Psquare: Rude Boy - finally opens up - On Break up With Brother - Paul

Peter, in a recent interview with the news men,speaks on the things that led to their fight, causing the group - Psquare - to go their separate ways. Says ‘I waited for months before I could get myself together again’ Apologizes to fans who are not happy".


Peter and Paul Okoye a.k.a Psquare finally went their separate ways last September, and there has been no sign that the singing twin brothers will reunite again. One of the twin brothers, Paul,  who spoke with Showtime Celebrity opened up on their break-up, his music and plans to rebrand himself.


How have you been coping as a solo performer? 

 It’s been good because it’s still the same old thing. There is nothing new per se. It’s  the same music, same style, same performance and same studio. The only difference  is that I’m  performing alone. At the initial stage, I wasn’t used to it but now, I’m getting used to it. I don’t like discussing family issues and also I don’t even want to talk about the past, As for my fans who want to hear my own side of the breakup story, I have my own way of communicating with them.


How Have You Been Coping as a Solo Performer? 

It’s been good because it’s still the same old thing. There is nothing new per se. It’s  the same music, same style, same performance and same studio. The only difference  is that I’m  performing alone. At the initial stage, I wasn’t used to it but now, I’m getting used to it.


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Will Psquare Ever Come Together Again?

I didn’t leave the group and I don’t know why everybody keeps asking me that question. This is the fourth time it’s happening and I always wait. So this time, the difference is that I didn’t wait so I don’t have anything to say on the issue.

Are you saying you are not missing your twin brother?

 I don’t even want to talk about the past. There are certain things you would ask me that will benefit you as a journalist, but won’t benefit me. So, the best thing I will do is to skip it because I don’t like discussing family issues. Except you want to know more about my personal family. As for my fans who want to hear my own side of the breakup story, I have my own way of communicating with them.


But how are you trying to create your own brand after the breakup?

When we were going for shows people used to call me ‘Rude Boy.’ It started from when we released one of our songs,  ‘Busy Body.’ So, ‘Rude Boy’ has been there. Even when I travel out of the country, our fans still ask  me certain questions, which I don’t usually answer because I have certain things to protect. I didn’t work hard for twenty years just to throw it to the wind. I worked so hard for a reason and I’m keeping that reason to myself. That’s the reason I’m focused.

Are the shows still coming your way since you went solo?

Yes, that’s normal. I’m still attending shows. Though there was a big breakdown when the breakup happened. Everybody was in shock because usually when things happen like that I always feel really low. I didn’t do anything again. I waited for almost nine months without doing anything. But this time, I’ve turned my life around, and in less than two months of doing so, things have started working for me again.  Since then, I’ve released three  songs.


What inspires you to write songs ?

 It’s a gift and there’s a way I usually explain it, in as much as the voice is there. It’s how to put things together and it has been happening to me since I was a child. Gradually as I grew up, I  realized that this thing is a  gift that should not be wasted. I could remember buying a  recorder then. I would keep it by my bed side and each time, I woke up  from sleep at night, I would record the song playing in my mind. there was this melody that usually played in my head and while doing that, I would be doing the beat too.  Most of the  songs I recorded back then are the ones that have become hits today. I can still remember how I got the inspiration to write songs  like “Do me”  “No one like You”,  “Busy Body” and “Temptation.” I  can still remember which room and where I was when I got the inspirations for the songs


Any retirement plan aside music ?

I won’t say it’s a business but an investment. I mean property investment. Trust me, music is not for life though it can be for life as you get older. The best investment you can make today is going into real estate. Just be buying properties and keeping them because one day you will turn back and be proud of the investment that you have made.