1) Christopher Maurice… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) from Tappahannock, Virginia.
In late 2005, he released his first studio album, Chris Brown, which spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number-one debut single, "Run It!" which was produced by Scott Storch and featured Juelz Santana. The album also produced two other top ten singles: "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" and "Say Goodbye." Brown's second studio album, Exclusive was released worldwide in November 2007. It has spawned his second US number one hit, "Kiss Kiss" which was produced by T-Pain, who was also featured in the song . The third single, "With You", has reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and has entered into the top ten in several countries across the world, becoming one of his most successful worldwide releases to date.
The second single, "Kiss Kiss", was nominated for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in the category for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
Brown, one of two children, was born and raised in the small town of Tappahannock, Virginia, the son of Joyce Hawkins and Clinton Brown. Brown was influenced by the artists his parents played on the home radio, such as Michael Jackson and Sam Cooke. A dancer since the age of two, Brown was not aware of his vocal talents until the age of eleven. Before becoming a vocalist, he was interested in becoming a rapper.
At thirteen, Brown was discovered by a local production team who visited his father's gas station searching for new talent. Since then, he began his recording career and moved to New York, staying there for two years. Brown's local production team organized an audition before Def Jam Vice President Tina Davis, who currently works as his manager. At the age of 15, Brown was then sent to perform for L.A. Reid and was subsequently signed in 2004 to Jive Records. By early 2005, Brown began work for his debut album, working with the likes of Scott Storch, The Underdogs, Dre, Vidal, Bryan Michael Cox, Bow Wow, and Jermaine Dupri.
Brown left school in late 2004 to begin working on his self-titled debut album which was released on November 29, 2005. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 selling over 155,000 copies in first week of sales. Five weeks later, became certified platinum, and within a year, went double platinum. His debut single "Run It!," was #1 in the United States, New Zealand, and Australia. Following "Run It!," "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" became Brown's second top 10 hit in the US, peaking at #7, and #13 in the UK. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA.
His third single "Gimme That" was released in March 2006 which featured Lil Wayne for a remix, originally not featured on the Chris Brown album, but was later included. The single debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at #80 and climbed the charts quickly peaking at #15. Chris also co-directed his music videos for "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" and "Gimme That." His fourth single is the ballad "Say Goodbye," which is also a part of the Step Up Soundtrack. On June 13, 2006, Brown released a DVD entitled, Chris Brown's Journey, which shows footage of him travelling in England and Japan, getting ready for his first visit to the Grammys, behind the scenes of his music videos and bloopers.
On August 17, 2006 to further promote the album, Brown kicked off his major co-headlining tour, The Up Close and Personal Tour. Due to the tour, production for his next album was pushed back two months a second summer tour is in the works once the album is completed the tour may include artists: Pretty Ricky, Bow Wow, Lil Wayne, Juelz Santana, Ne-Yo, Ciara, and Cherish.'. Chris also has been the opening act for R&B singer Beyonce Knowles on the Australian leg of her The Beyonce Experience tour.
Exclusive is the second studio album by Brown. The album was released in November, 2007. It served as the sophomore album for Brown and was both critically and commercially successful. The album was supported by five singles including the songs "Kiss Kiss" and "With You". Exclusive has gone on to sell over three million copies.
Graffiti was released in 2009 and included the top-twenty single "I Can Transform Ya". Brown's fourth album F.A.M.E. was released in 2011 becoming Chris Brown's first studio album to top the Billboard 200. The album earned Brown his first Grammy Award for Best R&B Album.
His fifth album entitled Fortune was released in 2012.
Brown's latest album X was released in September, 2014.
Chris Brown has also started to act in movies and has appeared in Stomp The Yard and This Christmas as well as several episodes of The O.C.
Websites of interest:
- Chris Brown Web
- UChris
- Chris Brown World
2) Chris Brown (born 1953) is a composer, pianist, and electronic musician, who creates music for acoustic instruments with interactive electronics, for computer networks, and for improvising ensembles.
