Davido was the guest on the ABtalks show hosted by Anas Bukhash on YouTube: the Nigerian superstar opened up and shared some of his struggles, his journey but also his greatest fear.
Singer, songwriter and producer Davido is one of the most popular Afrobeats artists in the world. As famous and adulated as he is, the singer is still a human being with doubts and apprehensions. As you might have guessed, Davido’s greatest fear is linked to his musical career.
As he confessed in the same interview, he loves fame, despite its disadvantages. As a result, the artist simply dreads decline. He is aware that fame is not eternal and thus dreads the precise moment when he will lose the admiration and love of his fans; when his talent will be outdated.
“I am not really scared of much but like I told you I love my job so much. There is so much love I get. I know it’s not going to last forever. Nobody is on top forever. It’s impossible. When I get on stage, people cry, they go crazy. But it’s going to get a point in my career where it’s gonna start slowing down. Everybody goes through it. That’s what I’m really scared of. I never want to get there.”
Davido : “Cristiano Ronaldo is my very good friend “
To illustrate his point, Davido gave the example of a “very good friend” who is none other than the footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. Seeing him harassed and booed after his World Cup defeat, despite all his achievements, was a real shock to him. And it perfectly goes with the interpreter of Unvailable’s greatest fear.
“It’s crazy being on top of the world and the next time , you’re not. That’s my greatest fear. I work too hard for it to come and spoil with something.”
In order to avoid being caught unawares by this step, which he considers inevitable, Davido plans to take early retirement at the height of his fame.
” I always make a joke to my friends. I’m like: I’m gonna retire before I turn sour. There’s by force retirement when you have to just give it up but I want to retire on a pedestal. I always ask God to tell me the right time to [quit] “
Ardiès Sianou
