Chris Brown Interview — JustJared.com Exclusive

Chris Brown chatted with JustJared.com a few days ago to talk about his first foray into the fashion world and the music he’s recording with the Jonas Brothers. Here’s what the 19-year-old Prince of R&B had to say:

JJ: Can you tell us about your collection of New Era caps?

CB: Yeah, I was doing six individual hats, where they got me to personally design the hats. And so I got a chance to do something more for the kids and not necessarily go into “high fashion” yet. This is more for the casual back-to-school kids, the everyday person that just wants to be casual. Later on in the future, I’ll do more higher fashion stuff. This is a good opportunity to work with New Air, because I love and support their products 100%.

JJ: How much of the designing did you handle yourself?

CB: I was, I would say 99% of the creativity. I wouldn’t say I was 100% of the creativity as far as the designs, I was 99% of it because you know you have to have a whole bunch of other workers to help your vision. I wanted to do some cool stuff for kids to start off with, some hats just to get my foot in the door because hopefully we’ll do another deal next season and have a wide array of designs and stuff for the hats.

JJ: What was the design process like for you?

CB: I always draw all the time. Notebooks, sketchbooks, tables, walls…I just draw all the time. As far as the hats go, I had an initial design of what I wanted, and then they had another artist tweak my idea, enhance it and so that’s how we worked it up.

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Chris Brown Interview — JustJared.com Exclusive

JJ: You have one hat where there’s a guy with boogers coming down his nose. Where did that idea come from?

CB: I would say it wasn’t the boogers, it was the comedic relief of it. It was more of my alter ego on the hat, like the nerd, me being a goofy teenager. With the hat, it’s cool and weird. It’s a good hat for the kids because it’s a cartoon character and it could mean whatever the kids want it to mean for them.

JJ: If somebody is interested in buying these hats, where can they find them?

CB: They can find them in their local LIDS, they could go to any mall. They’re putting 160 hats in every LIDS. It’s a lot.

JJ: You were recently seen running around with an “Obama or Die” shirt. What did you think of his speech at the DNC?

CB: It was incredible. Some people told me they cried when they heard it. But I think it was incredible. He’s a great person. I’m a supporter. I don’t really get into all the politics but I’m a supporter.

JJ: You’re recording something with the Jonas Brothers. Can you tell us something about that?

CB: I’m doing some stuff in the studio, writing for the Jonas Brothers and I think it’ll be a good look for us to do something together.

JJ: So you’re not on the record, just collaborating with them?

CB: If my record is leaked, like a lot of my records keep getting leaked recently, then you might hear me on the demo, but as far everything else is concerned, I’m possibly doing something with them. If they want me on the record, I’ll stay on the record, but I just wanted to write a record for those guys.

JJ: Where are you right now and what are you doing Labor Day weekend?

CB: Labor Day weekend, I’m traveling, getting ready for Fashion Rocks, because you know I have a Fashion Rocks performance so I gotta get ready for that as well as the [?]. Right now I’m in LA, rehearsing, in the studio recording, doing some records for certain people, having fun.

JJ: You’re an awesome performer. How do you plan each performance?

CB: I have a creative mind, so if I listen to the song, I have an idea, I thought of five or six months ago, I’ll bring it back into the playing field. I can tweak ideas or make them better. Just come up with something and then we go from there.

JJ: Do you start with dance moves, or start with costuming, or everything just comes together?

CB: It’s more the theme of what we’re gonna do first, and then the dancing falls into place so that’s what I think is gonna be dope.

JJ: After your lids hit stores, what do you think will be the next fashion step for you?

CB: I’m gonna do clothes, but stuff that kids can afford. I want to get into the high fashion world very soon, but the stuff I want to start out with is the small stuff, for the kids, that anybody can afford the Nikes, or the Jordans, Or let’s say they can’t afford the big brand name clothes, so I would make a lower end line but still high-quality.

JJ: Do you have any favorite fashion icons?

CB: I like so many different people. I like the traditional Gucci, LV, Ralph Lauren and Tom Ford.

JJ: Have you sampled any of Kanye [West]’s Pastelle line yet?

CB: Yea, I took a couple of shots…shirts and jackets. It’s cool but I haven’t seen all of his pieces. Kanye’s a creative person so I wouldn’t put it past him…he’s gonna have a good success in it.

JJ: Are there TV shows that you’re looking forward to this fall?

CB: Heroes, I hope Heroes comes out with Season 3.

JJ: Do you have a favorite character on that show?

CB: Probably Peter. Peter’s the dope one because he could take everybody’s power.

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