By Yasmine Peru – STAR Writer—
Crazy Chris—
Popular selector Crazy Chris has been released from a US prison and is back home in Montego Bay, where he is enjoying life as a free man, while making plans to launch a new career as a recording artiste.
Crazy Chris, given name Christopher Samuels, was among a set of persons deported to Jamaica at the end of January and the personable entertainment industry player is boldly talking about his time behind bars.
But he does not want anyone to think that he is wearing his “prison stripes” like some badge of honour. He says he made the best use of a bad situation, which at first seemed like a curse, and refused to allow it to break him
“It was a lesson and an education. It was like school because even the clothes that they give us to wear is khaki. Yuh don’t have to wear it all the time, but once yuh have it on, they know that yuh either going to classes or the clinic,” he said, noting that he studied and got his General Educational Development qualifications.
NOTHING CAN COMPARE TO FREEDOM
“I learnt a lot about myself, but nothing can compare to freedom, and I would not wish prison on even my worst enemy. Mi happy! Mi can start a new life,” the Exact Mondays promoter told THE STAR. Crazy Chris has written more than 500 songs and even a book while behind bars. He plans to release his first single by the end of this month. The song is titled The Feds and will be released on his brother’s Mari Music label, along with an accompanying music video.
He reiterated his gratitude to his family for their support, and especially his mother who he told THE STAR, “never stopped praying”.
The selector was sentenced to 30 months in prison on cocaine trafficking charges when he appeared in a North Carolina court in November 2018. According to court documents, the selector flew into the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport from Montego Bay. His luggage was inspected and two bags with approximately two kilograms of cocaine were found. He admitted that he intended to deliver the cocaine to co-conspirators in New Jersey.
“I took responsibility immediately. Of course, at first there was a lot of shame because yuh let down yuh family, because them never know that you were doing this,” he said. “In the early stages, I used to say that it was greed that caused me to do this, but on reflection it was more than that. I thought that as I progressed in the music business things would get easier, but what really happened is that the pressure got worse and yuh still living hand to mouth. It is important to live within your means and be grateful for the little that you have. That would be my message to help those who are thinking about doing something similar to what I did.”
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