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INTERVIEW<br />
You are always on the go. Do you ever<br />
get your ‘me time’?<br />
I go to the studio everyday, although that<br />
is work, but it is actually like home to me. My<br />
music is very personal to me. I love to make<br />
music, that is what I live to do. So that is<br />
how I spend my ‘me time’. The studio is my<br />
favourite place to be.<br />
Who are your influences in life?<br />
Family, especially my sons, they are very<br />
close to my heart. They keep me grounded<br />
and focused. That is why I do this.<br />
You have worked with some of the<br />
biggest stars in the industry, what was it<br />
like working with Beyonce?<br />
It was a blessing. P2J actually talked me<br />
into doing that song. He wouldn’t let me rest<br />
until it was finished. I love the message of<br />
the song, growing up with my sisters, it’s<br />
important that black women are told often<br />
how important they are. It’s a feel-good<br />
song, I love how it makes people feel,<br />
especially women of color. That’s what<br />
making music is all about to me, it’s the<br />
feeling. So when I work with fellow artists,<br />
I’m not so much concerned about stardom.<br />
I like to connect with them musically or on a<br />
human level.<br />
I’d like to be<br />
remembered as<br />
someone that<br />
made good<br />
music, that made<br />
real music and<br />
shared positive<br />
energy.<br />
You are obviously one of the bestdressed<br />
music stars in Nigeria, what is<br />
fashion for you?<br />
I love Fashion. You can never have<br />
enough clothes. I grew up not having a lot of<br />
clothes, so now I can afford whatever I like. I<br />
shop for no reason. It’s really one of the<br />
ways, apart from music that I get to express<br />
myself. In my videos and my photo shoots,<br />
I’m particular about the pieces I wear. If I go<br />
to a shoot and the clothes are not right or do<br />
not fit the way I need it to, I won’t do it. I do<br />
not care what it’s for. I have to feel good<br />
when I get dressed.<br />
If you were not a musician, what would<br />
you be?<br />
I actually don’t know. Music is literally<br />
what I love to do. I’ve never had any other<br />
passion. I can’t imagine doing anything<br />
else.<br />
What is the best part of being<br />
superstar Wizkid?<br />
I’d say the best part is just being able to<br />
touch people in a positive way, and making<br />
people feel good through my music.<br />
Photographer @robrusling123<br />
repped by @mayorproductions<br />
Stylist @karenbinnscreative<br />
HMU @clairedegraft<br />
What would you want your fans to<br />
remember you for?<br />
I’d like to be remembered as someone<br />
that made good music, that made real music<br />
and shared positive energy.<br />
What message do you have for your fans<br />
and those that look up to you for<br />
inspiration in life?<br />
I love my fans, forever and ever. They are<br />
one of my biggest blessings! Wizkid FC Love<br />
una die. I’m forever grateful for them.<br />
November 22, 2020 / 5
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