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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Chris Brown Won't Be Doing Interviews In 2012

'If people are going to judge anything, judge him for his talent,' manager tells Billboard of crafting strategy for the pop&B star.
By Rebecca Thomas

Chris Brown
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There'll be no chair-throwing in 2012. After a year in which Chris Brown's applause-worthy feats — Billboard 200 chart-topper F.A.M.E. and a successful tour of the same name — at times threatened to be overshadowed by his penchant for (social) media gaffes, the singer's team has announced they're implementing a ban on interviews.

Asked whether there was a specific strategy planned for Brown in the New Year, the 22-year-old's manager, Tina Davis, told Billboard magazine it was to "not have him do interviews but to concentrate on performing and recording," adding that the idea had been germinating for some time.

Last May, Breezy made headlines after a "Good Morning America" interview, when he vented frustration over a line of questioning that zeroed in on ex Rihanna by hurling a chair through a backstage window afterward. The wave of bad press that ensued hit just as the Virginia-born crooner was making the rounds to promote his fourth studio effort, F.A.M.E. Now, as he preps the follow-up to that disc, Fortune, Davis seems determined to steer clear of any possible speed bumps.

"We're not trying to be rude, selfish or disrespectful to anyone in any way," she told the mag. "If people are going to judge anything, judge him for his talent. He signed up to sing and entertain. Not to talk about his personal life."

Brown may be taking a cue from another superstar, Kanye West, whose self-imposed press-lockout has yielded some impressively expansive Twitter sprees. But it remains to be seen whether the singer will take to the social-networking site as an outlet in similar fashion.

On New Year's Eve, the "Look at Me Now" singer sent a heartfelt message to his fan faithful: "I LOVE Team Breezy unconditionally! Goodbye 2011. Let 2012 bring as much peace positivity and happiness as possible!" he wrote in a hopeful, if wistful, post. He hasn't tweeted since.

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