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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 just isn’t sufficient to maintain the luxurious life-style 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 hold my fame and household intact. So if you happen to have been to Google Jay Z or the wealthiest musicians on this planet, you’d 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 attempting to say that if you happen to have a look at Kanye as a billionaire, Jay Z is a billionaire, and perhaps he obtained 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 endlessly be in me; I’m at all times going to launch music.
Generally my folks 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 provide folks 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 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 companion with a model that offers you a room the place you may even start to sponsor the following Nigeria Idol or Big Brother.”
When additional requested if music just isn’t as worthwhile, he replied,
“No, I received’t say that music just isn’t as worthwhile, however music alone just isn’t sufficient to achieve that luxurious life-style that musicians love.”.
