To be fair he didn’t proclaimed himself. It’s was the media.
Known him since his early pre famous days in subway pub at the old Merlin hotel. Last saw him performing at bar none ex dynasty hotel. More than a quarter century he dominated the club scene. Think he was a host on tv show as well. No local act was as famous not even William Scopion before him and John molina who came after.
He was the first local act that had ladies taking off panties and throwing them onstage to him.
His fat minah wife later became a permanent fixture nightly at his gigs to fend off the groupies but he still found ways to fuck them behind her back.