I was once asked to leave the stage for PSquare- Flavour Nabania

Flavour Flavour N'abania, a notable Nigerian high-life musician, has shared a story about how he became famous. In it, he relates how he was asked to leave the stage during a performance for the well-known Nigerian music duo PSquare.

In a Sunday interview with the In My Opinion podcast, Flavour recounted how he started out in music as a church drummer and choir conductor.

He remarked, "They introduced me to a man who owned a music company and trained young boys after they saw how dedicated I was."

Fortunately for me, they were rehearsing on the day I visited. I had never seen a proper music setup before. I enlisted and worked for 13 years in the band. With the band, I continued to grow, and eventually I took the lead in performances.

"I wasn't thinking about being on the spot or about being Flavour at that point. I had never considered all of it. Flavour said, "My dream was just to play at events and something like that.

He clarified that after splitting up with the band, he started performing at gigs and gatherings, where he developed his craft and attracted a following.

"Things started changing when I started seeing some artistes," Flavour continued. I went into the streets once I got out of the band. The game got challenging at that point. I was in a nice spot all along; the music had protocols and everything.

However, I was now on the streets.

"I traveled to different places to play, just like a hustler street musician would. I had almost 5,000 tunes that I could play and sing to entertain people. I could sing so many songs.

"We perform from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m., but after that, I notice these artists; they perform for about half an hour, and everyone applauds and waves at them. And I'm thinking, what's happening? Are we not the same performers?

He did, however, claim that his meeting with PSquare was a pivotal moment in his professional life.

"I recall one day with Psqaure, when they had just released "Temptation," he remarked. They were in the area promoting a show, and the promoters took them to City Enugu center.

"I already had fans there because everyone came there on weekends." My place was always full regardless of what was happening in Enugu.

"So, while I was playing, the promoters brought Psquare, and he arrived right away. The manager simply said, 'Hello, off that thing.'"

"I turned off, handed up the mic, and sat down. Subsequently, Paul of Psqaure took up the microphone and declared, "This is not a temptation," dispersed all over the place.

He claims that this encounter made him realize that in order to advance from being a simple musician to an artist, he had to develop his own distinctive sound.

"So I was like, It's the same music these people are doing," Flavour continued. Since I've been with you, you I've never yelled so much. I was only observing since I was so cold. The manager basically urged me to keep going when they departed.

Then it dawned on me that what sets these guys apart is that they make their sound, go into the studio, and record. That is the method used. You're simply a music man, then.

I therefore made the difficult decision to transition from being a music man to an artist because I had assumed it would be simple. I could sing and play, but how are you going to start making your own music?

"It was best to approach it from scratch."