Iyanya Mbuk has revealed why Nigerian
entertainers love living fake lives, living beyond
what they can actually afford.
In a recent interview with Encomium magazine, the
kukere crooner said “Music is very expensive.
Most of them make money and it’s hard to put it
back in the same thing. Your next money is not
guaranteed because there are lots of artistes.
If you say you wouldn’t do show A, they can take
artiste B for that show. It doesn’t mean that
because you have a hit song, you would be
performing at all shows. It doesn’t work like that.
So, some of these guys, it’s hard for them. It’s
hard for them to follow up. Follow up is the hardest
thing to do. Many artistes make a hit but the
money they make from that hit is not even enough
for them to support or sponsor the next video. So
don’t blame them’.
Speaking further on the issue, he said “yes, let me
give you an instance. I had a show here in Lagos, I
was in Dubai. They made a mistake and booked
my flight for Monday and the show was on Sunday.
We rushed to the Airport; they said no that my
ticket was for the next day. After much pleading
and explaining that I had a show that night in
Lagos, they said alright, I could board but not
business class since it wasn’t my flight. I had to
fly economy class with my business class ticket.
Sitting down there, people around were staring at
me like “what are you doing here”. A woman even
walked up to me and said “Iyanya, you no suppose
dey here now, na the other side you suppose dey”.
What came to my mind next was that I can’t just
decide to fly economy today, it will become a gist. I
have to work hard, I have to make money, to live
up to your expectations. It’s not like I’ m living my
life for you, but it’s the life I chose. So, I have to
follow it.”
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