Eyaaaa...........Late high-life musician and guitarist, Oliver de Coque, real name Sunday Akanite, spent N30,000 weekly to take care of his signature beard.
This was revealed by one of his 12 children, Darlington, who chatted with MOTUNRAYO JOEL in a new interview. Enjoy the excerpts:
- What was it like growing up with your father?
- How did he come up with the name, ‘Oliver De Coque’?
- Would he have loved to change anything about himself?
- What were those things he liked to splurge on?
- What led to his death?
It was as if he knew he was going to die because on the day he died, he decided not to go out and he wanted me to stay by his side. That morning, after he had his breakfast, he began to feel ill. He said he was going to cancel his appointment for that day. I didn’t know it was a serious matter; all I did was to console him. I went to the bathroom to take a shower and then told him that I wanted to visit a few friends.
He begged me not to leave his side; I became upset. I thought he was depriving me of catching fun. I grudgingly stayed back. While I was with him, he began to tell me the story of how he started his career. While talking, he complained of not breathing well. He then decided to go to the hospital. On our way to the hospital, he called the driver to increase the temperature of the air conditioner; he said he was feeling hot. I became scared when he began to shout ‘wheelbarrow! wheelbarrow! ‘Darlington, please bring a wheelbarrow.’ I was wondering what was happening. It was after he died I realised he was referring to a wheel chair.
- What did he need a wheelchair for?
I told him to make his health condition public. I believe more than 200 Igbo people can lay their life down for him. He is gone and the vacuum he left can’t be filled. It is a lesson for us all, whenever one is facing a challenge, one shouldn’t keep quiet about it. I want people to learn from his death.
- How many children did your father have?
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