"If there are cameras around, it's cool. But I do it from the heart. When I go on TV and do my videos, that's the artist Chris Brown. But when I go and do [charity work] it's just me – it's just Christopher."

He also opened up about his own charity, Symphonic Love, and explained that it was important for him to help out with programs in schools that will benefit young people because it means a lot to him:

"Symphonic Love does programs in schools, like with my school back home. Musical programs and helping kids with disabilities. I do a lot of stuff with Best Buddies that coexists with that. The name comes from a tattoo that I've got [runs hand across his chest] – something that's over my heart right now."

"So my heart is where it's at. The tattoo 'symphonic love' encompasses the positivity of what I'm trying to do – uplifting humanity."

 

 

 

Watch his music video for 'Don't Judge Me' here: