Chris Brown talks about losing his virginity at age 8

After showing off his new, more grown look (above) at the recent IHeartRadioMusic Festival in Vegas last month, Chris Brown continues his full on promo for his upcoming album, X.  The newest Nylon Mexico cover guy spoke to The Guardian in an in-depth, reflective interview that offers up a bit of insight into Chris’ turbulent career, his biggest regrets (if any) with growing up so fast, and, of course, Rihanna.

It seems we learn something new about Breezy pretty often.  In his most recentinterview with The Guardian, the cute “Fine China” singer revealed that he indeed grew up alarmingly fast, which possibly explains his curent career turbulence.  But he may not regret it as much as you would think.

Check out the eye opening highlights about manhood, women and dealing with the naysayers.

On losing his virginity at 8 to a 15-year-old girl:  “Yeah, really. Uh-huh.” He grins and chuckles. “It’s different in the country.” Brown grew up with a great gang of boy cousins, and they watched so much porn that he was raring to go. “By that point, we were already kind of like hot to trot, you know what I’m saying? Like, girls, we weren’t afraid to talk to them; I wasn’t afraid. So, at eight, being able to do it, it kind of preps you for the long run, so you can be a beast at it. You can be the best at it.” (Now 24, he doesn’t want to say how many women he’s slept with: “But you know how Prince had a lot of girls back in the day? Prince was, like, the guy. I’m just that, today. But most women won’t have any complaints if they’ve been with me. They can’t really complain. It’s all good.”)

On if he regrets growing up too fast and in the public eye: “Honestly, where I’m from, probably not. I think me being able to travel from the small town I was from, me already having a good IQ, and you know being intelligent, and regular stuff, I just had to learn more and more of the street life, you know, how to maneuver around a room full of wolves.”

On dealing with naysayers: “You know, whether it be naysayers, people that won’t say, ‘Hey, I like that.’ But as far as me being young, like, I don’t regret it, I love it, being able to accomplish my dreams at an early age. That’s just showing the kids that’s coming up in sixth or seventh grade, I can do this. If I really stick to it, I can do it. ‘Chris was my age when he did it.’”

On advice he’d give his 14-year-old self:  “Pay attention to details, details, details. I’m 24 now, so I’m making sure I’m on top of it, but back then I was just, like, whatever we’re doing, I’m just glad to be here, you know?”