Dear Bruno, I am the mother of a 10 yr old boy who suffers from a condition called Aspergers Syndrome. Its similar to Autism. A few years ago our son Alex fell in love with The Lazy Song. He would ask if he could play it every night before bed and he would watch the music video over and over. When it was announced that you would be touring Australia in 2014 my husband and I thought it would be wonderful to surprise Alex with tickets as his Christmas gift. It would be his first concert and as his mum, I was very excited to be sharing that magical experience of your childs first concert with him. We attended the Sydney show on Tuesday March 11 at Allphones Arena at Homebush. I want to say at the outset that I thought the show was brilliant. You and your band were hugely entertaining. Alex enjoyed the first part of the show but about 3/4 of the way through he kept asking when you would be playing The Lazy Song. I tried to explain that it may be later in the show. As the show progressed and I realised you may not play it I tried to prepare Alex. During the the encore his anxiety and anticipation hit fever level. When the lights came on and The Lazy Song was not played, he broke down. He cried all the way to the car. He cried all the way home. He made me turn of your CD playing in the car. He cried in his fathers arms when we got home and finally fell asleep a few hours later from exhaustion. Not all the words in the world about dealing with disappointment and that you couldnt play all your songs could console him. I was devastated. Not because the concert wasnt great, cause it was, but because this wonderful first concert experience I was hoping to have with my son that would be a lifelong memory for us both was not to be. He has since decided to not listen to your music anymore. You may ask why I am bothering to recount this story. Its because sometimes artists need to understand that playing their favourite songs or covering their favourite artists and leaving out the song or songs that made people, in this case a 10 yr old boy, fall in love with them in the first place is heartbreaking. You are an amazing musician and artist and a great role model for my 10 yr old boy, but there is a broken heart I cannot mend and an experience that I will never be able to erase or change. As a parent of a child with Aspergers, there is no feeling more heartbreaking. I wish you a lifetime of musical and personal success and thank you for taking the time to read this.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:58:00 +0000
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