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Davido discusses the influence his father had on his musical career.
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“My dad and I argue about how I spend money” — Davido
At the Forbes Under 30 summit in Botswana on Monday, Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Davido spoke about the influence of his father, Adedeji Adeleke, on his musical career.
Davido admitted that he and his father frequently disagreed about his spending habits.
Adedeji, a business entrepreneur, advises the DMW boss on saving and investing and desires that he refrain from making materialistic purchases.
Even though show business is distinct from other types of business, Davido acknowledges that it is still a business.
His father, on the other hand, dislikes seeing him go on a shopping spree. He said:
“It’s still business. Sometimes we get into a lot of arguments. You know, showbiz is different from a normal person’s life that is just doing business.
“Like for example, I might be in Italy and maybe he just sees a caption ‘Oh Davido buys this $300,000 watch’ He will be like ‘Why are you wasting money like that’? I will be like, Dad you won’t understand. We are using it to inspire people. But all in all, it is still business.
“He still calls me to make sure that I save here, invest there. For example, I wanted to rent a penthouse. He advised me, ‘You are wasting money by spending on that (rent). Buy it and use it when you are around. Little advice here and there.
“It took a while for him to my (sic) music. But now he has fully accepted it.”