Popular Nigerian singer and songwriter Divine Ikubor professionally known as Rema in the latest interview finally discloses why he decided to start smoking.
Over the past few months, Rema, the “Beamer” crooner has continued to raise concerns about the way he has been smoking heavily at different events.
However, the “Ozeba” hitmaker revealed that his father’s death left him with the responsibility of supporting his family at a young age, which led him to feel “forced to sell” his childhood.
In an honest conversation with GRM, Rema, 24, shared that he wants to “feel young again.” The singer mentioned that he recently started smoking cigarettes as a way to feel “free and break some rules.”
In his words; “I really wanted to feel like a child again… I feel like I grew up too fast. Life switched up on me crazy when I lost my dad and my brother. The weight was just on my shoulder and forced me to sell my childhood to provide for my family.
“God willing, everything happened well, it happened fast. And with fast fame, comes fast maturity. It’s just like never ending level of seriousness. So much adults. So much meetings. I didn’t even rolled with my age mates.
“So this project [‘HeIs’], I just want to be a child. And it’s coming out. It’s not me forcing it out. It just sparked in my spirit. I just want to feel young again. I just to be a rebel. You know, kids make mistakes and it’s acceptable. But when you’re a teenager and you make the same mistake your peers would make, everyone will come for you just because you’re in the spotlight.
“I know people who smoked a cigarette when they were 13 and I’m 24 smoking a cigarette because I just want to feel free and break some rules. All my life just feel so planned and scheduled. I just got tired.”
Rema also talks about competing with the Big 3 on GRM daily.
Watch the video below;
Rema talks on competing with the Big 3 on GRM Daily.
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