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In fact, as an adult I later discovered that the portions of my childhood I can't remember was a coping mechanism to block out large chunks of my childhood that I still don't allow myself to think about so therefore I won't be writing about now.

My happy memories however came from fellowship in church, the escape I felt when praising God, watching cartoons, watching action movies, playing the early video games, listening to music and watching the same Michael Jackson Moonwalker VHS tape over and over and over again. It never got boring. Back then (unlike now) people could watch a movie a hundred times and not get bored but be excited and looking forward to watching it again.

We didn't have cable growing up, up until my teens. So my daily dose of cartoons & movies came from going over to the neighbor's house to watch cartoons or going cross the street to play Killer Instinct and Donkey Kong in turns at a family friend's house.

The internet did not exist anywhere in Africa at the time. In fact, only politicians and the super rich had phones in their house at the time. I don't recall seeing any laptop or knowing that laptops even existed but a handful of people in Nigeria had Desktops; including my next door neighbor.

Note that by African standards we were by no means poor and as a child I got everything I asked for. Then again, I didn't know about a lot of material things as a child and only cared about chocolate, assorted biscuits, watching cartoons, playing outside with my friends, and playing Super Nintendo with friends when NEPA brought the light (we didn't have constant electricity).

What else could I want.

What Are Your Musical Achievements?:

If you're asking for a list of awards or placks I've got none.

It's easy to say I don't care about awards when you don't have awards but I really don't care about awards. I do however care about those placks though. I want billions upon billions of people to get every record I make. I want my songs to be Number 1 in the world forever. That's till the earth passes away I want a song by me to be Number 1 and be the most popular song in the world at any given time and for every generation.

Tell Us About Your Struggles And Triumphs:

My struggle music wise is getting heard. Trying to blow. Become a superstar. Become the best and stay the best.

My triumph music wise is that I refuse to be discouraged. I won't let anything stop me. I'll keep moving forward.

How Do You Describe Your Sound And Style:

I can't put a current description of my style and sound into words. You'll have to listen to it for yourself.

Describe Your Fashion Style:

I have two main looks right now.

Informal look: Timbs or Sneakers with baggie Indiana Jones Kombat trousers. Plain white inner shirt used in place of a singlet. Hoodie. Then a jacket on top of the hoodie. Top it of with a beanie or baseball cap.

Formal look: Black French Suit. Unbuttoned to show the turtle neck sweater inside, with an all black leather shoe.

However, when I'm at home which I am most of the time. I just wear a plain tee (sometimes sleeveless), shorts, and slippers.

What Makes You Different. What Sets You Apart From Other Artists?:

To be honest, I quite don't know. I am a different person and have a different story to tell I guess.

What Inspires You To Write A Song?:

Duty inspires me to write a song just the same way "duty" inspires a cook in a MacDonalds kitchen to flip burgers. He has to flip burgers because that's his job. It 's what he has to do. He doesn't wait for the sound of birds chirps outside to turn into a beautiful orchestra and for the clouds to move into the sky into the image of a beautiful painting and then he gets hit with a bust of inspiration before he flips a burger. No! he just flips a burger because that's his job. Hamburger franchise workers flips burgers; that's the job. Musicians make music; that's the job.

So that's it. That's what inspires me to write songs. Occupational Duty.

Any artist who can't pick up a pen and write a song like a clerk or banker picks up a pen and gets to work everyday; should be ashamed of themselves.

If you need the stars to be perfectly aligned in the clouds before you can write a good song you should learn how to write songs. They think they know but they don't know.

Who Are Your Musical Inspirations?:

Well, my favorite musicians through time or musicians who made an impact on me music wise are as follows and not in any particular order. Mind you, most are not Christian and I would not listen to them today and have not listened to some for years but they made a huge impact in forming who I am today as a musician through their music.

They are: Michael Jackson, Eminem, Ron Kenoly, Don Moen, Panam Percy Paul, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Tupac, Ludacris ('Word Of Mouf' album), Sinach, Lil Bow Wow (first album), Jay Z, Nas, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Women Of Faith, and Hillsong Music.

What Are Some Of Your Career Highlights?:

Nothing comes to mind right now, but I'm looking forward to good things happening in the future.

What Are You Most Proud Of Music Wise?:

I would like to say I'm proud of the xyz number of people who walk up to me or contact me and say because of your song so and so; my life was changed for the better. You saved me.

However, has that hasn't happened yet I'll have to be content being proud of skills; and the skill in particular I'm most proud of is my ability to write great choruses real fast. Many great artists don't have that.

What Are You Most Ashamed Of Music Wise?:

I suppose I should be most ashamed of the fact that I wrote my first song when I was 13 and worked towards being a musician since then, now I'm in my late 30's and no one even knows my name. I've never had a song even played on radio or get called up by a podcast to be interviewed; yet I still do music and would still do it.

To be fair I must add that I was born in Africa at a time when no one around me encouraged anyone being a musician and after a while I didn't pursue music like a serious thing to do for over 12 years between the age of 15 and my late 30's. It was an on off thing. I messed up.

If I had stayed, been consistent, and wanted it more; my story would have been different.

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