Born and raised in Chicago, he moved to California to study electronic music with Gordon Mumma and composition with William Brooks at University of California, Santa Cruz, and with David Rosenboom at Mills College. He was active early in his career as an inventor and builder of electroacoustic instruments; he has also performed widely as an improvisor and pianist with groups as "Room" and the "Glenn Spearman Double Trio." In 1986 he co-founded the pioneering computer network music ensemble "The Hub". He is also known for his recorded performances of music by Henry Cowell, Luc Ferrari, and John Zorn. He has received commissions from the Berkeley Symphony, the Rova Sexophone Quartet, the Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio, the Gerbode Foundation, the Phonos Foundation and the Creative Work Fund. His recent music includes the poly-rhythm installation "Talking Drum", the "Inventions" series for computers and interactive performers, and the radio performance "Transmissions" series, with composer Guillermo Galindo.
His 1992 epic electroacoustic work "Lava", for brass, percussion, and electronics is also available on Tzadik Records. He teaches Composition and Electronic Music at Mills College in Oakland, where he is Co-Director of the Center for Contemporary Music (CCM). He is not to be confused with R & B artist Chris Brown.
3) Chris Brown is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Brown was one of the primary singers and songwriters for the alternative rock band Bourbon Tabernacle Choir in the 1980s and 1990s. When that band broke up, he continued performing as a duo with his Bourbon bandmate Kate Fenner. Brown has accompanied dozens of notable musicians on stage, such as in 1998 when he spent six months filling in for Kevin Hearn as a member of Barenaked Ladies while Hearn battled leukemia.
Brown released a solo album, Burden of Belief, in 2003. He performs this material both solo and with Tony Scherr, Anton Fier, and Teddy Kumpel as Chris Brown and the Citizens' Band. The group's album Oblivion was released in 2007.
4) A San Francisco-area based power pop singer-songwriter.
5) A UK DJ/Remixer and part of Ruff Driverz.
Cry No More
Chris Brown Lyrics
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Never thought it'd cost me
Never thought it'd hurt me
Never thought I'd fall in love
But I did
I feel like somebody dropped a ton of bricks on my stomach
(Now) I can't eat
And it hurts me so deep
I heard people talk about it
And laughed like it'll never happened to me
Now look at me
It caught me
See how quick karma comes around
Who says a man is supposed to cry
Wish I can crawl under a rock somewhere and just die
Just want the pain to go away, today
[Chorus]
I don't wanna cry no more (No more)
And I don't wanna hurt no more (No more)
And I don't wanna love no more
Especially if it causes this
I don't want no parts of it
Because it hurts me so bad
Even when it's sunny outside
It still feels like its raining (Yeah)
No clouds inside
But I still need your umbrella (Oh)
Sometimes I wish I would've never let you in
And then, wish I never met you
Fell in love with you
Then I wouldn't feel like I do
Who says a man is supposed to cry
Wish I could crawl under a rock somewhere and just die
I just want the pain to go away, today
I don't wanna cry no more
And I don't wanna hurt no more (No more)
And I don't wanna love no more (Yeah)
Especially if it causes this (Causes this)
I don't want no part of it
Because it hurts me so bad
Never thought it'd catch me
Never thought it'd cost me
Never thought it'd hurt me
Never thought I'd fall in love (Oh, no)
But I did (Oh, no)
Never thought it'd catch me
Never thought it cost me
Never thought it hurt me, like this
I just want the pain to go away, today
I don't wanna cry no more
And I don't wanna hurt no more (No more)
And I don't wanna love no more (Yeah)
Especially if it causes this
I don't want no parts of it
Because it hurts me so bad (So bad)
Never thought it'd catch me
Never thought it'd cost me
Never thought it'd hurt me
Never thought I'd fall in love
But I did
Never thought it'd catch me
Never thought it'd cost me
Never thought it'd hurt me like this
Like, like this
(Someday)
In Chris Brown's song "Cry No More," he sings about the painful experience of falling in love and having that love end. He sings about how he never thought that love would lead to such pain, how it has affected his appetite and ability to sleep, and how he wishes he had never fallen for this person. He acknowledges that he used to laugh when people talked about the hurt of love, believing it would never happen to him. However, the reality is that karma comes back around quickly, catching up with him sooner than he expected. Even on sunny days, he still feels like it's raining and that he needs the comfort of his lover's umbrella. Brown pleads to not feel the pain of love again, to not cry anymore, and to not be hurt anymore.
The lyrics themselves are simple, but the emotions expressed in these lines are complex and relatable. Brown's use of imagery, like a ton of bricks on his stomach or needing an umbrella, help convey the depth of his pain. It also shows how love can impact someone's life drastically, changing everything from their eating habits to their worldview.
