'Ur Waist' crooner, Iyanya, in an interview with iCampus Newspaper dishes out on his fluctuating relationship, criticism, and of course...his ex, Yvonne Nelson.
Read excerpts below:
On Nollywood: “I respect a lot
of directors of some movies I have seen recently. Also Nollywood actors and
actresses who have gone into producing their own movies have done well for
themselves. But I feel like our stories are too predictable, no disrespect.
There’s no suspense. I feel like you can just watch a Nollywood movie that you
have never seen or heard of and tell the way it’s going to end before it does.
But trust me; if any director partners with me to do a movie, it will be
awesome.”
On filming a movie with Yvonne Nelson:
“I have never been with her on a movie set so I don’t know how comfortable I
will be.”
On if he’ll be comfortable shooting with
her: “I don’t have any problem. I am doing business. I am not here for
celebration or family ties. If you want me to do a movie with anybody, pay me
and I will do it.”
On a sex scene with Yvonne Nelson:
“I didn’t say that oh. It’s you that said it oh. I said pay me. Later I go see
am for twitter that Iyanya said he will do a sex scene with Yvonne Nelson then
the girl go come dey talk nonsense on top Twitter. Abeg oh!”
On Nigerian music today:
“Nigerian music is music right now. I’ve travelled a lot and I’ve seen things.
When they play Nigerian songs, I see the reaction. Our music has put Nigeria on
the map; it’s one of the reasons many people know Nigeria. Its high time
artistes get the support that they deserve. You don’t know what it means when
Nigerians sell out O2 arena, or when Chinese people or white people are doing
moves to Kukere? If you google it now, you will be amazed. We will be taking
over the world.”
On relationship status: “Oh boy,
it’s the two these days. Sometimes I am single; sometimes I’m in a
relationship. You fit see me tomorrow and I go tell you say, “Oh boy, I don
break up oh.” I fit wake up say I no do again. Then next tomorrow, I can be in
a relationship. The thing just dey fluctuate. It’s not a do or die thing.
Relationship isn’t what I’m after right now, I’m after the money. My problem is
to make money and have like 20 houses in this Lagos – Island and Mainland. I
want house for London, everywhere, so when people talk too much, I go just
comot go my house for London go chill. How many relationship dey last without
money? I’m just a natural guy. I’m a real Gee.”
On his fans: “I love my fans. I
pray they keep believing. I pray they keep praying for me. I pray they see me
as human. The fact that I am Iyanya doesn’t mean I can’t make mistakes. They
should know that, and correct me constructively. They should not just start
abusing me on twitter. That’s childish. They abuse you and when you abuse them
back it becomes an issue. I think they just want to get attention. You don’t
want to know the things I ignore. If I check my twitter now, someone is abusing
me. We have never met but they are abusing me. The only relationship they have
with me is my song. So it’s not cool.
On the criticism: “Ehn.. person
go dey inside studio dey hustle hard to do music make una happy. You go manage
gather 1500 or even pay BIS for one week dey abuse person wey dey hustle. It’s
not kool. They should try to understand…”
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