Nigerian music star David Adeleke, Davido, has narrated why he once ran away from his family’s $60million house to sleep in a friend’s studio.
In an interview with REAL 92.3 FM, Davido said this happened because of his passion for music.
During the interview, the 30-year-old singer highlighted his willingness to make music—so much so that he got on bad terms with his billionaire father, who was ready to give him the best life as long as he stayed in school.
The Afrobeat musician said: “ “People don’t really know about my past like the early part of my career. What was difficult for me was coming from a very wealthy background. Everybody just felt like, ‘Nah, his dad…This is money’. I dropped several records before they agreed, ‘Okay, he is good.’
“You know people love the grass to grace story. Everybody love the story of ‘I was down bad, now I’m up.’ I had never been really down bad. But I was passionate [about music]. We had a $ 60million-dollar house in Nigeria that I ran away from; I was sleeping in my friend’s studio, hot. They were looking at me crazy like, ‘Bro, you better go home.’ I said, ‘I’m not going home.”
Meanwhile, Davido’s team has revealed that $5 million is the cost of getting the artiste for endorsement over a calendar year.
According to an Instagram post by Billpoint CEO Linus Williams, Davido’s team disclosed the cost of hiring the musician as an ambassador for his company.
The “Re: Endorsement Deal Inquiry” post reads “Hello Mr Williams, thank you for your email. Davido’s endorsement fee is $5m for a full calendar year and is subject to review at the end of the endorsement period. kindly let me know how you would like to proceed.”
