When you think about Simi‘s fashion sense, what comes to your mind? Boring, unclassy or unorthodox? Well, the sonorous singer is never one to stick to following trends. It’s her unique style that makes her stand out, and the confidence to own that style is what’s inspiring.
The singer details the criticism that trails her fashion choices while featuring in Joey Akan’s Afrobeats Intelligence.
“Before I got signed, I remember somebody used to say ‘Simi, you can’t make it if you don’t do sexy-sexy. That the only way a girl can make it is when they do sexy things. And I’m like, ‘I don’t want to do sexy things.’” Simi explains.
“This isn’t about anyone else doing it. If you play on something that isn’t your strength, eventually your pant would show. I remember, some of my friends would call me like, ‘are you ok?’ and I’d be like ‘why would I not be okay?’”
However, the Duduke crooner cares less about opinions on her appearance now.
“I’m thinking, ‘do you really think that I’m going to lose sleep because someone else doesn’t like my shoes?’ And that’s the way I saw it. I just had to prioritize. The things that are important to me, I have to determine them,” she continues.
“And I’d tell my friends: one of the things that have gotten me as far as I have is criticism. I don’t have a problem with criticism, but the thing is I can see the energy behind what everybody is doing. I’m not a big fan of fame.”
Simi is just someone who wants to make great music and still be herself without conforming to what society thinks a female singer should look like. It it were possible, she would rather remain anonymous while getting music royalties.
“Fame has its perks. You get favours, the respect. Sometimes the privacy is the price. I like the perks. Obviously, that’s where the success of my music comes from. But on a personal level, I’m not a big fan of it.
“For example, I don’t like to have makeup on. It stresses me out and I have allergies,” the singer says of her hatred for makeovers.
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“I’m not a super glam person. I like to wear my sneakers and shorts and t-shirts. That’s me. And that’s not going to change.
“But like, everybody now has an opinion about things like that. You know that could become a little tiring. It is tiring, but something has to give. I love music and I want to do it, so something has to give.”
