Bobby Brown and Heads of State at Sun Life Stadium March 20

Comments (0) By S. Pajot Thursday, Mar 17 2011

Right now, if we were to play a game of pop-culture free association beginning with the ever-infamous name Bobby Brown, our minds would probably wander off in the following direction: Whitney Houston, cocaine, reality TV.

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Sun Life Stadium

2269 NW 199th St.
Miami Gardens, FL 33056

Category: Sports/Recreation

Region: Miami Gardens

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As part of Jazz in the Gardens, with Ms. Lauryn Hill, Charlie Wilson, the Isley Brothers, En Vogue, Gladys Knight, and others. 3 p.m. Saturday, March 19, and Sunday, March 20, at Sun Life Stadium, 2269 Dan Marino Blvd., Miami Gardens; jazzinthegardens.com. One-day tickets cost $45 to $70 plus fees via ticketmaster.com.

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However, there was a time, circa 1989 (an era of Brown's life also known as pre-Whitney), when the ex-New Edition member and King of New Jack Swing possessed a certain kind of pure, untouchable fame. Sure, Bobby was bad. He was even diabolical. But his name still hadn't been tainted and twisted by nonstop tabloid scrutiny, the machinations of the 24-hour celebrity news cycle, and dangerous, self-destructive craziness.

Is it possible that Bobby Brown — now 42 years old, divorced from Whitney, and nearly two decades away from his last true chart-killer — is just as diabolical as ever? "I don't know how to answer that one. I'm still Bobby Brown, you know," he says. "Yes, I am 42, and the things that I do onstage are still 17. So you gotta think about that."