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

Music government, Dbanj, has revealed that music just isn’t sufficient to make musicians rich or maintain their luxurious way of life.

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

In line 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 might preserve my fame and household intact. So for those who have been to Google Jay Z or the wealthiest musicians on the planet, you’ll see that solely 10 p.c of their wealth might be from music.”

“No. I’m simply attempting to say that for those who have a look at Kanye as a billionaire, Jay Z is a billionaire, and possibly 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 correct merchandise. After which, in fact, you’ll be able to all the time make music. Music will without end be in me; I’m all the time going to launch music.

Typically my individuals say you don’t launch music, however I attend exhibits, and after I do, they provide me one hour to carry out. I can’t even carry out all my songs in a single hour. I can not, 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 are able to inform them that ‘if you’re at your prime, it’s excessive time you stopped doing stuff that you simply receives a commission peanuts for, you’ll be able to companion with a model that offers you a room the place you’ll be able to even start to sponsor the following Nigeria Idol or Big Brother.”

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