Father of seven, Oneil Darby once had to put his deejaying career on hold to be both father and mother to two of his daughters, but, decades later, he has absolutely no regrets and would not think twice about making the very same decision. Darby, who is better known in music circles as sound system deejay Oneil Famous, is the father of singjay, Pinky Famous, the only one of his children to follow in his footsteps musically. And he was quick to point out that, although there is a special bond between them because of that, Pinky is not his favourite, because that’s a game he is careful not to play.
“True Pinky is around me 24/7, dem seh a she a di favourite. Every morning she call me, and at least three or four times for the day. But I love my five girls and two boys the same.
I try to treat them all equally,” Darby told The Sunday Gleaner . The veteran music man, whose father died when he was only 12 years old, recalled that the love he received from his own father has lasted him a lifetime, and has played a huge role in the type of father he himself is. “My father loved me more than anything in this world, and I was sad when he died.
For me, becoming a father changed me a lot and I know that he would be proud of the father I am. Fatherhood mek me start to think like a man, instead of ‘palaving’ out there with friends. When you get a child, you are so excited .
.. especially the first one,” the founder of Original Dancehall Thursdays said excitedly.
Darby believes.
