Despite his obvious talent, Moses is yet to live up to his potential. As the winner of the competition, which was sponsored by a telecommunications firm, he was supposed to take home a brand SUV car, N7.5 million cheque and a recording contract worth N7.5 million.
However, in an encounter with Sunday Scoop, Moses said all the promises made by the organisers were not fulfilled. He said, “There was so much I didn’t know at the time and there was no one to tell me about those things. I had to learn myself on the road. Nothing was also what it looked like; the promises that were made by the organisers were not necessarily fulfilled. There were lots of dramas, issues surrounding the whole Idol thing. These are things I’ll rather not get into because I am over it. Maybe sometime in my life, I will write a book and talk about it. But at this point, it is not something I want to dwell on as it makes no sense holding on to negativity.
However, in an encounter with Sunday Scoop, Moses said all the promises made by the organisers were not fulfilled. He said, “There was so much I didn’t know at the time and there was no one to tell me about those things. I had to learn myself on the road. Nothing was also what it looked like; the promises that were made by the organisers were not necessarily fulfilled. There were lots of dramas, issues surrounding the whole Idol thing. These are things I’ll rather not get into because I am over it. Maybe sometime in my life, I will write a book and talk about it. But at this point, it is not something I want to dwell on as it makes no sense holding on to negativity.
I was given my car, but I collected my money after a really long time. It was spread over a couple of years. Though it was part of the agreement that it would be spread, it went beyond the duration of time we agreed upon. The public didn’t know all this. No doubt, Idol gave me an exposure but it didn’t come with the blessings I thought it would come with.”
According to the musician, another factor that limited him was his desire to do mainstream music after winning Idol. “Mainstream music has never been my thing; I think that was part of my issues at the beginning too. My style is more of Afrocentric, which is a bit laid back. I feel the industry is in a better place now than it was before. There is more appreciation for good music; people are now paying attention to the content, lyrics..
On why he hasn’t released any song for the past four years, Moses said, “I was then trying a lot of new things that were not me. When you start doing things that are not true to you, it affects you emotionally and psychologically. There was a bit of that at a certain point.
According to the musician, another factor that limited him was his desire to do mainstream music after winning Idol. “Mainstream music has never been my thing; I think that was part of my issues at the beginning too. My style is more of Afrocentric, which is a bit laid back. I feel the industry is in a better place now than it was before. There is more appreciation for good music; people are now paying attention to the content, lyrics..
On why he hasn’t released any song for the past four years, Moses said, “I was then trying a lot of new things that were not me. When you start doing things that are not true to you, it affects you emotionally and psychologically. There was a bit of that at a certain point.
I experimented and did what I wanted to do, but I needed to come back to who I am. I had to abandon a lot of old recordings I did because the sound was not me. So, what I am doing now is live music and the lyrics are true to who I am or trying to be.
I have not released any song in the last four years and I am not in a hurry. Even though I want to put out a song, it will be from the audio of my live performance. There is an emotional originality that you have during live performances, which you cannot replicate in a studio. The kind of music I want to do is not about being a recording or performing artiste. I also have a production company now where I produce my own TV shows.
*Not everyone who wins these competitions become popular
...and not everyone who hurriedly pushes out music makes it. See Timi he took his time, horned his skills and see the results? Evergreen music that will stand the test of time.
ReplyDeleteSo take your time, the future will tell.
Hmm. So many lessons to be learned. A lot of these youngsters go into the industry thinking that winning a program will bring them fame and fortune. If only they do their research before entering. A lot of the contracts they so eagerly sign are meaningless. In fact some artists end up owing the record company money sef. Also, as newbies if they don't have a decent management company, PR machine, producer, song writer, stylist etc around them that is truly invested in them na OYO for you. You think it is easy to invest millions in someone that may never top the charts or produce a hit? Especially in these days of youtube and streaming? As for the public, once the voting is over and the winner is crowned, they've moved on to the next TV show.
ReplyDeleteIt's just Grace.
ReplyDeleteSometimes you see the 1st runner up, 2nd runner up or 3rd runner up making waves than the main winner. Like Omawumi and Timi Dakolo back then, it took some years before I started hearing about Timi the main winner.
My thoughts too.
DeleteMauziz. That's how I do call him back then in UniBen. Bruv be patient, I know first hand how talented and how rich and angelic you sound when you get on the microphone. So worry not your time is your time.
ReplyDeleteIf village people swear say you no go blow even fowl yansh go blow pass you.
ReplyDeleteLmao...
DeleteI remember watching the finals of this show live. He does have a great voice. I hope he gets the big break he desires.
ReplyDeleteBut is he straight? I suspected him back then. The way he be blinking eye 😁
ReplyDeleteHe likes penis ehn...rolls with the cool gay gang.matiu Gordon(Matthew idang),michael ejoor and their crew.
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