Burna Boy, the Grammy award-winning Nigerian singer, has opened up about why he left his football dreams behind to pursue music.
During a candid conversation with British-Nigerian media personality, Julie Adenuga, the singer revealed that he was a skilled goalkeeper but didn’t find the position fulfilling.
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“I love football, I really do,” Burna Boy explained. “But the thing was, I was really good at goalkeeping, and that’s not the most glamorous position on the pitch.
I didn’t feel like I was making enough of an impact like I wasn’t really needed. I didn’t want to spend my life feeling that way.”
And so, Burna Boy traded in his football boots for a mic and a dream.
Since releasing his debut single “Like To Party” in 2011, he has gone on to release five studio albums and achieve global success with his unique blend of Afro-fusion music.
But the road to success wasn’t always easy.
Burna Boy faced criticism and doubt from those around him, who didn’t believe he could make it as a musician.
“People would tell me, ‘You’re wasting your time, you can’t sing, you can’t do this,'” he recalled. “But I knew what I wanted and I just kept going.”
