- Rex Omar ignored his father's advice not to pursue a career in music.
- He now regrets his decision and acknowledges his father was right.
- He felt unsupported by Ghanaian embassies on international tours.
- He's shifted focus to music business and advises his kids against music careers.
Musician and politician Rex Omar has revealed that he regrets disobeying his father’s advice to pursue a career in music. In an interview, Rex Omar shared that his father, a talented musician himself, had advised him to keep music as a hobby and not a career.
His father’s reason was that musicians in Ghana are not highly esteemed and are often marginalized. However, Rex Omar was passionate about music and decided to pursue it as a career despite his father’s warnings.
Now, he regrets that decision, acknowledging that his father was right. Rex Omar expressed his disappointment, stating that he has not been able to fully utilize his musical talents, despite being gifted. He shared a disheartening experience while on tour with international artistes, where he felt unsupported by the Ghanaian embassies in the countries they visited.
Unlike the other artistes who received support from their embassies, Rex Omar was left to fend for himself, which he found demoralizing. This experience made him realize the truth in his father’s words and he has since advised his own children against pursuing careers in music.
Rex Omar has now shifted his focus to business and the administrative side of the music industry, where he hopes to make a more meaningful impact.
