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“Music not enough to sustain the luxury lifestyle that Nigerian musicians love” – Dbanj – –
Veteran Nigerian singer, Dbanj, has averred that music alone is just not sufficient to maintain the luxurious way of life that Nigerian musicians like to dwell.
The koko grasp acknowledged this in a latest interview with PremiumTimes. He famous that worldwide stars like JayZ, Kanye West, and others produce other companies that function different sources of earnings for them to afford to dwell luxurious lives.
In his phrases,
“It’s my sixth yr in marriage, and ever since then, I’ve seemed for various platforms that might preserve my fame and household intact. So when you had been to Google Jay Z or the wealthiest musicians on the planet, you’ll see that solely 10 per cent of their wealth might be from music.”
When requested if music is secondary for him, he stated,
“No. I’m simply making an attempt to say that when you take a look at Kanye as a billionaire, Jay Z is a billionaire, and possibly he bought like 100 million from music. The remainder are from enterprise and that’s what Nigeria wants.
I used to be telling somebody we’d like such a construction and the suitable merchandise. After which, in fact, you may at all times make music. Music will ceaselessly be in me; I’m at all times going to launch music.
Typically my individuals say you don’t launch music, however I attend reveals, 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 offer individuals to look as much as.
We grew up not having anyone to look as much as, however now the business has us to look as much as. These younger crops of Nigerian musicians have so many position 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 accomplice with a model that provides you a room the place you may even start to sponsor the following Nigeria Idol or Big Brother.”
When additional requested if music is just not as worthwhile, he replied,
“No, I gained’t say that music is just not as worthwhile, however music alone is just not sufficient to achieve that luxurious way of life that musicians love.”.
