Nigeria’s very own ‘Koko Master’, D’Banj has opened up on why the chose the music career and has since focused on it since then. Although the music Artiste wanted to become a military man from the start, he also opened up on what influenced his decision to switch over to music.
The Artiste disclosed that: “Although I was born in Kaduna state, I was always moving from one barracks to the next with my dad, so I grew living in every part of Nigeria, loving the whole military atmosphere and I wanted to be a superhero by saving the world but instead of carry the guns I carried the micro-phone.”
He also opened up on how he lost his brother, the said incident which helped him discover and develop his love for music. He said: “I lost my brother who was ahead of me in the military school and that changed my perspective a bit and my dad did not want any of us going through that line anymore. My brother wanted to be a pilot and ironically, he died in plane crash. I walked into his room and I saw all his clothes lined up and then I saw the ‘harmonica’. So I picked it up and everywhere I went I played it and music came. Today, I am D’banj.”
D’banj also admitted that the Nigerian Music Industry has since grown into a credible field in which parents are no longer scared to allow their children venture into. He said: “Ten years ago, if you told your mom after school that you wanted to be a musician, she would probably report you to your pastor or your Imam, your uncles or your aunties. Then, of course, your father would beat you. Today, every household wants an entertainer. Every household wants a musician, a comedian.”