Brian Michael Bendis began pole vaulting at the University of Oregon in fall of 2013.
The Defamation of Strickland Banks is the second studio album from English singer and rapper Plan B .. Plan B. Plan B ( musician ). It was released on 12 April 2010 by 679 Recordings .. 679 Recordings. 679 Recordings. 679 Recordings. The album is a departure from the sound heard on Plan B 's debut album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words , providing a showcase for the rapper 's singing .. Plan B. Plan B ( musician ). Who Needs Actions When You Got Words. Who Needs Actions When You Got Words. Lyrically the album 's songs tell the fictitious tale of one Strickland Banks , a sharp-suited British soul singer who finds fame with bitter-sweet love songs like the album 's opener `` Love Goes Down '' , only to have it slip through his fingers when sent to prison for a crime he did not commit .. Love Goes Down. Love Goes Down. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics .. It produced the singles `` Stay Too Long '' , `` She Said '' , `` Prayin ' '' , The Recluse '' , `` Love Goes Down '' , `` Writing 's on the Wall '' and `` Hard Times '' .. Stay Too Long. Stay Too Long. She Said. She Said. The Recluse. The Recluse ( Plan B song ). Love Goes Down. Love Goes Down. Hard Times. Hard Times ( Plan B song ). The album has sold 1.29 million copies in the UK as of June 2012 .