“Music is not enough to sustain the luxury lifestyle that Nigerian musicians love” – Dbanj | PressInformant

Music government, Dbanj, has revealed that music will not be sufficient to make musicians rich or maintain their luxurious way of life.

Dbanj throughout an interview with Premium Occasions, said that worldwide artistes like Jay Z and Kanye West have different companies which maintain their luxurious way of life.

In accordance with him, solely 10% of their wealth come from music, the remaining 90% come from different companies they’ve.

In his phrases,

“It’s my sixth yr in marriage, and ever since then, I’ve regarded for various platforms that will hold my fame and household intact. So should you have been to Google Jay Z or the wealthiest musicians on the earth, you’ll see that solely 10 % of their wealth might be from music.”

“No. I’m simply making an attempt to say that should you take a look at Kanye as a billionaire, Jay Z is a billionaire, and perhaps he acquired like 100 million from music. The remainder are from enterprise and that’s what Nigeria wants.

I used to be telling somebody we want such a construction and the precise merchandise. After which, after all, you may at all times make music. Music will without end be in me; I’m at all times going to launch music.

Typically my individuals say you don’t launch music, however I attend exhibits, and after I do, they offer me one hour to carry out. I can’t even carry out all my songs in a single hour. I can’t, even for 3 hours myself, however what are you able to do to present individuals to look as much as.

We grew up not having anyone to look as much as, however now the trade has us to look as much as. These younger crops of Nigerian musicians have so many function fashions. That’s why we will inform them that ‘if you’re at your prime, it’s excessive time you stopped doing stuff that you just receives a commission peanuts for, you may companion with a model that offers you a room the place you may even start to sponsor the following Nigeria Idol or Big Brother.”

“No, I gained’t say that music will not be as worthwhile, however music alone will not be sufficient to achieve that luxurious way of life that musicians love.”