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Victor Uwaifor
5 quotes
“The problem with Nigerian musicians today is that they don’t go through music apprenticeship. Everybody wants to make it in a hurry; it doesn’t work out like that. You cannot become a graduate without going to school; you cannot read and write without learning ABC to Z. You cannot also play music without also knowing the solfa notations – d, r, m, f, s, l, t, d!”
Victor Uwaifor (1941–2021) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: With a computer a dog can be a musician now: Victor Uwaifo's parting shot 28 August 2021, PM NEWS (Nigeria).
“Time changes, things change and there is nothing one can do about it.”
Victor Uwaifor (1941–2021) first seen 1969 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: I almost died of electrocution on stage in 1969 – Sir Victor Uwaifo 4 April 2021, PUNCH (Nigeria).
“Life rests on a tripod: the mental, physical and spiritual. Physically, I build my body through exercises. Spiritually, I meditate most of the time and music keeps me company. Mentally, I read a lot and study and I have attained the highest academic degree with a PhD in Architectural Sculpture”
Victor Uwaifor (1941–2021) first seen 1969 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: I almost died of electrocution on stage in 1969 – Sir Victor Uwaifo 4 April 2021, PUNCH (Nigeria).
“In philosophy, I always tell people, don’t wait for your destiny to wake you up; wake up your destiny.”
Victor Uwaifor (1941–2021) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sir Victor Uwaifo… My journey to stardom, greatness 13 March 2021, GUARDIAN (Nigeria).
“When you water a flower, it will blossom. If you don’t, it will wither. If you exercise your mind, it begins to grow. A man’s brain is like a balloon that expands. It appears that for 80 years, I have not used up to 80 per cent of my brain”
Victor Uwaifor (1941–2021) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sir Victor Uwaifo… My journey to stardom, greatness 13 March 2021, GUARDIAN (Nigeria).