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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 isn’t sufficient to maintain the luxurious way of life that Nigerian musicians like to stay.
The koko grasp acknowledged this in a current 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 stay luxurious lives.
In his phrases,
“It’s my sixth 12 months in marriage, and ever since then, I’ve appeared for various platforms that might maintain my fame and household intact. So when you had been to Google Jay Z or the wealthiest musicians on this 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 perhaps he bought like 100 million from music. The remaining are from enterprise and that’s what Nigeria wants.
I used to be telling somebody we’d like such a construction and the proper merchandise. After which, after all, you’ll be able to all the time make music. Music will endlessly be in me; I’m all the time going to launch music.
Generally 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 are able to inform them that ‘in case you are at your prime, it’s excessive time you stopped doing stuff that you just receives a commission peanuts for, you’ll be able to associate with a model that offers you a room the place you’ll be able to even start to sponsor the subsequent Nigeria Idol or Big Brother.”
When additional requested if music isn’t as worthwhile, he replied,
“No, I received’t say that music isn’t as worthwhile, however music alone isn’t sufficient to realize that luxurious way of life that musicians love.”.
