Controversial Nigerian entertainer Charly Boy speaks on eccentric lifestyle and why he has remained relevant in Nigerian entertainment – Adds that he does not drink, smoke or womanize – He also dropped hints about returning to music as well as efforts to better the Nigerian music industry Eccentric Nigerian entertainer Charly Boy recently spoke to Ebuka Uchendu, host of Rubbin Minds on Channels TV, about his lifestyle and why he attracts attentions with his antics. He added that everything is engineered by him and he does so in order to remain relevant in the Nigerian entertainment mix. He stated expressly that nothing written about him in the media comes as a surprise as he engineers these controversies directly or indirectly. READ ALSO: Charly Boy advises Buhari, threatens protest He said: “I can’t bother me because most of those things that you read are all engineered by me in some way, directly or indirectly. Charly Boy speaks on Rubbin Minds about sexuality, sense of style and more “Because if I don’t do that you would soon forget me. And I intend not to be forgotten.” When asked why he involved in unconventional activities to remain relevant, he responded saying: “I don’t look at them as unconventional. For me it’s a very normal thing. But because I understand your mindset…okay take for instance my rings, they are just rings to me, but a lot of people will read meanings into it. And because I understand that there are people out there who don’t have that kind of depth, and can’t see Charly Boy past the rings and all the shenanigans, they can have that. That’s me as an entertainer.” In response to his sexuality especially considering his antecedents, he said: “It’s for you, I just paint all those pictures. You take what you want to take. But are you in doubt? Is it a point blank question you wanna ask me? “[I do these things] because people are busy eating it up, people are busy making it like a centre piece conversation. It comes with the territory.” When asked if he enjoys the attention on him and his family from the media and critics, he said: “I love that. I create all these imageries. Everybody likes attention. I’m just attention walking on the streets. People are curious about the brand. And if you judge from where I’m coming from, I’ve been around for long, going to almost four decades and I’m still here. “A lot of my contemporaries, people I started with have fizzled out but I’m still here. I’ve refused to go under. I think that’s fascinating enough. And for an entertainer staying in a particular relationship, nobody is hearing about me with ladies and all of that. How many people know that I don’t drink, I don’t smoke? My lifestyle is quite different [from that] of your average entertainer.” He also credited his father for instilling discipline and fundamental values in him at an early age. Charles Chukwuemeka ‘Charly Boy’ Oputa is a 64-year-old Nigerian entertainer and TV host, known for being one of the few entertainers, if not the only one, who promoted the eighties punk movement in Nigeria. His 1985 single Nwata Miss introduced him to a mainstream audience. He is a former judge of the music reality show Nigerian Idols and president of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria.
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