74 year old legendary musician, Sir Victor Uwaifo, still looks as if he is just 50 years old and without grey hairs. When asked the secret, he attributed it to discipline and exercise. The Joromi and Guitar Boy crooner who enjoys the agility of a young man shared the secrets of his youthful looks during the album listening of his latest work, Legend Reborn. “It takes discipline to look youthful at an old age. One must be disciplined physically, mentally and spiritually. I have a chapel in my house and that gives me spiritual uplifting. Physically, I have been a body builder for the past 60 years. I used to lift weights at Obalende (Lagos), back in the days. It helped me in my sporting activity because I set a high jump record in Benin and it is unbroken till date. I also try to develop myself mentally. It gives me an advantage over others and it makes me think deeply. I have never smoked cigarette in my life, let alone other drugs. Even though women are known to flock around musicians, I do not have children outside my marriage. The women were persistent, but I was married to my music. My main preoccupation was my business and I did not want any distractions. Also as a body builder and a sports man, we used to abstain from sex. I still use the gym till date and I lift weights. Every day, I do 60 press-ups,” he added.
In partnership with Hypertek Digital and 960 Music, his latest work features songs where he collaborated with younger singers like Waje, 2Face and Ice Prince. Uwaifo said if he was not a musician, he would have been a scientist. Adding that regardless of his present occupation, he has succeeded in creating some things. “If I were not a musician, I would have become a scientist. I wanted to become a scientist because I wanted to invent something that would marvel the world. I still tried because I invented some things like my guitar, the only type in the world. It revolves round an axis. It is my invention and nobody has the type in the world. I have invented a guitar with a keyboard on it. I also invented a double-neck guitar with 18 strings. Apart from that, I also invented a car, a sports car, that I drive around. I am also an architect and if you come to my empire, most of the buildings there were designed by me. I can fit into any kind of profession,” he concluded.