Entertainment : I Started Driving And Smoking When I Was 12 Years – Femi Kuti

 

Nigerian Afrobeats singer Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti, popularly known as Femi Kuti has disclosed how he was brought up by his father, legendary Fela Kuti.

In an interview on Channels TV Programme, Femi told Rubbin Minds that his father gave him the free will to drive and smoke cigarettes at age 12. He also disclosed that his father gave him much freedom that age 16, he could go to the club and will be chased by the police in town.

Femi recounted the flashy and exotic cars he drove to school which wowed his fellow students. He said he thought that life was all about living an extravagant lifestyle. Femi has however revealed that he doesn’t allow his kids to behave like he behaved when he was young. He said he trains his kids in a different way.