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Chris Brown talks about his love of art: 'A lot of people don't know that about me'

R&B superstar Chris Brown has admitted that his love of art has grown over the years, but he doesn't expect to ever make a career out of painting.

Speaking to Prestige Hong Kong, the 'Don't Wake Me Up' hitmaker explained that painting became a hobby of his after spending his youth spray-painting graffiti and realising that he genuinely enjoyed being creative in that way:

"A lot of people didn't know that it was my hobby. I focused on doing the bad stuff at first with graffiti and vandalising as a kid. But as you get older, you start studying art books and sketchbooks in the libraries. I started getting better, like maybe three or four years ago."

"I finally got people to recognise it and I did a couple of art galleries - one in La and one in New York - and I sold four out of my seven paintings. You know, I'm new. But my feet are in the water and that's all it takes."

Referring to the direction of his career, Brown added that he won't prioritise painting over music: "I don't think I want to conquer painting. It's just something I love to do."

 

 

 

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