Highlights
- My Prerogative hitmaker, who had a bad boy reputation in the 80s and, alongside his late wife, Whitney Houston, spiralled into drug addiction in the 90s - thinks Chris is a "church boy" compared to him, and people should recognise his talent.
- Speaking about Chris' battle to turn around his public image after his 2009 assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna, which left her badly bruised, Bobby told MTV: "Chris Brown is incredible. He's an incredible dancer, incredible singer. I respect him a lot because he's held his head up throughout everything that he's been through.
- "He's only been through a little bit, but the boy is talented and you can't take talent away. Talent is given from God, you can't learn what he does. He's a bona fide entertainer and he should be respected."
- Bobby who has recently been touring with his 80s group New Edition thinks Chris, 23, will eventually be forgiven by the public, and has a long career ahead of him.
- He added: "He's still young and he's got a long way to go. I'm 30 years deep into this entertainment thing and I could see him 30 years from now, still doing what he does — flipping and singing and dancing.
- "And now he's getting ready to do a movie, so he's covering the spectrum of entertainment." Bobby is releasing his first solo album, The Masterpiece on June 5.
hitmaker, who had a bad boy reputation in the 80s and, alongside his late wife, Whitney Houston, spiralled into drug addiction in the 90s - thinks Chris is a "church boy" compared to him, and people should recognise his talent.
Speaking about Chris' battle to turn around his public image after his 2009 assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna, which left her badly bruised, Bobby told MTV: "Chris Brown is incredible. He's an incredible dancer, incredible singer. I respect him a lot because he's held his head up throughout everything that he's been through.
"He's only been through a little bit, but the boy is talented and you can't take talent away. Talent is given from God, you can't learn what he does. He's a bona fide entertainer and he should be respected."
Bobby who has recently been touring with his 80s group New Edition thinks Chris, 23, will eventually be forgiven by the public, and has a long career ahead of him.
He added: "He's still young and he's got a long way to go. I'm 30 years deep into this entertainment thing and I could see him 30 years from now, still doing what he does -- flipping and singing and dancing.
"And now he's getting ready to do a movie, so he's covering the spectrum of entertainment."Bobby is releasing his first solo album,
The Masterpiece on June 5.