In conclusion, "Cry No More" is a song that speaks to the universal emotions of love and loss, showcasing Brown's vulnerability and honesty in his lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Never thought it'd catch me
I never anticipated being caught up in this situation
Never thought it'd cost me
I never imagined the high cost of being involved in this
Never thought it'd hurt me
I never expected to feel this level of emotional pain
Never thought I'd fall in love
I never thought I would experience love, but I did
But I did
Despite my lack of expectations, I fell in love anyways
I feel like somebody dropped a ton of bricks on my stomach
The emotional burden I bear feels incredibly heavy and painful
(Now) I can't eat
The intensity of my emotions is so overwhelming that it's affecting my appetite
I can't sleep
My emotional burden is also preventing me from getting restful sleep
And it hurts me so deep
The pain I feel is not just surface-level but deeply rooted within me
I heard people talk about it
I've heard others discuss similar situations
And laughed like it'll never happened to me
I didn't take their situations seriously and thought it would never happen to me
Now look at me
I am now in the same situation I thought I would never be in
It caught me
I am now in the situation I thought I would never be in
See how quick karma comes around
I now understand how quickly negative consequences can manifest in one's life
Who says a man is supposed to cry
Society often pressures men to repress their emotions and not show vulnerability
Wish I can crawl under a rock somewhere and just die
I feel so overwhelmed that I wish I could disappear
Just want the pain to go away, today
I desperately want to be free from the painful emotions I am experiencing right now
I don't wanna cry no more (No more)
I want to move on from this situation and stop feeling so emotional about it
And I don't wanna hurt no more (No more)
I want to stop feeling the emotional pain that comes with this situation
And I don't wanna love no more
I don't want to experience the pain that comes with love
Especially if it causes this
I don't want to experience the emotional pain that is a result of loving someone
I don't want no parts of it
I want to distance myself completely from this situation
Because it hurts me so bad
I am experiencing intense emotional pain as a result of this situation
Even when it's sunny outside
Even though the external conditions give no reason to feel unhappy
It still feels like its raining (Yeah)
My emotional state feels gloomy and bleak even when good things are happening around me
No clouds inside
There is no external reason to feel sad
But I still need your umbrella (Oh)
Despite the lack of external reasons, I am still deeply affected by the emotions surrounding this situation
Sometimes I wish I would've never let you in
I regret opening myself up to this person and letting them into my life
And then, wish I never met you
I wish I never had any sort of relationship with this person
Fell in love with you
Despite the negative outcome, I fell in love with this person
Then I wouldn't feel like I do
If I had never fallen in love with this person, I wouldn't be experiencing this intense emotional pain
I don't wanna hurt no more (No more)
I want to move on from this situation and stop feeling the emotional pain it has caused
And I don't wanna love no more (Yeah)
I don't want to put myself in a position to experience this level of emotional pain again
Especially if it causes this (Causes this)
I don't want to experience emotional pain as a result of loving someone
Never thought it'd hurt me, like this
I never imagined the specific type of emotional pain that I am experiencing right now
Like, like this
I am trying to emphasize the specific type of emotional pain that I am experiencing
I just want the pain to go away, today
I desperately want to move on from this situation and stop experiencing this level of emotional pain
Because it hurts me so bad (So bad)
The emotional pain I am experiencing is incredibly intense and unbearable
(Someday)
Despite my current pain, I hope to move on from this and find happiness in the future
Contributed by Charlie R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@AmandaMcMeo
The saddest song by chris brown. Hurts to know how depressed he must have been to make this. You hear the vulnerability in his voice.
@scarlettohara8593
That's the beauty of the song and of Chris Brown, fine but vulnerable.
@shaunev3474
its not chris brown
@AmandaMcMeo
+Shaun Ev yes it is
@dominicpeacock1759
Shaun Ev yes it is Chris Brown can't u tell by the voice
@shaunev3474
lol ok
@Soy-El-Mojave-Ghost
This is Chris, this was of his songs when he was still a teenager trying to get recognized, this was before, My zone or even the hit single Run it
@Soy-El-Mojave-Ghost
was one*
@Soy-El-Mojave-Ghost
Lol the other day my friend told me the same thing i must be wrong then
@XObimmer
Used to listen to this in High School thinking about her, now I’m 25 and still here.