* Reflects on dancing, poverty, fame
Notable Nigerian singer – Ahmed Oloade aka Asake – has told the story of his journey to a career in music.
The 24-year-old said he was originally a dancer but added singing as dancing could not pay his bills.
He revealed this in a recent interview with ABC News.
The ‘Mr Money with the Vibe’ crooner said his early exposure to music by his dad also made him develop interest in singing.
He said: “My parents used to play me a lot of classical songs. They love listening to songs. The kind of father I have is the one that will wake up in the morning and have one cigarette, then loud music.
“At the end of the day, I feel like I can actually sing. Then I added music to it. Maybe because I know how to dance then I know how to bounce on music. I actually don’t want to be a musician in the first place. I just wanted to dance. It feels like water. I love everything that comes with dancing.
“But at the end of the day, after dancing I fell in love with having money too. Then I started thinking about it; is dance going to give me the kind of money I want?”