Wally, Where’d You Get Those Glasses?: My Life Through the Lens from Parliament, Pendergrass and Prince

Product Description

Wally, Where’d You Get Those Glasses? is a memoir by Wallace Safford that focuses on his longstanding work in security for iconic singers and music groups, including the Commodores, Parliament Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire and Teddy Pendergrass. It culminates with Safford’s move as a personal bodyguard for Prince at the height of his career to becoming one of the Academy Award-winning musician’s background dancers and singers on stage. The song “Wally” was Prince’s tribute tune to the Detroit native, who at one time was his trusted confidante.

About the Author

Wallace Safford is the former personal bodyguard for Prince whose career began at 15 by doing security for iconic artists, including the Commodores, Parliament Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire and Teddy Pendergrass. Safford subsequently transitioned from handling security with Prince at the height of his career to performing on stage as a background dancer and singer for the Academy Award-winning musician, who even recorded a song named in his honor, “Wally.” He lives in Detroit.