Behind the facade of an aged punk rocker and singer lies an
articulate intellectual. Read some of Charly Boy's best excerpts.
Charly Boy(Facebook)
Charly Boy, 64, is known for his weird looks and his eccentricity. The self-titled Area Fada
who was popular in the 80's and 90's for his brand of rebellious pop
has consistently pushed his shocking image over the years.
Strangely
behind the eye liner, tattoos, piercings and demonic photos Charly Boy
has become a solid opinion writer who regularly writes on topical issues
peculiar to the Nigerian society.
This has come
as a pleasant shock to many people who thought Charly Boy was a crazy
man. Below are some of his best opinions on Nigerian based topics.
(Charly Boy )
1) On people taking control of their lives
"My
life's journey so far has brought me face to face with the realisation
that my true self helps me deal with the painful boomeranging of some of
my expectations when they fall flat...Make your own book of life a
musical, never abandon obligations, but have fun leaving behind a
colorful legacy. Never allow anybody to be the composer of your own
destiny. Take control of your life, and never allow limitations
(implanted by society) tell you how your music is supposed to sound — or
how your book is supposed to be written."
Charly Boy(Facebook)
2) On Nigerians depending on God for everything
"If
we leave everything in God’s hand, what are we doing to change the
blatant rape of the future of our youths or the obnoxious impoverishment
of the masses?
For too long, we sat and
watched the leadership immunize themselves with impunity, watched
sycophants masturbate them with mediocrity whilst we, the people,
clapped and sang for most of these riffraff for a cup of rice and beans
waiting for our turn to join the chopping train. Kai!"
3) On Nigerians criticising Will Smith in his move 'Concussion'
"Hummmmm,
wouldn’t you expect that Nigerians would be happy with Will Smith for
portraying our brother in good light for his great work? Instead, Naijas
are beefing Will Smith for failing to capture the Nigerian accent to
the T. Haba!!!
Why can’t my people for once just focus on that which is positive and good?
If
Dr. Bennett Omalu has been in America as long as over 10yrs, do we
expect him to still possess the igbotic accent some of us are born with?
Even on our own local radio station, I hear some presenters sounding
more Americanised than Americans. Should we insist they speak with their
strong Yoruba/Igbo/Hausa accent?"
(Body Lawson )
4) On New Year resolutions
"A lot of people make New Year resolutions, some are able to achieve it and others fall back on the same old habits and stuff.
We
all have our shortcomings, don’t get me wrong. There is nothing wrong
with having a list of goals written down somewhere or a mental note
you’ve made in your mind. While it’s good and also important to have
something to strive for within the next 12 months, goal-setting has its
limitations and we must understand that in order not to put unnecessary
pressure on ourselves especially when we fail to achieve those goals."
In his article titled ‘I Am, Lucifer’, Charly Boy argued that the name Lucifer means ‘Light Bringer’ and was never associated with the Devil as most Christians think(Charles Oputa/Facebook)
5) On Donald Trump's statement on Nigeria
"Naijas
are currently vexing, boiling over in anger following Donald's recent
miss-yarns against the black race: “Look at African countries like Kenya
for instance; those people are stealing from their own government and
go to invest the money in foreign countries"
Truth hurts.
Isn't this the norm with most of our yahoo yahoo rifrafs called leaders?"
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