Surviving member of the “Danfo Drivers” music group, Mountain Black, has disclosed that his recently deceased colleague, Mad Melon, was ignored by musicians in the industry until he finally passed away.
In an interview with Punch, he agreed to Kelly Handsome’s opinion that fellow musicians were only showing “fake love” after the demise of his colleague.
Kelly Handsome is one of the many Artistes who accused Nigerian musicians of being hypocritical by celebrating the artiste after his death, and neglecting him during his reign.
Expressing his pain, Mountain Black agreed, saying: “Yes, he was neglected (by the music industry). We became popular in 2003, and we had been managing ourselves since then. I believe that with God, all things are possible. We believed in ourselves, and that is why we were still relevant in the industry till now. The industry is very wide; you can fix yourself anywhere and make your money. We were, also, both involved in transportation business.”
On the nature of Mad Melon’s illness, Black discosed that he knew nothing about it as he was only told by family members to come pay his friend a visit because “he was not feeling well”.
He however disclosed that he did not get a chance to talk to Melon as he passed away before he could arrive for the visit.
He said, “I am not a doctor. I was actually not around. It was when I got back, I was told that he was not feeling well. One of his relatives called me and said I should come immediately because my brother was acting strangely. By the time I got there, he was gone. I was just told he was not feeling fine.”
On plans for Melon’s funeral rites, Black had this to say:
“The wake will take place on October 11, while the burial will hold the next day. We stay in Satellite Town now but we have to go back to Ajegunle where we were brought up. He is going to be buried in Atan Cemetery, Yaba. The people of Ajegunle have been very supportive.”
He further expressed endless love for his late friend: “I will miss a lot about him. We went to places and worked together. He will always be in my heart. I can neither forget nor deny him– he was my brother.”
