Singer, Timi Dakolo, has always been
perceived as one of the ‘sons’ of former President Goodluck Jonathan. It
was believed Timi could perform at
virtually all the state functions
because of his relationship with the President.
But with the end of the ex-President’s
administration, so many people are of the view that Timi’s business must
have been negatively affected.
In fact, shortly before the last
administration came to an end, the singer had released a song, ‘Wish me
Well,’ where he talked about parking his bag and leaving. His fans and
foes went on the internet and began to make funny memes of the singer.
Many insinuated that Timi had foreseen the future that things might no
longer be that rosy for him again.
However, in a chat with Saturday Beats,
the singer explained the concept behind the song. He said,“I sang the
song on my wedding and I had that song for about four years. I do not
release songs because everybody is releasing songs. I release songs
because I see it as a perfect timing. Once it is time and you have the
song you, will know that the time is now. I released the song because I
felt I wanted to tell a story. At a point in time I looked at my life
and said that I have come a mighty long way. I have come from how I was
struggling to even get transport fare to come to this Lagos. A lot of
people were calling me and asking, what is your plan? What is your
passion? I had to put all those things in a song to say it. Somebody
could be a successful banker but may not be fulfilled inside. I don’t
think success is money; that is my school of thought, it is what gives
you contentment.”
Timi said that he saw the jokes online
and had a hearty laugh after going through them. The former Nigerian
Idol winner said that it was funny anyone would assume that because
there is a change of dispensation, he would close shop.
He said, “I laugh. There is no weekend
that I am not planning to do one wedding, event or the other. It is not
man. This thing that we have, it’s not that we worked hard to get it. It
is God. We can only improve on it.”
When asked if he saw the comments
online, he said, “Yes, I saw it and I laughed. You know what people have
told me in this country? In this dispensation and this same Nigeria,
they say with all this English you are speaking, hunger will kill you. I
am doing very well. I am on my own lane and nobody is coming to jam
me,” he said.
Known for dishing out love songs, he explained why he always features his wife, Busola, in his videos.
“These are things that I say about her
and I show her. If I am singing about her, there are some things that
you will say that you can’t tell just anybody. You can only say it
convincingly to your wife.,” Timi said.
He added that unlike some celebrities
who bring their family problems to their social media pages, he would
never subscribe to such, adding that he never even argues with his wife
in the presence of their children.
“Love is not enough in marriage; the
best way to keep a marriage is to trust your companion. People put
themselves under a lot of pressure, life is very simple. I usually ask
my wife who is ‘toasting’ her presently. We are human beings and the
first thing you have to do is be friends with your spouse. It is not
every time you feel like loving another human being, sometimes the
issues of life may make you keep to yourself. There are times I would
cut off from my children but when I realise that I am giving them too
much space, I would come back. Sometimes, the pressure of what you are
doing takes a toll on you. I always create a balance in life.
“There is no family that does not argue
or fight but we have a rule in my house: we will never argue in the
presence of the kids. If I cannot argue in the presence of my kids, why
would I put my family problems on social media? Marriage is for two,
three is a crowd,” he said.
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