Nigerian music star, Mr Eazi who revealed why he
doesn’t own a car in a new interview has also
disclosed that he was once offered an N80m deal
in UK but he turned it down.
According to the “Surrender†singer, he never had
up to N300,000 in his account at the time he
turned down the N80m deal in UK. He further
stated that if one’s self-esteem is based on how
much he or she has in the bank account, then
such a person has a serious self-esteem issue.
“If your self-esteem is based on how much you
have in your bank account, then you have a
serious self-esteem issue. Right from when I sang
my very first song, someone offered me N80m
record deal but I turned it down and at the time, I
did not have N300,000 in my account.
“My first record deal offer from the UK was
£356,000, I turned it down but at the time, I had
done a tour and the total amount I earned was
£12,500. I used the money to shoot the videos of
some of my songs. I was left with £20; they were
offering me £365,000, but I turned it down. The
reason I did that was because my value was not
dependent on what was in my account.
“Till today, I use Uber but I do not care and by
the way, I don’t even pay for the ride because I
was given Uber credit. But if you see me in the
Uber vehicle and feel that Mr Eazi is poor, what is
my business (with that)? For instance, everybody
around me has cars, and besides, I buy cars for
people. If it makes sense for me to use an Uber,
why should I drive? Why would I pay about
N100m for a car that I would probably drive just
five times a year?
“There are better things to do with that money. In
the short time I have spent on earth, I have made
a lot of money. While I was into mining, I had so
much money that I was living at a place that was
a stone’s throw away from the airport in Accra
and I was paying my rent in dollars.
“I was making a lot of money. That shows you
how expensive it was but I went from there to
squatting with my friend in a one-room
apartment. I was sleeping on the floor in his
room. Also, when I was doing the business of
selling beverages, we started with a crate and in
a short while, we began to import four containers
every two weeks. From importing four containers
every two weeks, we went back to nothing. In my
life, I have had ups and down. If my self-worth
was based on material things, I would have killed
myself.â€
On the backlash he has faced so far for dating
Otedola’s daughter, Temi, Mr Eazi said;
“People can say what they want to say and if you
want to let everything they say about you bother
you, then you are not going to live, especially
when you are in the public eye.
“You have to realise that as an entertainer, your
life becomes a form of entertainment to others. I
really do not care about what anybody thinks. He
that is in me is greater than he that is in the
world, so why care about what the world is
saying?â€
The singer has been enjoying massive airplay
since the release of “Lagos to London†album and
is considered one of the most successful Nigerian
musicians at the moment.
Source:
guardian.ng/life/mr-eazi-dishes-on-his-
career-lovelife-and-more-in-new-interview/
