Media personality Akinsanya Seun has shared his ‘2 cents’ on the price to stardom for Nigerian artistes, he said the price of every fame bears children with numerous features; patience, hard work, determination, vision, and more importantly, consistency.
Akinsanya said this on Tuesday in a chat with our reporter.
He said “Consistency is like a land you build anything on; it serves as the befitting immobile natural characteristics which all other factors depend on.
“In the business called music, many factors have become a necessity to attain the a-list, more importantly as a Nigerian artiste.
“While some have attained their dream status of fame and wealth in the music industry, some are on the verge of pulling through, others have given up.
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“Africa as a whole has produced renowned musicians the world would always remember, and Nigeria who has one of the largest numbers of musicians in the continent, competing alongside South Africa and other top countries has spearheaded this achievement.” He said.
He noted that the glory music pioneers like Fela Anikulapokuti, King Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obey, and many more have been a great force of courage to many upcoming artistes who want to hit stardom and many top-tier list artistes who have attained fame.
He acknowledged the fact that the likes of Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido pulled through into the international market, walking in the footsteps of these said legends.
“The exemplary focus on getting what one wants despite one’s limitations speaks volumes of the tenacity of consistency.
“Although, the land that flows with ‘milk and honey’ will be the center focus for bees and bears, i.e the prey and predators”. He said.
On a final note Akinsaya advices fast-risings to understand that everything is achievable in such land but all things must be in place with the backbone of ‘consistency’.