Flavor Flav Reflects on Playing Piano at the White House: ‘I Hope I Made My Family Proud’
"I sure am proud of myself and so grateful for an opportunity like this," he wrote of the special moment.
staff
Flavor Flav was down in Washington D.C. this week as he celebrated the festive season at the White House’s holiday party on Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 17). The rapper seemingly went back to the presidential home a day later when he got the honor to play piano at the historic residence.
“My mom was a classic concert pianist,,, if she was still here,,, I know she would be so proud that her son got invited to The White House,,, and then I got invited to play the piano at The White House,” the Public Enemy star wrote on Instagram alongside a clip of himself playing a gorgeous melody on a huge brown grand piano. “I hope I made my family proud,,, cuz I sure am proud of myself and so grateful for an opportunity like this.”
See the post here.
A day prior, he also shared a photo smiling alongside President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House holiday event. “Such an incredible honor to be invited to The White House Christmas party from President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden. The hospitality from their staff is first class,,, and I can’t wait to move on up in there,” he wrote.
It’s no surprise Flav was invited to the White House, as he’s been committed to good deeds his whole career, and particularly in the last year. During the Paris Olympics over the summer, he was dedicated to the U.S. squad, pledging $1,000 and a cruise for all the members of the U.S. Women’s Water Polo team and helping to cover rent costs for 24-year-old discus thrower Veronica Fraley. He also boosted a GoFundMe page for Paralympic sprinter Nick Mayhugh to help pay for his parents to fly to Paris to see him compete.
