Music Producer Patrick Mbaru famously known as Saint P shared tales from his childhood including two incidences that led to him being chased from home.
In an episode on Cleaning The Airwaves on June 7, the media personality narrated how he got involved in music including how it got him shunned by his father.
"My father never wanted any of us to pursue music which I think is because of his own experience growing up. So he was never for it," he stated.
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Saint P who had aspirations of being an architect could not pursue his passion because his father had already told him to start looking for a job when he completes his secondary school education.
While still figuring out his next move, he used to bring about his friends to work on some music in his father's house. A majority of his musical company had dreadlocks and that influenced him to opt for the hairstyle as well.
His father was not amused with the company his son kept and chased Saint P from the family home associating them with violent gangs in the area.
When he was chased from his home in Mombasa, the music producer went to live with his uncle in Malindi where he sought to pursue his dream of drawing houses.
During the interview, Saint P claimed his father was abusive towards his mother and that motivated him to not go back.
Despite not having a job, he would go to the street and draw houses on a piece of paper. On the side he would take up construction jobs.
While staying with his uncle, he still opted to pursue music, recording a few samples with the hope of being a rapper. It also got to a point where the kin got weary of the company and chased them out.
With nowhere to go, he looked for a job at a restaurant where he would accassionaly as he had no home.
Saint P also narrated about the origin of his name which he stated was because people would consult him when they wanted advice on love matters.
"Someone who wanted a girl would come and I advise on what to do to get her. People saw there was a Saint in me because I could tell what was to come and helped many of my friends get ladies and also advised some against," he stated.
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