I nearly quit music out of frustration — Kcee

Nigerian singer Kingsley Chinweike Okonkwo, professionally known as Kcee, has said he empathizes with colleague Waje’s decision to quit music.

According to him, there was a time he was also fed up with music as everything was going wrong for him.

He even ventured into a business of importing furniture and had a showroom at Allen Avenue, Ikeja.

He disclosed this in an interview with Saturday Beats.

He said:

“I saw Waje’s video and I was touched… The truth is that the industry is a fake one; I am not just talking about the Nigerian music industry, but globally. Everybody is struggling. I have been in this business for 19 years and at every point in time, you have A-list artists and they are about ten.

“These set of people are the ones making all the money. There are hundreds of artists behind them struggling to get to make it to the top ten list. These other artists keep spending the same amount of money (the A-list artistes spend) to just get there and they also have to live like a celebrity. This costs a lot of money. If you do not have the drive and focus to keep the fire burning, it is going to weigh you down.

“When I was with Presh, I was also discouraged and I went into business because I was frustrated. I started importing furniture and I had a showroom at Allen Avenue, Ikeja. It got to a point when I had to tell myself that I love music and I needed to go back. I promised myself that I would make sure I get it right the second time.”