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Afro-fusion singer, Adekunle Gold who rounded off the final leg of his world tour tagged: ‘One Night Stand with Adekunle Gold’ has revealed the greatest price he had to pay for stardom.
The talented entertainer revealed that he had to quit his job in 2014, in order to pursue his passion for music. Gold noted that his family members thought he was crazy, but he had to do it because he knew his music was suffering.
Adekunle made this known in a chat with The Sun.
Hear him: “The greatest decision I have ever taken was quitting my job in 2014. I was working with a social media brand activation company and I was the Brand Manager. I was earning very good money. Earning that kind of money today one would be very big. I wasn’t getting shows then but I knew that my music was suffering and I wanted to do something about it. So, one day, I just woke up and resigned. My family thought I was crazy. Everybody thought I was crazy because I didn’t have any back-up plan.”
” Then, I was very fearless.Who wakes up in the morning, from earning good pay and just decides to quit? There was no backup plan and it was not like I had saved money somewhere. I just felt I was helping someone else build their dreams, and mine was lacking. I wanted to do my thing and so I quit to the shock of everyone around me.”
After the release of “Sade”, Adekunle released his first official single titled “Orente” through YBNL after signing a music contract with the record label on March 5, 2015.
He was nominated in the Most Promising Act of the Year category at the 2015 City People Entertainment Awards. On 18 July 2016, Adekunle Gold revealed the cover and track list of his debut studio album titled Gold.