Musician and activist, Charly Boy, has revealed that he got his big break in 1982 after his father, late Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, moved to Lagos from Imo State following his appointment as a Supreme Court Judge.
“My break came somewhere around 1982 when as the then Chief Justice of Imo, my late father who was strongly opposed to my career choice as a musician, was appointed a Supreme Court Judge and he had to move to Lagos.
“I left Owerri and went back to my village, Oguta, where I started the Charly Boy brand right there in the village,” he told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
The 70-year-old, whose real name is Charles Oputa, described his family as his support system who understands that his controversial public persona is different from his private life.
“My wife and I designed a brand that will remain youthful, a brand that is meant to shock conventional Nigerians out of their ways of thinking.
“The brand started way back in 1983 and since then it has been tenacious, consistent and audacious in challenging what is wrong in our society.
“At the beginning, my children were getting a little bit confused because the father they know in the house is different from the father people are talking about outside.
“My children are my friends and we always talk and I was able to explain to them
“But with time, they were able to come to terms with the brand Charly Boy and their father Mr. Charles Oputa,’’ explained the singer who is popularly known as Areafada.
