Brown says, quote, "My thoughts [when I look back on it now] is like, 'Why did it happen?' Like, 'What was I thinking? What is wrong with you?' That's what I'm thinking with myself. That's what my thoughts are, basically, now.

"It's like, 'How do we get past it? How do you, Chris' . . . talking to myself . . . 'how do you go from point A to point B?

"How do you learn from your mistakes, turn it into a positive and help other people with the situation, and at the end of the day become the person that you want to be?'"

He adds, quote, "Young people, we do before we think."

(--Here's a preview clip of the interview . . .)


(--Rihanna's much-hyped first interview since Chris assaulted her airs on ABC in three parts: On "Good Morning America" today and tomorrow . . . and on "20/20" tomorrow night.) --One last, quick note on Chris Brown: He just bumped up the release date of his new album, "Graffiti", from December 15th to December 8th. No reason was given for the switch.