Sincerity

..He finally showed it. The Larry King interview, the teleprompter inspired public address, the song, Crawl, none of it seemed sincere, a sincere apology to not only Rihanna, but to his fans who lost regard for him. Last night's BET Awards '10 performance was though. As the most appropriate current artist to do a Michael Jackson tribute, Chris Brown was invited to do so. I'm sure BET envisioned this as somewhat of a momentous redemption, but not in the way it was. Singing Man in the Mirror, appropriately titled, Chris Brown could barely utter words through his tears, not of crying, but bawling. I believe it was bigger than Michael, unfortunately, but necessarily. Chris felt love from the audience, his peers, his mentors, for the first time in nearly 16 months. His premature attempt at a comeback with Graffiti failed and he could book no appearances, so this, this was a big deal & he needed it. He needed it along with his acceptance "speech" stating he'd let us down before, but "Won't do it again." As upset and unforgiving as I was, its time to move on & let an artist bloom to his full potential. Good for you, CB.