As a child, he’d always wanted more out of life. And he never allowed setbacks weigh him down . Born into a family of six, Cohbams Asuquo, the blind producer cum producer who recently tied the nuptial knot with his heart throb of many years, grew up like every normal kid with a passion for music.

On this sunny day as reclined comfortably in his exquisite studio in the heart of Ogudu GRA, he reminiscences on his childhood, his undergraduate days, career, marriage and more.

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I’m the last of six children of same parents. My mother pampers us even till now. She was a full time house wife who dedicated her time to take care of us.

My childhood was interesting. I ran around like every normal kid. I was competitive and got into fights. In all, I was very adventurous and wanted more out of life. I’m a product of love and my parents took time to answer to my numerous questions. Though I was pampered, I also got my share of spanking like every other child.

Music has always been a part of my life right from when I was a kid. But I learnt to play the piano at eight and by that time, I was already playing in my Church.

As a child, I used to drum on everything in the house. And of course, my parents influenced me a lot because my father played a lot of music in the house and my mother used to keep a music book . So, music has always been a part of me.

Like I said, my family played a lot of roles in my development. My brothers and sisters listened to a lot of Snoop Dog’s songs, R & B and old schools like Benny King. Generally, those things helped me to discover and build myself.

My experience in school was an interesting one. I wanted more than academics. I studied Law but spent more time in the music department. Then, Darey Art Alade and I used to hang out a lot because he was in the music department. It was very interesting.

I don’t think there’s anything like gospel guitars or piano. I could sing anything as long as I’m conscious of God and what I’ve been called to do.

I cannot remenber an embarrassing moment. In fact, I got more of encouragement from people who were impressed that I could do such. Nobody tried to drag me down. I’m a product of positive confessions.

I think Asa is a great phenomenon as far as the Nigerian music is concerned. She’s contributed a lot and I’m happy be to part of her success. God’s the reason behind my success in the industry. I owe everything to him.

I think the industry is growing and certain things need to be done to help it grow well. There are issues like piracy, low standard of production and others to be tackled in the industry. Aside the challenges, there are lots of opportunities in there too.

Before you start looking forward to anything from me, I think we should start by celebrating those who’ve made marks in the industry. Take for instance, D’banj. He’s done a lot for the music industry and has taken it to another dimension both locally and internationally. He’s the best at what he does and it’s something everyone should take a leaf from.

Officially, I’ve not put up an album but it’ll soon happen. I’ll sing what I’m destined to sing and what people require of me.

I hope to maintain consistency in terms of delivering world-class music out of the African space. I want to do my quota to bringing to the fore, the positive contributions of Nigeria to the world. In terms of marriage and business, I hope to be a lifestyle.

It’s been beautiful getting married. It’s great to have a wonderful, caring and supportive person like my wife. I love her, trust her, I like to be there for her and take care of her. It’s a great feeling to be married and I’m blessed.

My wife is ahead of the business and that helps me to concentrate on being creative. She appreciates what I do and that makes me want to work more. She’s very encouraging and doesn’t take for granted any achievement no matter how small.

I like the song Pass Me Your Love by AY. com and Terry G. There was a time I was so high on that song. At that time, I thought it was the best I’ve ever heard and I think people should go back and listen to that song. For me, no matter how much you offend me and you play Pass Me Your Love, you and I will become friends. It’s a feel-good song and I just love the bass line.

I also love Tuface’s Only Me, Onyeka Onwenu’s amazing. Christy Essien Igbokwe of blessed memory also played amazing songs and so did Majek Fashek. I’m kind of an old school guy. There’s also a song on D’banj’s The Entertainer album that didn’t get much air play, If You Dey Craze. For me, that’s the best song he’s ever sang.

I get high on the Holy Spirit. Everything in this world is spiritual. For me, I don’t have another life apart from being a Christian. My Christian life is also my business life.