By Segun Ajiboye Segunsmart002@yahoo.com
Early in his life, Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, known worldwide as King Sunny Ade (KSA), had a picture of what he wanted to be in mind. As a prince of the Ondo Kingdom, his parents wanted their first son to be educated and become either a doctor or a lawyer. But young Adeniyi had a different dream. His role models were not the few lawyers or doctors scattered around the town but a local musician.
Born in 1946 in Oshogbo, young Adeniyi dropped out of school after only one term in the secondary school in 1963 in order to learn the trade that has so much enthralled his young mind.
More than five decades after dumping education for the microphone, followed by several years of regrets for his action, despite all the fame, KSA says his regrets have finally been washed away.
Five decades after running away from home and ditching education for music, KSA has through lots of hard work emerged a living legend. All over the world, he has become a household name while his educational shortcoming has been erased by his strings of successes on stage. Today
His new-found joy is the result of a recent award of a Distinguished Fellow and Artiste in Residence of the distinguished Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife. The award, aside from honouring the first Nigerian Grammy Award nominee, also bestowed on him the honour of being a lecturer in the university and the establishment of a KSA Academy of Music.
Born in 1946 in Oshogbo, young Adeniyi dropped out of school after only one term in the secondary school in 1963 in order to learn the trade that has so much enthralled his young mind.
More than five decades after dumping education for the microphone, followed by several years of regrets for his action, despite all the fame, KSA says his regrets have finally been washed away.
Five decades after running away from home and ditching education for music, KSA has through lots of hard work emerged a living legend. All over the world, he has become a household name while his educational shortcoming has been erased by his strings of successes on stage. Today
His new-found joy is the result of a recent award of a Distinguished Fellow and Artiste in Residence of the distinguished Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife. The award, aside from honouring the first Nigerian Grammy Award nominee, also bestowed on him the honour of being a lecturer in the university and the establishment of a KSA Academy of Music.
