Why I chose music over my academic career- Fireboy

Nigerian musician, Fireboy, says he decided to let go of his dream to become a professor of literature in order to further his music career.

The graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University stated this In a chat with Chude Jideonwo, media entrepreneur.

According to the singer, his decision to focus more on his music career in the Institution made him had an extra year

He said “I use to say I started music in 2012, that was during my second year in school, but I didn’t have sense until around 2017. Between 2012 and 2016, I was just the regular guy who loved Wizkid and Davido.

“I wanted to be a regular Afrobeats star. I didn’t have any sound. It was really messed up. At some point, I sat down and decided I would find something to make me stand out. I decided I would do Afrobeats but add more lyricism.

“When I was younger, I thought was going to be a professor of literature. I was a book-smart guy. When I switched, it was hard for my parents to take. I had some clarity and realised I was never going to end up doing a 9-to-5 job.

“The only kind of hard work I wanted in life was stressful flights, long studio sessions, and sweating on stage. My parents didn’t know at first until my dad started monitoring my [slipping] grades and asked what was going on.

He added “I told him the truth. I finished school but it was a tough struggle. I had an extra year. I knew that, after, I was going straight to Lagos. Lecturers, the shame. There was a time when my dad came to my school in my final year. At first, it wasn’t about music. He thought I had lost focus. He didn’t know at the time that it was the music thing.”