Rising gospel singer, Emmanuel Benson, has stated that some congregation assume he has come to beg whenever they see him sing because he is physically challenged.
In an interview with TheNewsGuru, Benson said: “Well first of all what comes to people’s mind whenever they see me is they just assume I have come to beg the congregation.I always prove them wrong when I’m on stage. They eventually apologize when they realize the stuff I am made of. Most times, I persuade them to give me a platform to sing without charging them.I love affecting and impacting people through my music.”
On the challenges he has been encountering as a physically challenged singer, he said:”It has not been easy. Sometimes I ask people that believe in my music to support me.I pray to have a promoter who can help push my music to where it needs to be. I won’t be doing all these by myself”.
Sharing his thoughts on the state of music in Nigeria he said:”I laugh when I see the quality of music being promoted.While we that have a message, we are still finding it difficult to promote our music. I will advise those in my situation to believe in themselves and try to see that their dreams comes to a reality.Stop waiting for someone to encourage you, encourage yourself”.