Brown, whose interview on Larry King Live airs Wednesday, tells People.com what he meant by a statement he made in a newly released clip from the interview:
"There have been reports on the Internet that I didn't remember what happened that night with Rihanna. I want to try and set things straight. That 30 seconds of the interview they used of me was taken from a one-hour interview during which that same question was asked something like 4 or 5 times -- and when you look at the entire interview you will see it is not representative of what I said.
"The first four times -- or how ever many times it was -- I gave the same answer -- which was that I didn't think it was appropriate for me to talk about what happened that night. I said it was not right for me and it really wasn't fair to Rihanna. The fifth time -- or whatever it was -- I just misspoke. I was asked, "Do you remember doing it?" and I said, "No."
"Of course I remember what happened. Several times during the interview, my mother said that I came to her right afterwards and told her everything. But it was and still is a blur. And yes, I still can't believe it happened because it is not me or who I am or is...like anything I have ever done before.
"As I have said several times previously, I am ashamed of and sorry for what happened that night and I wish I could relive that moment and change things, but I can't. I take full responsibility for my actions. What I have to do now is to prove to the world that this was an isolated incident and that is not who I am and I intend to do so by my behavior now and in the future. "
Brown goes on to tell People: "I feel like there's no need to make any excuses. At all."
The singer says he hopes to learn from the incident, telling the mag: "I want to find out what really transpired as far as me that night. I just want to talk to [the counselor], someone who has dealt with this and has an expertise because I think it would be helpful for me to learn how to channel [the anger] and understand my feelings."
Brown's Larry King Live interview airs in its entirety on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. PT on CNN.
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