Why I don’t want my kids to work in entertainment – Davido

Nigerian singer Davido, born David Adeleke, has declared that he does not want any of his children to work in the entertainment industry.

In a widely shared conversation with “Breakfast Club,” Davido revealed that his kids will work for in his father’s companies, Deji Adeleke.

The musician said that working for his father’s businesses will make their lives easier, attributing the decision to his prior hardships before his career success.

Narrating how his father’s refusal to support his music career before breakthrough “killed his joy”, Davido noted that he would still support any of his children that choose to go into entertainment industry.

Interviewer: “Do you want your kids to be in this industry or would you prefer your kids to work with grandpa?”

Davido answered “Omo, go and work with my dad. Every Christmas, my dad takes all the grandkids with him. And I could just see that upon all the things he has including multiple private jets and all that, his happiness is him seeing his grandchildren.

“And my father is single. So I just saw his happiness and I’m like meh, this is like what life is all about. My dad not wanting me in the entertainment really killed my joy until he saw that this boy is really adamant about doing this. I wouldn’t want to do that to my kids as well. My daughter is already singing and dancing,” he said.