Kingsley Okorie, a Nigerian musician who is part of the sibling duo of renowned Nigerian highlife band The Cavemen, has spoken out about his profession.
He stated that music has always been his first interest, and that after law school, he opted to pursue music professionally alongside his brother, Benjamin, rather than practice law.
He revealed this while speaking on the most recent edition of The Nancy Isime Show with his brother and bandmate, Benjamin Okorie.
Unlike his brother, Benjamin said, he chose to attend a music school rather than a university.
“He [Kingsley] went to the university, I refused to go to the university. I went to a music school, studied music for two years. Then we now came back together.
Kingsley inferred: “After law school, I came back to the house and I told my brother, ‘Yo, in law school while I was going to a civil litigation class, I thought about it cause I was in Kano, I’m away from Lagos and Abuja where I would get gigs, so I think I’m in a cave. I think I’m a caveman.’ And my brother was like, yeah that is the name.”
Benjamin added: “I have been playing the drum since I was 2. I failed WEAC, I told my mum that I want to go to the music school and she said okay. The firstborn [Kingsley] is pursuing his law career as being the firstborn so there was no pressure on me which was perfect to do what I really love. And that is what we are using to feed the family now.”
