‘Gongo aso’ hit maker, 9ice was studying Law
at the Lagos State University before he dropped out due to paucity of funds – thereafter
he veered into music.
Despite his success in music, his love for
the learned profession remains unabated.
In a recent interview with Tribune, the singer
who recently released a single titled ‘Ike Kan’ said he has actually returned
back to school to chase his dream of becoming a lawyer.
An excerpt;
Would
you trade your being famous for something else if you look at some of the bad
side of fame that you have experienced over time?
Yes, I
will love to trade fame with some silent life that does not arrogate too much
attention to one, but it has got nothing to do with any bad experience. No
matter what you do or who you are, there’s always a difficult time and life
challenges that you can’t run away from. But I will really love to trade
because I wish to be a lawyer.That has always been my dream.
Do you
think life would have been different for you should you have been a lawyer?
Honestly,
life as a normal person is fine and more wonderful, free, fair and peaceful.
But as a public figure, you enjoy more and you pay more in terms of the price
you pay for being famous. If I come to this world again, I would prefer normal
life.
You
were said to have pulled out of your Law programme at the Lagos State
University to face music. That decision paid off, but you seem not to be happy
about it now?
I
didn’t pull out because of music; I left school because I was unable to pay my
school fees. While I was on the street, I gave hundred percent of my life to
music and it paid off eventually.
When I
was in school, I was just doing music for fun until I left school. At that
point, I decided that I was going to face music passionately and from that
point, things changed.
Why did
you choose Law that time?
I chose
law because of my background to fight for the less privilege, protect the interest
of the masses and uphold the right of the individuals.
Your
decision to leave school wouldn’t have gone down well with your parents, how
did they react to it and what was constantly coming to your mind back then?
It was
not an easy decision to make. There were days that I had to live in the studio.
Talking about my parents’ reaction, I had to lie for a while, pretended as if
all was well. Before my parents knew I wasn’t in school, it was too late to
complain because I was already on TVs, making money and rocking shows all
around.
Would
you consider going back to school someday?
I’m in
school already, studying public safety and Common Law at Capella University. It
is an online programme. I can’t think of any other course except law.
No comments:
Post a Comment
WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT. THIS IS KAF COMMUNITY