CKay was the cover personality of the latest issue of Guardian Life Magazine, where he talks about his music, signing to Chocolate City and more.
CKay recently chatted with the Guardian Life Magazine team in a new interview as part of his cover feature in the latest issue, where he discussed his professional path, his music Inspiration, Chocolate City, forthcoming projects and more.
The interview was shared on Sunday, the 5th of December 2021.
According to him, his father taught him how to play the piano, with enough know-how to play Beethoven’s symphonies as a child.
“My dad taught me how to play the piano and read musical notes, but after a few years, I felt like I wanted to start writing my own music not playing Beethoven’s stuff which was in a book I would easily read and okay”.
He revealed the artists that influenced his taste in music as a child.
“Westlife, Backstreet Boys, Cisco, Usher, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo. I really listened to them a lot growing up so you can say that they influenced my taste in music.”
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Speaking about how he was signed by Chocolate City and moved to Lagos to continue his career, he said:
I was working in three studios at the same time, one in Dolphin, Ikoyi; another in Surulere, and the last one around Alfred Riwane in the boys’ quarters of a house there. Then I started working in Chocolate City at some point, making it four. I did all this because I had to survive.
The A&R heard my music and liked it and M.I heard one of my beats and was intrigued, so he wanted to meet me and we did. The rest is history.
In his new feature on the cover of Guardian Life Magazine, CKay also reveals what inspires the music he puts out. In his words;
My music is greatly inspired by how I’m feeling at the moment. If I’ve just broken up, that is what you’re going to hear, the vibe of someone that’s dealing with heartbreak; and if I’m in an emotional place, you’re going to hear it in the music.
The “Love Nwantiti” crooner also spoke about his forthcoming projects, revealing that he has an album in the works;
“My album is dropping early next year. I feel like I’ve given fans enough EPs, so it’s time to give them a proper body of work.
“I can’t tell you what it’s going to be called yet because it has to be a surprise but it’s going to be amazing.”
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