Tiwa Savage was interviewed by the New York Times where she discussed her journey in Music, The Celia Album, and other things.
Tiwa Savage speaking to Jon Pareles revealed that she almost quit music after the backlash she received because of her sophomore single, ‘Love Me Love Me Love Me’ in 2010.
The video for ‘Love Me Love Me Love Me‘ was banned by the National Broadcasting Commission in Nigeria. The New York Times also reports that as a result, some of her performances were canceled. Savage says she was told that”‘This is too sexy. You can’t be this.’
In response, she says, “I just kept pushing the envelope. The skirts got shorter, the lashes got longer.”
New York Times reported that she retreated to Los Angeles and considered going back to simply being a songwriter.
On what brought her back, she said,
“But then I would open my DMs, and I’d see all these young girls being like, ‘I love your sleeve tattoo. I love your piercing,’” she said. “And it was like, I have to go back for these girls. Now I say that I want to inspire girls, but they inspired me to come back.”
SWhe also spoke her failed marriage with Teebillz, saying
“When we first started, it was just like, ‘Me and you, we’re going to conquer the world.’ And then it got to a point where the brand was getting big, and when I had to make a decision, it wasn’t just me and you,”