Nigerian musician, Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, better known by his stage name Oxlade, has admitted that he left his family to pursue a music career.
The musician claims he had to leave his family since his lecturer father opposed his desire to pursue music.
He revealed that he had to engage in menial jobs to survive after he absconded from home.
Oxlade said: “Honestly, he [my dad] was indifferent at first. But my stubbornness and consistency paid off [laughs].
“I ran away from the house at some point in my life to pursue music personally. And I had to do all sorts of stuff to survive. Selling bus tickets and selling foods at parties.”
He also added that the experience he had in the ‘trenches’ shaped him to make better decisions in life.
