Musician

My father is a very strict man.

My father is a very strict man.

Listening to the type of music I grew up with, like King Sunny Ade, Fela Kuti and experiencing different things and conditions and hardship, as well as the good times in Nigeria, has definitely carved me into who I am.

Take advantage of educating yourself.

Listening to the type of music I grew up with, like King Sunny Ade, Fela Kuti and experiencing different things and conditions and hardship, as well as the good times in Nigeria, has definitely carved me into who I am.

I always like earthy, authentic sounds.

My heart's desire is to be recognised in Nigeria.

I hope that what I am today is of positive benefit to other people.

My father is a very strict man.

I think it's important to learn instruments, whenever one has a little space. Be eager to learn and love your instrument.

I must be true to myself within my music or I would be a liar.

Everything that the West is today is predominantly because of Africa.

I hope that what I am today is of positive benefit to other people.

At times I have a beat first and then I write. Sometimes I have a melody in my head and I pick up the guitar to develop the song. Other times I just write without any melodies, and I end up using those lyrics when I think I have the appropriate instrumental that would bring out and depict the emotions of what I have written.

If you're able to grow up in Nigeria and go through certain things, you're able to tackle anything around the world because you're able to live wherever, if you can survive in a city like Lagos or Warri or Niger Delta, as far as I'm concerned.

The way people see Africa is mostly dark.

I tend to explain my songs.

I must be true to myself within my music or I would be a liar.

Living in Germany Africanised me.

I think it's important to learn instruments, whenever one has a little space. Be eager to learn and love your instrument.