TANZANIAN singer and songwriter, Vanessa Mdee has advised Nigerian artistes to desist from chasing the American dream.
In a 29 minutes-held conversation on her Podcast Deep Dive with Vanessa Mdee, the Atlanta-based singer said it is high time African artistes put less priority on being popular in America.
According to her, nobody is giving chances to Africans over there.
“I’m gonna tell you this, and this is a note to my African stars and artistes out there, don’t chase the American dream there are too many Selinaa Gomezs out here, not yet even conceived and there is only just a few chances not to kill your dream but be great where you are, that’s the only way to do it. They will come to you, organically no body is really giving chances to Africans like that, it’s when you shine in your space, is when the chances will come to you. Don’t kill yourself chasing the American dream,” she advised.
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Opening up on why she stopped making music, the Moyo singer stated that the music industry is demonic, adding that there was a time she got depressed.
Her words; “I don’t know who needs to hear this, but my mission is to be a light. I know that I would probably disappoint a few people and that’s okay, I know that my fans don’t wanna hear this but guess what, I am never too far away from you, trust me. The reason why I had to leave the industry is that I needed to choose my life, the music industry is demonic. People will tell you half-truth about what really goes on, and the truth is I just wanna be an advocate for honesty and beauty and being a sincere advocate for what facing your demons can do for You.
“Now my fans are probably asking themselves right now; Are you gonna never sing again? Are we gonna never see you perform? Let me reiterate, I love music, I love to create, I love to perform, I’m a vessel, this is what I was brought on earth to be, but maybe I was a vessel to be here in this moment to have gone through everything that I have gone through so that I can tell you most honestly the truth about things you will never somewhere else.”
