whitney houston has checked her back in. any thoughts about that? >> i wish her the best and the happiness in the world. she needs to love herself again. my daughter's doing really good. she's recording her album and -- tavis: bobbi christina. >> i'm grateful that she's getting the help that she needs and that's all we can really hope for, for her to be better. she's a great singer, a great woman and i wish her the best. tavis: you mentioned bobbi christina. i want to mention your 2-year-old son, off to the cam roo here. i was asking about him when you walked on the set. since you mentioned bobbi christina is recording her album -- when i see kids, 2-year-olds walk on my set for a live tv taping, the whole crew gets scared, because a kid cannot scream out loud in the middle of a live tv taping. so only bobby brown would be let bring his son on to the set. but bobby said, no, he's cool. he's a quiet kid, unless and until you do what? >> put a mic in front of him. you put a mic in front of him, trust me, you put a mic in front of that kid -- tavis: he

year, jackie evancho who david foster sat in the studio a while ago and said he'd been mentoring whitney houstoneisand and others but they girl had the best voice at her age he'd ever heard before. and i look at susan boyle and these others. these shows can produce bona fide huge stars. >> and another thing that's huge to think about is the artistry connected to it because it's not always just beening an amazing singer. there are a lot of other things. there are songs, there's production, there's the style of who you are as a person, whether people like you. there's a lot of different things. especially now in the wake of kind of all the social media taking over and becoming so prevalent. they want to love you, too. >> likability is always a key thing with these shows. >> absolutely. in general -- >> how would someone like lady gaga do, given that she doesn't go out of her way to say like me, she's provocative, she's daring -- >> she's great. i mean, she's a performer. showmanship is a huge thing for her. she's a huge performer. so her -- >> could she win a show like "the voice"? >> given the ri

for a while i thought i was a better singer than whitney houston. that's not true. [laughter] >> so what i can say for me is that, you know, if you were to ask me four years ago, do you know you're going to be a, you know, an inventor and a social entrepreneur and someone who like, you know, goes to these communities and finds out how you can introduce these balls. no i would have been like what are you talking about? even now what is this ball? what does it do? the fact it's what's happening now, i would have never guessed it four years ago. i never would have thought of it until i was put, you know, between a rock and a hard place and i had all these experiences traveling, you know, being first generation nigerian american and seeing exactly where the need was so all i can say is don't be afraid -- don't be afraid to go into the unknown as long as you have a very good idea of who you are and what you want to do. i knew i wanted to do something. i didn't mean how or what but the how and what will come as long as you stay on that path that you're going to make somet

for a while i thought it was better than it whitney houston.i can say for me is that if you would have asked me, do you know you're going to be an inventor and a social onto the near -- entrepreneur? now. even now. the fact that it is happening now, i would have never guessed it four years ago. until i was put between iraq and a hard place and i had all of these experiences traveling, being a first generation nigerian american and seeing where the need was. all i can say is, do not be afraid to go into the unknown as long as you have a good idea who you are and what you want to do. i knew i wanted to do something. the how and what will, as long as you stay passionate. you will take every opportunity. let's do it happens. -- see what happens. it will be worthwhile. >> that is a difficult thing to a express sometimes. sometimes we do not want to disappoint our parents. you can define social change on year round terms. do not end up disappointing yourself. you can reach calibrate what social change means. if you do not end up entering the career p

for a while i thought i was a better singer than whitney houston. [laughter] you know, so what i can say for me is that if you were to ask me for years ago, do you know you're going to be an inventor and a social entrepreneur? go to these committees and find out how you can introduce these balls? know, what are you talking about? even now, what does it do? the fact that it's what's happening now, i would have never guessed it four years ago. i never would have thought of it until i was put, you know, between a rock and hard place and had all these experiences traveling, you know, first generation, seeing exactly where the needless. all i can say is that don't be afraid, don't be afraid to go into the unknown as long as you have a very good idea of who you are and what you want to do. i knew that i wanted to do something. i did know how or what, but the how and what will come as long as you say you're going to do something, you make something happen. take every opportunity and you say you know what, i'm not an engineer, i suck at soccer, whatever, le