Ghanaian musician and presidential staffer for the Black Star Experience, Rex Owusu Marfo, popularly known as Rex Omar, has opened up about the bold and risky decisions he made as a teenager in pursuit of his music career.
Speaking in an interview on Joy News, the veteran highlife artiste revealed that at just 15 years old, he ran away from home to Nigeria in search of money to fund studio sessions.
“When I was 15, I ran to Nigeria to look for money to go to the studio. I ran away from the house,” he disclosed.
According to Rex Omar, the drastic move was fueled by pressure from his family to pursue a more conventional academic path, particularly law.
“To escape that, I deliberately did not go to secondary school because I knew I would be pushed to study law at the university,” he explained.
Despite resisting the academic route initially, he later completed Form Four. However, his focus remained firmly on building a music career rather than furthering his formal education.
“When I completed Form Four, I ran away to Nigeria without a passport, using the money my father used to give me for upkeep,” he recounted.
The musician admitted that the decision was risky, especially travelling without proper documentation, but insisted it was necessary at the time to realise his ambition.
“I was an ambitious person determined to do music,” he said.
Rex Omar noted that the struggles and sacrifices of his early years played a crucial role in shaping his resilience and long-term commitment to the music industry.
