Nigerian singer Peruzzi has clarified his decision to withdraw from medical school in his final year, citing mental exhaustion and a lack of passion for the course.
Speaking on the Zero Conditions Podcast, Peruzzi explained that he reached a point where he couldn’t continue with Medicine and Surgery in Ukraine and desired to pursue his passion for music.
“I got tired for real, for real. I never felt like that in my life. I was done, like everything about me, in my head I was done with medicine. And that was when I was about to start my final year so it was a lot. I had written my first MD already at the time. It wasn’t about how long I had left at the time, it was about me not wanting to do anything again. I didn’t want to do it anymore,” said Peruzzi.
Despite completing five years at Odessa National University, the burden of medical school overwhelmed him, prompting his return to Nigeria.
He continued; “I really got tired, my entire being was tired so I left on the first of January and I didn’t even have my passport, I had lost it. So I went to the embassy and they have me a travel letter because I needed to leave that urgently. When I got back the only person I told was my mum. I was able to explain how bad I was feeling and she said I should make sure to come back with my school result and everything from the first year to show that I was in school so I did.”
