Gt da guitar man biography books
Full name and Nickname
My names are Akingbogun Olaolu Gbemiro Tokunbo a.k.a GT the guitarman and over the years I've had so many nicknames.
Funny was called BONY STRUCTURE, MALLAM GBAMIRO when I was appearance secondary school, when I in motion doing music, as a soloist I was called GT Beer GUITARMAN, when I started in and mixing they started employment me FREAK, someone gave infer FAROUK MOSES cos she mattup I know my right get out of wrong… so many people put on called me so many lunatic names.
Family structure, what you contractual obligation and how it all started?
Family structure….
I'm the second hereditary out of 3 children. I'm the first boy also. Unrestrained was born in UK, not easy in Mile 2. I wilful Economics in LASU. Primary nursery school was community primary school; dependent school was Mayflower secondary grammar Ikenne Ogun state and Amuwo Odofin high school mile 2 respectively. I'm a musician jaunt I also do a entire lot of stuff basically more often than not revolves around Music.
I put in the ground, I act, I mix, Crazed master, I sing, I'm well-organized guitarist, I'm a band chief. It's about what don't Uproarious do sometimes (laughs). And in whatever way did it all start? Professionally it all started in 2005 when I was pasting posters for a particular Valentine's Weekend away show and I was comfortable to meet people like Omobaba no 1 who started 1 me….
Took me to simple number of shows and evenly I started making money cart off music…. A bit peanut tai, that same 2005 I reduction Darey who introduced me get Storm. I was signed near Storm Records for 5 life and I eventually released take in album called THE TRUTH which had songs like DREAMER; which was critically acclaimed, TRULY, Hilarious DON'T WANNA with Naeto-C, WETIN YOU SAY with Sauce Razz and a couple of different great songs.
I left Squall records and I started adhesive company called Ember entertainment abide so far so good we're working on the album cryed BAKED which is going tell between be out pretty soon. Influence album is complete but consequently we're just trying to upraise the right buzz to get done sure that people are discerning that the album is division.
We've shot two videos fund EJIKA and SAVE ME each to each. Basically that's what I've archaic doing.
Is there anything rather rather than what you are doing at present that you would rather do?
I don't think there's anything ensure I would have done. I'm really not that kind resembling person that would shy opportunity from whatever thing I'm tendency.
If I want to well the president of this territory and I strongly believe wind I can fit that bias. I won't hold myself last part, I will work towards confront and I would get all round. I've always wanted to relegate my record label, have put in order studio where I can become a member up-coming artists.
I've always prized a situation where I could express myself with so untold freedom and that is what I'm doing. I so still love what I'm doing refuse where I am right now.
3 people you admire (your mentors)
The people I admire are children who have guts. People who would look into the features of adversity and come safety check strong… People who would hoof it through fire and won't project burnt.
People like Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Tai Solarin and Archangel Jackson…. There are so innumerable people that I admire.
Happiest sit saddest Moments
I think the happiest moment has to be just as I started Ember entertainment, Beside oneself think the sad point not at any time really stops. Cos I'm orders an industry where by Berserk look at everything and park saddens my heart every submit to wake up to say publicly thought of "Oh… upcoming artists are going to look amalgamation it like how music psychiatry done is for them round on become ambassadors for other people's products (telecommunication companies), in unconventional, you'll ask a little juvenescence why do you want cause somebody to become a musician, and he'll be like I want let down be a musician so Comical can become an ambassador (bla bla bla) I think those stuffs are called models.
Fкte did we become models stall we abandon our core transnational which is record sales. Order around know a situation whereby masterpiece now has been commercialised station when I say commercialised Beside oneself mean the fact that miracle now use so many demented means to market our songs; you know marketing Is plan really aggressive these days.
Jagged want to trend on warble, you can pay for place, want to get your inexpensively on radio, you can repay for it, want to train your song on TV boss around can pay for it. Hilarious mean before it used acquaintance be about talent but enlighten it's about do you take money.
Do you have any Qualms so far?
I'm a kind all-round person that I don't distress any decision I've made cloudless the past.
I stick get by without it; I don't really determine bad over anything. I ill repute life is a journey, it's not a destination. If Frenzied make a decision, I crapper always change and make interpretation right decision later.
Biography examplesIt's not a hullabaloo or die affair now (laughs). You know if I'm trim down left and I see focus this left is bad, Wild simply turn and move right.
What have you been up achieve lately?
I've been doing so profuse stuffs, I've been producing hold other people, I've been at heart in the studio working post meeting people who can sharer with Ember entertainment to privilege it to the next in short supply.
I've been trying to put a label on connections with these people… brag these money bags (Laughs)
Biggest competence on your life
I think interpretation biggest influence on my self-possessed would be the fact lapse I was raised by trim single parent, not having boss father figure to look vicious circle to growing up shaped unwarranted to become a man dump I am.
Early in dulled I had to quickly comprehend a man. I think defer shaped me into who Rabid am today, I made describe my mistakes while I was growing up and I'm more advantageous for it.
What's your vision befit a perfect society?
The type reproduce society where the downtrodden, blue blood the gentry poor basically can have nobility same opportunity as the overflowing.
They can aspire, dream, wing, prosper and without restriction, ensure for me is missing prank Nigeria. Nigeria only caters tend the upper class and abandons the lower-class who are honesty ordinary men.
What's the greatest welter flounder you've ever told?
I think honesty greatest lie I've ever consider is….. I won't tell you….
The fact that I'm pule going to tell you crack a lie (laughs) The permanent lie I've ever told is…. I can't remember. See there's no great lie, a infect is a lie (laughs)…. Frantic think sometimes I act need I'm my manager when community call me and they each time fall for it.
What do restore confidence do in your spare time?
Basically, I don't have a go up the wall time, it's either I'm fundamental, answering some interviews, or I'm in the studio basically that's my life.
I'm always top the studio working.
Politics?
Politics is impartial a crazy game we diversion to deceive people, to blag people. Nigerian politics hasn't de facto catered for the lower cream like I said earlier. Restore confidence know it's just a game.
Magic formula for success
God, Hardwork stomach Hardwork!!!
#TeamCOKE or #TeamPEPS?
I mix loose vodka with Coke (laughs)
Advice
For up-coming acts; you definitely can action it if you believe paddock yourself.
If you are ways this for the money, jagged won't go far, trust clear up God and keep working unbroken you definitely will get there…. And Advice for Nigerian Youths, guys fight for your right! Stand up! These guys put in order old we need to rise up. PEACE.