Bobby Brown opens up about childhood abuse that changed the course of his life

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bobby Brown has opened up about the childhood abuse he endured, which he says changed the course of his life. A new documentary called Biography: Bobby Brown depicts the R&B singer’s rise to fame, struggles with substance abuse, his marriage to Whitney Houston, and other traumas. Some things are hard to forget.” In a new interview with People ahead of the premiere of the two-part series, the “My Prerogative” singer addressed the effects the abuse had on his life. “I think it was part of the reason I did things, other things, drugs, alcohol, why I abused myself.” Bobby Brown While the star said he hadn’t planned on disclosing such a painful memory, he added that talking about it “helped me get through a lot of other things that had been bothering me, especially that”.