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Mr Eazi claims he never wanted to do music
Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade, better known by his stage name Mr Eazi, admits that he never intended to pursue a career in music or become a musician.
The mechanical engineering graduate revealed that he fell into the music business nearly by accident during a recent interview with media personality Angela Lee.
After performing at Coachella in 2019, just three years into his music career, Mr. Eazi said he even considered giving up music because he wasn’t finding the fulfillment he was looking for.
The “Skin Tight” musician went on to say that he made the decision to expand into tech to counteract the creative fatigue he was going through in his musical career.
“I have a tech company called Zagadat Capital. And this was like me being bored of music.
“After performing at the Coachella in 2019. I played on the first day of Coachella, I came down from the stage and I felt nothing. No happiness. No sadness.
“For somebody who never wanted to be an artist, and third year of my career, I’m playing Coachella and I felt nothing.
“So, for me, it was a sign I would either have to quit music and go do something else. Because that was not a good feeling to have or I needed to pause. Maybe I was experiencing burnout.
“And when COVID hit, it was the first time I paused and tried to decide what would be the next move. I had started Empawa so I was getting to understand the music business.
“But I was tired of even listening to music. How can you run a music business without listening to music? So, I just had my team handle that.
“I have always wanted to be an entrepreneur and now the music has given me access to people and capital, so I was like, okay, I’m gonna start my fund like Jay-Z.”