c.d. in nearly 15 years. the new disk is called "the masterpiece," which is already getting some buzz around the first single," get out the way." later this year he and his crew are planning a reunion to celebrate 30 years. wow. makes you feel old. 30th anniversary. more on that in a moment. first, though, bobby brown good, to have you on this program. >> thank you for having me, tavis. tavis: been good, man? >> i've been really good. thanks for having me. tavis: i'm glad to have you here. >> thank you. tavis: does it seem like 30 years? >> yeah. [laughter] >> all that i've been through in my life, you know, yeah, it does feel like 30 years, but it feels like a good 30, you know, after everything that, you know -- everything you go through, you learn from everything, you know. so all the lessons that i had to learn, i'm just grateful to be here today. tavis: i'm glad you said that. when you say all the lessons that you had to learn, let me just deconstruct that. why did you have to learn these lessons? >> well, in or