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Everyone Knew Chioma And I Didn’t Deserve It – Davido Discloses How He Was Able To Rise Again After Son’s Loss.
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Davido discusses his response to the death of his son and how it affected the “Timeless” album.
David Adeleke, better known by his stage as Davido, has spoken out about how he dealt with the passing of his 3-year-old son, Ifeanyi Adeleke and the impact on “Timeless”.
The musician revealed in a CNN interview that the loss of his son had an impact on his work.
Davido, who recently released his fourth studio album, Timeless, stated that the album went through at least three different stages before being finalised.
And while there are songs on the album that are very upbeat and full of “positive feelings,” the artist claims that the death of his son had some influence on the record.
“Before my son passed, we had finished the album. But it was a tragic situation and I really had to calm myself down and take a step back,” he explained.
“On the album, you will hear a couple of songs that might take you back and into some emotions … you will definitely hear me talk about a couple of things I’ve been through personally,” he added.
The musician attributes his successful comeback to the tremendous support he received from his loved ones, friends, fans, and well-wishers.
“Nobody would want that and everybody knows that I and Chioma didn’t deserve that.
“At some point I couldn’t open my Instagram for weeks. One day, I just checked it and I saw messages from every kind of person in the world. I was like ‘you’re fine, you see everybody is rooting for you.’ That was one thing that really made me strong enough to stand up again, get back in the studio and do what I love,” Davido told CNN.
And now that he is back doing what he enjoys, the objective, according to him and his band, is to keep creating music that connects with listeners.
“That’s what we’re here to do, that’s what we were brought to do in this world. I’m just ready to get back, I’m ready to just go back on the road. A lot of things are going to be different.”
“Everybody knows I and Chioma didn’t deserve that”
– Davido https://t.co/PFwT2figwH
— 🐬 @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) April 2, 2023
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