Arlen Griffey (Prelude)

(альбом: XOXO - 2011)

My son, Benjamin, has always been the smartest kid I ever knew. We didn't have much money because I was in the army. Ben was smart enough to do anything he wanted: he could easily have become a doctor, lawyer, scientist. His love for music was very clear early on when he started singing all of the words to Michael Jackson and Tone Loc songs. When he was five, Benjamin was mixing his own cassette tapes using an old turntable with dual cassette tape deck. His favourite album to sample was Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and that resulted in numerous special cassettes for Benjamin alone. I'm very proud of my son for following his dream in music and refusing to surrender to the pressures of a tangled world. The things I wish for Ben's future are: be happy, stand up straight for your beliefs, remember your family, and help people whenever you can