Nigerian artiste, Davido reveals what inspired him to be a musician and singer

Popular Nigerian artiste, Davido has revealed in a recent interview on Instagram what inspired him to be a musician and singer. 

The summary of the interview was basically the fact that going back to school was to satisfy his dad but Don Jazzy and D'banj were the ones who inspired him to be a singer or musician. 

He also added that the school also helped him to focus more on his music career. 

Read what Davido said in an Instagram interview as a guest artiste on Grammy Museum;

“In the early stage of my career, I was like a one-man-band. For my first single, I made the beat, and recorded the song myself. I mixed and mastered Dami duro myself. When I was getting bigger, I could no longer do everything myself. Now, I have producers and songwriters who I work with.

“I now believe in collective efforts. The business side of everything is important. Music is just about 30 or40 per cent. Going back to school helped me concentrate. Sometimes in life, you just have to sacrifice. It was something I had to do for my father.”

“Coming from Atlanta and just hanging around them inspired me. I remember seeing them with Jay-Z and Kanye West in a room. They had a lot to do with me wanting to do music. My father has also been a mentor.”

When the popular artiste was asked why he didn't opt to follow his father business, he replied;

“It wasn’t that I wanted to rebel; I was just in love with music. I could not concentrate on something else. I was slacking in school and other things I wasn’t supposed to slack in because of my love for music. I had to fight for it. It’s what I knew I was destined to do. I was learning how to record, so I was slacking in other things. Music took over me.”