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I’m the last of six children of same

parents. My mother pampers us even till

now. She was a full time house wife who

dedicated her time to take care of us.

My childhood was interesting. I ran

around like every normal kid. I was

competitive and got into fights. In all, I

was very adventurous and wanted more

out of life. I’m a product of love and my

parents took time to answer to my

numerous questions. Though I was

pampered, I also got my share of

spanking like every other child.

Music has always

been a part of my

life right from

when I was a kid.

But I learnt to play

the piano at eight

and by that time, I

was already playing in my Church.

As a child, I used to drum on everything

in the house. And of course, my parents

influenced me a lot because my father

played a lot of music in the house and

my mother used to keep a music book .

So, music has always been a part of me.

Like I said, my family played a lot of roles

in my development. My brothers and

sisters listened to a lot of Snoop Dog’s

songs, R & B and old schools like Benny

King. Generally, those things helped me

to discover and build myself.

My experience in school was an

interesting one. I wanted more than

academics. I studied Law but spent more

time in the music department. Then,

Darey Art Alade and I used to hang out a

lot because he was in the music

department. It was very interesting.

I don’t think there’s anything like gospel

guitars or piano. I could sing anything as

long as I’m conscious of God and what

I’ve been called to do.

I cannot remenber an embarrassing

moment. In fact, I got more of

encouragement from people who were

impressed that I could do such. Nobody

tried to drag me down. I’m a product of

positive confessions.

I think Asa is a great phenomenon as far

as the Nigerian music is concerned. She’s

contributed a lot and I’m happy be to

part of her success. God’s the reason

behind my success in the industry. I owe

everything to him.

I think the industry is growing and

certain things need to be done to help it

grow well. There are issues like piracy,

low standard of production and others

to be tackled in the industry. Aside the

challenges, there are lots of

opportunities in there too.

Before you start looking forward to

anything from me, I think we should

start by celebrating those who’ve made

marks in the industry. Take for instance,

D’banj. He’s done a lot for the music

industry and has taken it to another

dimension both locally and

internationally. He’s the best at what he

does and it’s something everyone should

take a leaf from.

Officially, I’ve not put up an album but it’ll

soon happen. I’ll sing what I’m destined

to sing and what people require of me.

I hope to maintain consistency in terms

of delivering world-class music out of

the African space. I want to do my quota

to bringing to the fore, the positive

contributions of Nigeria to the world. In

terms of marriage and business, I hope

to be a lifestyle.

It’s been beautiful getting married. It’s

great to have a wonderful, caring and

supportive person like my wife. I love

her, trust her, I like to be there for her

and take care of her. It’s a great feeling

to be married and I’m blessed.

My wife is ahead of the business and

that helps me to concentrate on being

creative. She appreciates what I do and

that makes me want to work more. She’s

very encouraging and doesn’t take for

granted any achievement no matter how

small.

I like the song Pass Me Your Love by AY.

com and Terry G. There was a time I was

so high on that song. At that time, I

thought it was the best I’ve ever heard

and I think people should go back and

listen to that song. For me, no matter

how much you offend me and you play

Pass Me Your Love, you and I will become

friends. It’s a feel-good song and I just

love the bass line.

I also love Tuface’s Only Me, Onyeka

Onwenu’s amazing. Christy Essien

Igbokwe of blessed memory also played

amazing songs and so did Majek Fashek.

I’m kind of an old school guy. There’s

also a song on D’banj’s The Entertainer

album that didn’t get much air play, If

You Dey Craze. For me, that’s the best

song he’s ever sang.

I get high on the Holy Spirit. Everything in

this world is spiritual. For me, I don’t

have another life apart from being a

Christian. My Christian life is also my

business life.