"My Career Cannot Fail Till I Am Dead” - Azadus

Nigerian singer, Azadus, who hit the limelight with his hit song, You is the One, in the late 1990s, many believed he had come to the industry to stay. Shortly after, nothing was heard from him again.

Read the reasons responsible for the slump in his career as disclosed In a chat with Saturday Beats:

He said, “It is obvious I left Kennis because my contract with them expired and my career dwindled. When I was with Kennis Music, all hands were on deck to push my music out but now that I am on my own, everything is left to me. But the major reason I was out of the limelight was because I was attacked by armed robbers. I was shot in my neigbhourhood at FESTAC. I was away from music for over a year because I was hospitalised. That was what affected me. I could not move freely because I lost faith in the security around where I was staying. I hardly went out because I was afraid of another attack. I went through a lot of trauma.”

His being away for a long time has brought about so many speculations. Top on the list is the story that the singer had gone broke and could hardly fend for himself.

Addressing the issue, he said that being broke is not a crime. He said some nations across the world have been broke at one point in time. He urged his fans to pay more attention to his career and not his personal life.

“If people think I am broke, they should come and give me money. At least I thank God that I am taking care of my family. Being broke is not a crime; it is not an offence. I don’t know when being broke became an offence in

the country. I am broke and people that think they have money should come and give me money. Even Greece and some other countries were broke at a time. They went through recession. That is no news. News is talking about my music; if it is better than it was or worse. It is not about my personal life but what connects me and the world; how people feel my music. People should talk about my music and not my personal life,” he said.

“A failed career belongs to a dead person. When someone is dead, there is no hope but as long as the person is not dead, there is still opportunity for the person to get back on top. There is no such thing, my career is very much alive. My career cannot fail till I am dead”.