Nigerian Music Producer CobhamsAsuquo “My Blindness Is A Gift

33-year-old Cobhams Asuquo who raised popular
musicians like Asa, Timi Dakolo, Omawumi and
Bez recently talked about his blindness and how
his condition has distinguished him.
Hear what the talented song writer said about his
‘Gift Of Blindness’:
Blindness has been a gift for me because it has
done pretty good things to me. It has brought me
face to face with my reality. It has brought me
face to face with possibilities and failure. It has
been a gift to me because it has helped to reduce
the measure of distraction in my life. I like to say
blindness is a focus. It helps create focus. It
could be a gift in many ways. Never mind that it
is what anyone would wish the other person, but
it is a gift to me. I just feel that whoever is blind
can still make the best out of any situation he
finds himself. Being blind has helped add the
wow factor in what I do. It has helped me to be
focused. I don’t think there are many things that
I do that you can’t find other people, who are not
blind, doing well. There are people like my friend,
Don Jazzy, who are absolutely fantastic
producers. Don Jazzy is not blind. There is
Quincy Jones, a legendary producer, who is not
blind. But the blindness has sort of added that
wow factor to what I do. It has brought to fore
my gifts and ability and I am quite thankful for
that.
Cobhams Asuquo is happily married to Ojuola
Olukanni and they are blessed with kids.
Hmmm what a thankful man!