"Whenever he's around, I feel like a kid again," Fireboy says about Wande Coal

Nigerian musician Fireboy DML has spoken highly of the influence of legendary singer Wande Coal.

He "becomes a child" whenever Wande Coal is around, according to the 'Peru' singer.

He spoke about how seeing Wande Coal for the first time was like a dream fulfilled.

"It was a dream at first meeting Wande Coal," Fireboy remarked in a recent episode of the podcast "Is This Seat Taken."

When he's there, I'm a whole kid again. 

An icon, indeed. 

Thus, it was both a blessing and a bizarre event to meet him.

Wande Coal was his musical inspiration, he said again.

On his self-titled fourth studio album "Adedamola," Fireboy pays respect to Wande Coal with a song named "Wande's Song."