A member of a seven-time Grammy-nominated R&B vocal group defended her option to reside in her automobile for the previous three years
“I want to make it clear: I am not homeless,” singer Daybreak Robinson stated in an announcement shared with Folks. “I am temporarily choosing car life as part of my journey of healing and self-discovery.”
The 58-year-old vocalist, identified for being an unique member of En Vogue, reminded those that she loved “car life” and doesn’t need followers donating to unauthorized “fundraising campaigns” made for her on Money App or GoFundMe.
“I took a risk and jumped headfirst into this lifestyle, and WOW, what a crazy, fun, sometimes scary ride it’s been,” Robinson added.. “For me, failure is NOT an option. Being vulnerable sucks, but here I GROW. This is about embracing freedom, trusting the process, and finding strength in the unexpected.”
On March 11, the “Free Your Mind” singer shocked followers when she confessed that she’d been residing in her automobile.
Her pivot into the distinctive “journey” began in 2020 when she moved out of her dad and mom Las Vegas home when her mother allegedly grew to become “very angry” and made the Robinson her “target.”
She moved again to Los Angeles after an un-named co-manager allegedly stated he had a room at his condominium for her to remain.
When Robinson arrived, her co-manager didn’t have any house for her, so he booked her a room at a lodge.
“That one night turned into eight months,” Robinson shared. “Oh my God, you guys, I was like, ‘No, this is unacceptable.’”
The singer claimed her keep on the lodge value 1000’s every month, and her co-manager was paying for the lodging.
Robinson added that her co-manager allegedly wished to present closing approval on any condominium she moved into however he would blow off showings.
“I’m like, ‘Dude, I’m the one who has to live here,’” Robinson stated. “And it’s way cheaper than the hotel.”
“Sometimes I think you guys, people want to trap you and keep you in a situation where you’re vulnerable and depending on them, and I wasn’t the one, so yeah, I got out of there.”
Robin’s seek for a house finally shifted right into a seek for a house on 4 wheels. She found a complete “van life” group of people that reside of their automobiles.
The performer doesn’t need followers to really feel dangerous for her both as a result of she insists this way of life was her resolution.
“If you would have said to me while I was in En Vouge, ‘You gonna be living in your car one day,’ I would be like, ‘Huh? No, I’m always going to have an apartment. I can’t live in my car. How can I do that? I won’t be able to live in my car.”
However within the assertion, she admitted the approach to life isn’t precisely what she anticipated.
“Sometimes in life, we end up in situations that we weren’t expecting,” Robinson wrote. “There’s something we need to learn or teach, but we’re too afraid to push ourselves out of our comfort zones to do it —so the universe does it for us! During this growth period, we either learn to trust ourselves or give in to fear and fail.”
Robinson’s ex-husband, Andre “Dre” Allen provided Robinson a full-time job within the gross sales division at Hilton Manufacturers when he heard about her residing scenario, in accordance with an interview on TMZ Hip Hop.
Allen was a member of the 90s Pop and R&B group IV Xample however he left the enterprise and at present works full-time in hospitality.
Robinson left En Vogue in 1997 after alleged contractual points however did return from 2008 to 2011.
