“The Cavemen’s Kingsley reveals the reasons behind his decision to switch from law to music.”

“The Cavemen’s Kingsley reveals the reasons behind his decision to switch from law to music.”

Kingsley Okorie, a Nigerian singer and one-half of the renowned highlife band, The Cavemen, recently shared insights into his career. Despite being a certified lawyer, he opted to pursue music professionally, as it had always been his true passion.

After completing Law school, he decided to embark on a musical journey with his brother, Benjamin, instead of practicing law.

He discussed this decision during a recent appearance on The Nancy Isime Show, where he was joined by his brother and bandmate, Benjamin Okorie.

Benjamin said, unlike his brother, he refused to go to the university and instead went to a music school.

“He [Kingsley] went to the university, I refused to go to the university. I went to a music school, studied music for two years. Then we now came back together.

Kingsley inferred: “After law school, I came back to the house and I told my brother, ‘Yo, in law school while I was going to a civil litigation class, I thought about it cause I was in Kano, I’m away from Lagos and Abuja where I would get gigs, so I think I’m in a cave. I think I’m a caveman.’ And my brother was like, yeah that is the name.”

Benjamin added: “I have been playing the drum since I was 2. I failed WEAC, I told my mum that I want to go to the music school and she said okay. The firstborn [Kingsley] is pursuing his law career as being the firstborn so there was no pressure on me which was perfect to do what I really love. And that is what we are using to feed the family now.”