Victor Olaiya Advises 2Baba.

Veteran high-life musician, Dr. Victor Abimbola Olaiya, has called on Tuface, Wizkid and other new generation musicians to always ensure that they play constructive, educative, highly philosophical and a palatable music.

Dr. Olaiya, popularly called the “Evil Genius of Highlife”, while speaking during an interview conducted by Punch newspaper, stated that during their time in the late 1940s to the late 1980s that they composed music that conveyed sense unlike musicians of nowadays, according to him, who come up with unpalatable songs.

He added: “What people say of present days musicians quite frankly is a question of opinion. What they are doing is not what we tried to do during our own time.”

The 84-year-old musician, therefore, stated that “anybody who wants to come into music shouldn’t come into it because Victor Abimbola Olaiya has made a success of it.

“They must make sure they have callings in the field of music . Examine your conscience , pray to your God and you must be very hard working.

“I believe that to be a successful man you have to work very hard. The youngone should make sure that they have natural callings in the field of music , be prayerful, work hard and success will be theirs.”

Speaking on his duet with Tuface, Dr Olaiya said: “Well it was not my original idea. It was an idea suggested by Premiere recording company.

“We were trying to do something of that nature in the highlife all stars club which we formed years ago. While we were contemplating, the Premiere musical company came up with the idea, and we gave it a trial.

“Tuface is such a gifted young boy that I like. He respects people especially the elderly very highly. He is gifted musically.

“During the trial, I discovered a number of talents which this guy has including respectability for elder musicians.

“He is a wonderful boy. As providence would have it, we gave it a trial and it came out successful. The song has become the talk of the town since then.”

You can read details of the interview on Punch.